Dear Ripley Elementary Community, 

It is an honor for me to have the opportunity to be the new Ripley Elementary principal for the 2022-23 school year. Although new to the South Tippah School District, I am bringing over 30 years of education experience, including 18 years as a school or district level administrator. My career started in the classroom as a high school math teacher.  Since 2004, I have been a principal at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels, and I have worked with multiple schools under several different administrative capacities.

We, the faculty, staff, and administration at RES, will continue to build on the solid foundation created by such a str