Dawn joined the team as a Quality Assurance Specialist after retiring from her role as a Pre-ETS Specialist. She was one of the original team members serving five counties in Central Missouri, bringing a strong foundation in youth services and transition planning. Prior to her work with Pre-ETS, Dawn served as a Special Education RPDC consultant at the Heart of Missouri—MU, supporting educators across the region. These roles followed a 29-year career in public education, where she worked as a teacher, counselor, and Special Programs Director at California R-I, and as an elementary teacher in the Jefferson City Public Schools. Outside of education, Dawn also contributed to her family’s dairy farm, balancing early mornings in the barn with days in the classroom. She is married and enjoys spending time with her two children and four grandchildren, who she proudly calls the cutest anyone could ask for.