Carissa grew up in Colorado before moving to Kansas for 10 years, where she graduated with an Associates of Applied Sciences Degree as well as a Bachelors of Applied Sciences in Elementary Education from Fort Hays State University. Carissa moved to Tennessee in 2017 and lives in Spring Hill with her 11 year-old yellow lab, Duke. She is in her sixth year of teaching, and her third year of teaching at McDowell Elementary in Columbia. She offers tutoring services in Reading, Writing and Math for grades 1-4.
