“I am not afraid to be vulnerable and I am trustworthy because of that. I choose to prove my integrity by being reliable and I believe in what I fight for, which makes our Association, at this time, feel like family to me."
“I attended Appalachian State University as a Teaching Fellow in 1993 and think I joined SNCAE my freshman year as part of my career path choice,” said Farrington, who teaches English as a Second Language at Wiley Middle School. “For me, that would equate to being a member almost 30 years.”
The daughter of educators, Farrington’s mother was an active member of the West Virginia Education Association (WVEA). After moving to North Carolina in 1989, her mother joined NCAE in her first month of employment.
Farrington, who is active within her local affiliate, advocates at the General Assembly on behalf of public education, serves as a summer organizer, holds the position of Middle School Director for FCAE, and recruits new members as often as possible. When it comes to asking colleagues to join, she believes her success comes from sharing her personal stories of hardship in a variety of real situations faced in public schools.
Farrington said she is proud of her membership in NCAE because of the fellowship created with like-minded empowered public education advocates. “I thrive in a community of passionate people. I believe in NCAE because I know what it has done for me as an educator, my mother and others in uncooperative times.”
Farrington said her future goals as a member are to continue to move through leadership roles. “I am quite flexible in where my life may lead based on doing a greater good for the future of my own children, students and public education.”
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