NC BOLD West 2026 Day 1 McDowell High School

Alicia Ray is a veteran educator of 18 years from North Carolina. She has taught PreK-8th grade students in the classroom and in the school library. She is excited to begin a new role at Central Middle School in Surry County, NC teaching Project Lead The Way. Alicia earned a BS in Elementary Education from Appalachian State University and a MAEd in Instructional Technology and Master of Library Science from East Carolina University.

Alicia is the mother of two incredible daughters; Bailey is a 15 year old aspiring meteorologist and Sophie is an 11 year old aspiring zookeeper living with Type 1 Diabetes. Alicia is the author of Educational Eye Exam: Creating Your Vision for Education, released in September 2019 from Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc. She blogs periodically at aliciaray.com and is active on social media as @iluveducating.