Tonia has been in education for 25 years.  She served 13 years as a classroom teacher, 8 as a math specialist, and the past 5 as a technology coordinator.  She works with 23 school districts and over 3000 teachers in providing quality professional development in the use of technology in the classroom.  In 2004, she received the Arkansas Dept. of Education Mentor Award.  She is a member of several technology cadres, including TICAL and TIE.  Tonia has provided hundreds of professional development opportunites for educators from all over Arkansas with emphasis on educationa technology integration.