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Ms. Emily Culver
E-mail: Eculver@wcpss.net
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Mrs. Ellen Govert
Email: egovert @wcpss.net
I have been teaching 4th grade at Davis Drive Elementary since 1998. I grew up in Virginia, just an hour northwest of DC, and headed to North Carolina when I attended Davidson College. I earned my Masters in Elementary Education from the College of William and Mary and have been teaching in the North Carolina public schools ever since (Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Wake County). I have twins, Ian and Sarah, who are Juniors at Cary High School.
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Mrs. Melissa Kitts
Email: mkitts @wcpss.net
I am a North Carolina native. After receiving my undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from UNC-Charlotte, I traveled and lived in many wonderful places due to my husband’s active duty status with the Marine Corps. Once we settled in the Atlanta area, I decided to return to school and received my teacher’s certification from North Georgia College and State University. We moved to Raleigh in 2005, and I started teaching here at DDE. This will be my 13th year. My husband, Kevin, and I have a 23 year old daughter, Kathleen, who lives in Charlotte, N.C.
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Mrs. Janell Mooney
Email: jmooney2 @wcpss.net
I was born in Bethesda, Maryland, but I spent the first 5 years of my life in Augsburg, Germany where my father was stationed in the army. After he retired, my family moved to St. Petersburg, Florida where I grew up in a lively home with my parents and five siblings. I graduated from the University of Florida (Go Gators!!) in 1992 where I earned a Bachelor’s and a Master's Degree in Elementary Education. I taught Kindergarten for two years in Lexington, Kentucky before becoming a stay at home mom for 19 years. I decided to return to teaching when my youngest started second grade. This will be my 5th year teaching at Davis Drive Elementary School. I have been married to my husband, Ken, for 28 years and we have four children who have all attended Davis Drive.
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Mr. Jeff Paine
Email: jmpaine @wcpss.net
I was born in Boston, Mass, but raised in Apex, N.C. As a graduate of East Carolina University, I am a proud pirate that bleeds purple and gold. I started teaching at Davis Drive Elementary as a Reading Resource Specialist. I later moved on to become a second grade classroom teacher. After my second year teaching fourth grade, I switched from teaching all subjects to only teaching math, science, and social studies.