Dr. Tanya Vest Professional Career:
- Retired after 29 years in Mo public education. Retired from Laclede Co R-I (Conway, MO), July 2016
- Teacher, coach, assistant principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent.
- Worked in six districts
- Clever, Republic, Walnut Grove, East Newton, St. Clair, Laclede Co (Conway)
- SWMASA New Superintendent recipient
- Recipient of Doctoral Student of the Year, University of Arkansas
- Currently Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Lindenwood University
- Tanya Vest previously worked with Math and Movement as a consultant, believing students should be actively learning
Personal, Hobbies, In My Spare Time, Unique Facts:
- Wife, Mother, Nana (5 grandchildren), friend, neighbor, learner, and believer.
- Living the Lake Life on Table Rock Lake, the same dream as my beloved parents.
- Have lived all over Missouri except for Northeast MO.
- Love working in my garden and with plants in my greenhouse and outside.
- Reading, hiking, drawing, lake activities, spending time with family
What I Love About School / The Profession of Education:
- Building relationships and the life-long friends
- Offering and receiving knowledge from colleagues and students
- Love learning
Favorite Quotes:
- “Treat all people with dignity and respect” — Todd Whitaker
- “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us become better too” — Paulo Coelho
- “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but we rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty” — Maya Angelou
Favorite or Most Impactful Teacher Growing Up:
Mr. Fred James, my father. Although he was never my teacher in public education, through his guidance he taught me to be honest, lead and live with integrity, treat people as I would want to be treated and respect all positions in a school district because everyone is important to the success of students.