Mrs. Ryder has been a teacher since 1991 when she graduated from Indiana University. She taught in Edwardsburg, Michigan for 10 years teaching Kindergarten-5th, and multiage K-2 & 3-5. She has also taught a profoundly autistic classroom for 4 years in Birmingham, Alabama and regular education in Alabama 3rd and 5th grade. She joined the G-A staff nearly 10 years ago and loves it here. She also owned and operated a preschool, Alphabet Academy in Birmingham, Alabama.
She has been married for 31 years and has two wonderful children. Her husband is part-owner of a heat-control system company called Die Therm. Her daughter is a nurse in NYC and her son is a stock broker in Chicago working for Morgan Stanley. She has a cat named Toulouse (she didn't name him... LOL), two Golden Retriever named Marshall and Ginger. She is proud to live in the Galesburg-Augusta area.
She has been married for 31 years and has two wonderful children. Her husband is part-owner of a heat-control system company called Die Therm. Her daughter is a nurse in NYC and her son is a stock broker in Chicago working for Morgan Stanley. She has a cat named Toulouse (she didn't name him... LOL), two Golden Retriever named Marshall and Ginger. She is proud to live in the Galesburg-Augusta area.
