Dorothy calls Arkansas home, though she grew up in the Midwest and Texas.  She landed at Ferncliff in 2015 as an intern and then accepted a teaching assistant position with the preschool in 2016.  She finds joy in working with children and being in the outdoors, has 17 years experience working with children, and has completed course work in child development from the University of Central Missouri, which makes her a natural fit for our program.  She is an Arkansas Master Naturalist and has just recently completed a Nature-Based Teacher Certification course with the Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools.  When not at the school she likes to explore the State Parks of Arkansas, support the local art and music communities statewide, and is learning to play the Dulcimer.