Staff Spotlight Paige Burnette, Program Coordinator at Winterfield Elementary - Heart Math Tutoring

Staff Spotlight Paige Burnette, Program Coordinator at Winterfield Elementary - Heart Math Tutoring Staff Spotlight: Paige Burnette, Program Coordinator at Winterfield Elementary Staff Spotlight: Paige Burnette, Program Coordinator at Winterfield Elementary January 21, 2016 Paige began working for Heart in August of 2014 and this is her second year as the Program Coordinator at Winterfield Elementary. She also serves as the Office and Communications Manager for Heart. A Greensboro native, Paige graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with degrees in Sociology and History. She is  currently working towards a MA in Counseling from Wake Forest University. While at Chapel Hill, Paige was the Co-President for Carolina for Amani, an organization that helps support orphanages in Kenya. She spent two summers working in Kenya carrying out her passion of serving others. Before joining Heart Paige worked for the YMCA as a youth counselor and then as a Site Coordinator for a Y Learning program. Paige believes that all children want to be successful in their education, and with the right tools they are capable of achieving it. Here are Paiges answers to our Spotlight questions: Favorite math moment:  The confidence students get when they  understand that  math makes sense! Who was your best teacher and why?  A teacher from high school who I had for two  AP History courses. He held me to high expectations and really challenged me to be a self-motivated learner. His classes most prepared me for life after high school! What are you currently reading?  The Short Drop by Matthew FitzSimmons.