Tempe has been part of Connections Preschool for seven years as both a teacher’s assistant and lead teacher for the four-year-old class. This is Tempe’s second year as our literacy teacher and one-year-old teacher’s assistant. She graduated from Meredith College with a degree in Psychology and a K-6 teaching certification. Prior to choosing to stay home with her children, Tempe taught the third grade at Oak Grove Elementary School. Tempe and her husband, Rick, have two teenagers and two dogs. She loves to read, walk her dogs and spend time with family and friends