B.S. Education Services - West Virginia Wesleyan College  Master of Science in Counseling - Marshall University Licensed Professional Counselor

At GCS, we pair the unbridled enthusiasm and boundless curiosity of our youngest elementary students with a rich academic program and a teacher who knows, nurtures and guides each individual child.

Every job Natalie has held has been child focused. Natalie's extensive professional background in child development, counseling and education has shaped and informed her philosophy that young students are ready, eager, and capable of understanding their world.  She recognizes their drive to learn and knows how to support your children in their desire to be creative, kind and respectful. The model of combining academic rigor with play and nurturing the best in each kindergarten aged child is one Natalie has seen work over and over again.

Natalie's students know her as a kind, fun teacher who laughs throughout the day and they thrive on her intentional interactions with each child. She is an experienced, nurturing teacher who believes that children are naturally curious, innovative, and ready to take responsibility for much in their education.  She encourages learning by doing, promotes cooperation rather than competition, and has high expectations for the pursuit of academic, social and educational growth. Natalie achieves these objectives in a classroom environment that offers security, academic challenge, and achievement.

As a mother of four, Natalie also serves on the board of Communities in Schools and United Way. She has been a school-based therapist, a mental health counselor in the school system and spent years in administrative roles developing, coordinating and supervising treatment plans. She brings a wonderful variety of teaching, administration and community action experiences to the classroom.