I come from a small town in the southern part of the United States called Bell Buckle, Tennessee.  I moved here to Thailand in 1993 to work as a Mission Volunteer through the Presbyterian Church. I worked at the Prince Royals College in the Christian Volunteers in Thailand (CVT) program for two years and then moved to Payap University, where I taught in the undergraduate English Department for four years.  In 1999, I moved to Nakornpayap International School, where I taught Social Sciences and was Assistant Principal / Deputy Head of School for 11 years.  My family has an extended history with CMIS and I feel very privileged to now be able to make my own contributions to this institution.