In addition to a BA in English Education and a MA in Teaching (M.A.T.) from UNC- Chapel Hill, she has a MA in School Administration (M.S.A.) from NC State University. She is also a graduate of the Kellogg Institute and is a Developmental Education Specialist. She has also done postgraduate work in Learning Disabilities at N.C. State University. She has over forty three years experience teaching English at the middle school, high school, and college levels and in academic support administration, serving on the faculties of N.C. State University and Peace College. Judy is a Governor's Appointee to the North Carolina Council on Educational Services for Exceptional Children. She represents Trilogy and is serving a two-year term. For the past twenty-five years, she has been co-owner and director of Triangle Learning Consultants where she specializes in tutoring students in grades 5-college in writing, grammar, SAT verbal prep, English, and study skills. She has her NC Certification as a principal as well as a secondary English teaching certificate. She is the co-founder and principal of The Trilogy School.