This is my twentieth year in education and my fifteenth to serve as Ashworth's media specialist. I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations from Shorter College (now Shorter University) and a Master of Education degree in Media from the University of West Georgia. I was privileged to be named Media Specialist of the Year for Gordon County Schools in 2023 and 2017.

The Ashworth Media Center is an integral part of our school community, supporting the curriculum needs of students and teachers, guiding them to use information effectively, creatively, and responsibly. I curate relevant resources and provide support to students, teachers, staff and parents.

In my free time, I enjoy birdwatching, reading, singing, spending time with my family, watching Jeopardy and photographing cows on the family farm.

What is a Media Specialist?

The school library media specialist is a teacher, an instructional partner, an informational specialist, and a school library media program administrator. School library media specialists directly affect student achievement by collaborating and planning with teachers, teaching information literacy, and providing supplemental curriculum material. The school library media specialist encourages reading for learning and pleasure.