{Family and Consumer Sciences}

About Ms. MacKinnell...

Educational

• Born March 31, 1966 in Washington DC
• Moved to Arlington, Va one year later
• Student of Fillmore Elementary School (K-1) later renovated the summer before my third year. It then became Long Branch (gr. 2 only)
• Moved to north Arlington, enrolled in Tuckahoe (gr. 3-6), Williamsburg Middle School (7 & 8) and Yorktown High School (gr. 9-12).
• Studied at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV. Earned degree in Home Economics Secondary Education in December 1989.

• First job at Hair Country Salon as a Shampoo Assistant (age 14).
• Vinson Hall Navy Retirement Community as Food Server (age 15).
• Woolworth's as Cashier (age 16-17).
• Climate Cooling and Heating as Customer Service Rep. (age 17, summer only)
• Woodward and Lothrop Sales Assistant(ages 18- 20).
• Arlington County Parks and Recreation Resident Camp Counselor (2 yrs-age 21-23), Assistant Director (6 years-age 23-29)
• Arlington Public Schools Extended Day Lead Aide (age 21) at Nottingham Elementary
• Arlington Public Schools as Family and Consumer Science teacher (age 22 to present) for the following: Wakefield High School, Williamsburg, Jefferson,and Gunston Middle Schools.
• On the weekends and during the summer, I worked for Arlington's Career Center Enrichment Program. I taught the Creative Cooking classes and provided cookbooks to boot!

• I have one black and white cat named Tricksy.
• I love listening to my iTunes either on my ipod or my computer. I like to think I keep pretty current as to what is popular out there due to me hanging around middle schoolers so much (Sorry, I refuse to listen to Country Western- (ick-ugh-blech-patooie).
• I am reading all the time. One of my favorite authors is Diane Mott Davidson. She writes Culinary Mysteries, all her books are subtly one long going story line of life ofa caterer. She always seems to be solving a murder, catering parties and provides recipes for you to use as well. One of the most uniqueline of books I've encountered so far due to the fact that every book supplies recipes to what Goldie (the main character/caterer) prepares in the story. Very cool!
• Suggested Reading....
  • Don't Eat this book by Morgan Spurlock...If you saw the movie "Super Size Me" then you have to read his follow up book.
  • Chew on This
• Pssssssst! No one knows my middle name....Stuart.....a family name, that goes back four generations. Well, it's not a secret anymore.
  

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Email jenny_mackinnell@apsva.us
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