Hi my name is Brooke Hardy.  I began my teaching career in 1999.  I graduated from Appalachian State University in 1998 with a Bachelor Degree in Special Education.  I have taught in both the high school and middle school setting.  I earned my National Board Certification in 2011 in Special Education.  I have lived in Alexander County my entire life and graduated from Alexander Central High School in 1994.  I live in the Bethlehem Community with my husband and two children.  We have a goat farm and enjoying showing goats on the weekends.