A Louisiana native, Ms. Dupeire and her family recently moved to Texas. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Nicholls State University and started her career developing safety incentive programs before becoming a certified teacher. She is also certified in Special Education and Math and has completed training in dyslexia programs. Other skills include inclusion setting, middle school literature and math, reading resource, math resource/enrichment and math coaching. She just completed her first year at Saint Paul but she has been teaching for 26 years, including 20 in Catholic schools. A mother of two, she spends her free time working in her yard, doing creative projects, or taking road trips. Her personal mantra is "Forget the day’s troubles, remember the day’s blessings."