Tell us why you became a teacher

I became a teacher because of the teachers I had growing up. My teachers always believed in me and supported me and I do the same for my students.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

There are many but I would say my most memorable was my first year teaching. I had a student who came to me as a fifth grader but was reading at a kindergarten level. As the year prolonged I watched this student transform. Not only did their confidence shoot through the roof but by the end of their fifth grade year they were reading at a fourth grade level. All this student needed was someone to believe in him and not let him fall through the cracks.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would invest it all into my children’s non profit launch to help not only inner city children but all children because every child deserves a fighting chance to become anything that they want to be.