I am a Huntsville native but have lived in Madison for over thirty years. I began my teaching career at West Madison Elementary in 1992, back when Madison was still part of the Madison County School System. When Horizon Elementary was built, I moved to Madison Elementary, and over the years I’ve also taught at Rainbow and Mill Creek. With the exception of seven years I took off to stay home with my children, I’ve enjoyed more than twenty years teaching in Madison schools.

My husband, Tom Ballard, is an Electrical Engineer at ADTRAN. We have two children, Thomas and Kate, and two dogs, JoJo and Gus. Both of our children attended Rainbow Elementary, Discovery Middle, and Bob Jones. Kate is a senior at Auburn, majoring in Environmental Design, while Thomas recently graduated from UAB, where he played baseball for the Blazers. He earned his degree in Kinesiology and hopes to attend dental school next year.

In my free time, I love reading, being outdoors, and anything that involves animals and nature.