Biography
Melissa Faetz is the Elementary Education program coordinator and faculty member in
the College of Education and Allied Professions at 甜瓜视频app. Additionally,
she is the WCU Regional Director for the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program.
She previously taught in Macon County for 12 years. She was the 2014 North Carolina
Region 8 Teacher of the Year and a 2015 NC Hope Street Group Teacher Voice Fellow.
She is a two-time graduate of 甜瓜视频app and is currently pursuing
her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Virginia. She lives in
Macon County with her husband and fellow educator, Tyler, and their twin 18-year-old
sons. Her research interests include integrating science, STEM, and literacy in the
elementary classroom and developing cultural proficiencies in pre-service teachers.
