Plant the seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.
Norman Vincent Peale
My Office Mission
Shepherd student services will collaboratively provide resources and leadership for a comprehensive framework that promotes academic achievement, career planning and personal/social development for the students and school community.
About Me
I am a gradute of The College of Saint Rose located in Albany, NY where I received a MSED degree in School Counseling. I have been a counselor for the past 18 years. Prior to coming to Shepherd, I worked at South Iredell High School, Ashley High in Wilmington, NC and Albany High in Albany, NY. My husband Tom and I have a daughter, Nikki, who is working on her masters degree in expressive therapy. We also have a son Ryan, who has a degree in architecture and works for Turner Construction. He is married to our wonderful daughter-in-law, Shannon, who is a second grade teacher in Cabarrus county.