Dashia K. Meeks is a middle-school math teacher in the Greenville County Schools Middle School Alternative Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Johnson C. Smith University, a Master of Education in Divergent Learning from Columbia College, and her Education Specialist degree from Northcentral University. She became an educator in 2000. She has worked in both middle school and high school. She believes that all students are able to learn and become contributing members of society regardless to their situations.