Kristen Richardson
Hometown: Morganton, NC
Joined ASA Team: September, 2020 (returned after leave in 22-23)
Team Assignments: MBB and MWR, with others as needed.
Educational Background: BS in Special Education, App State, Dec, 1984; MEd, Special Education, UNC- Chapel Hill, June, 1988 ;additional teaching certifications in English/Language Arts, grades 6 - 9, and Academically/Intellectually Gifted, K-12.
Professional Experience: Teacher for 31 years; last assignment: 8th Grade English/Language Arts, Heritage Middle School, Valdese, NC
Best Part of Job: Seeing students succeed academically AND athletically; being part of a team that is working toward that same goal.
Favorite Quote: "Hope is a thing with feathers / that perches in the soul / and sings a tune without the words / and never stops at all." -Emily Dickinson
Personal: My husband and I are renewing a farm that belonged to his grandparents in Western Watauga County. We have bees, flowers, grapes, apples, a few vegetables, as well as a protective dog, Shadow.
Title: Part-Time Learning Specialist
Department: Academic Services for Student-Athletes
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-7855