Mattis Collier is so excited to be coming home to teach 7th and 8th grade ELA here at Saint Thomas More School. Raised in Durham, she attended Saint Thomas More School from Kindergarten to 8th grade. It was in the 6th grade when she had Natalie Dekle as her ELA teacher who encouraged her love of reading and writing that she was inspired to pursue a career in education. Mattis went on to graduate from the University of South Carolina and then went on to get her Masters of Arts in Teaching at North Carolina State University. She loves spending time at the beach, painting, writing, and absolutely anything that involves her two year old daughter Roo.