My name is Christy Maupin and I am the Fiscal Tech for the Mixed Delivery and VQB5 Grant at JMU. I have a  Bachelor of Arts degree in both Psychology and Sociology and worked as a bookkeeper, payroll specialist, and real estate broker until I found my calling in education. Since 2010, I’ve taught middle and high school math for VDOE State Operated Programs (juvenile detention centers and children’s hospitals in Virginia) and in Costa Rica at a US accredited therapeutic boarding school. Over the last 10 years, I’ve taught courses on collaboration, classroom management, social-emotional needs of gifted learners, and arts inquiry to pre-service teachers at both the graduate and undergraduate level. In my spare time, I work as a stained-glass artist, play as an auntie, and enjoy traveling to tropical destinations. My passion is learning more about cultivating authentic learning experiences and working to empower future generations.