With over 15 years experience at UT CLEE, Crystal’s role as a Training Administrator is to support educators in Tennessee and all students of different abilities.  She enthusiastically promotes empowerment through self-determination and self-advocacy to assist in the transition from school to adult life. Her work is instrumental in the development of setting students up for a path of success after their high school education.

Before joining the Center staff, Crystal was an Education Director for a nationally recognized after-school and summer youth-oriented organization and now uses that experience giving both teachers and youth the tools they need to make the best choices for their future.