Tommie may not be a traditional author, but she creates educational art! She is the woman behind Tommie's Tools!, the amazing "how-to-use" ideas CTP proudly features on its website, in its catalog, and at tradeshows and conventions. Tommie also writes a blog, tommiestools.blogspot.com, that features her inspired ideas for a creative classroom.

Tommie has been involved in education her entire life: 20 years as a student, 20 years as a teacher, and 20 years as co-owner of a teacher's supply store in Texas. She has a passion for education. During her tenure at the store, she conducted hundreds of teacher training workshops. Tommie's goal was to encourage, inspire, and motivate teachers to have fun while teaching. As she enters the next 20 years of her life, she hopes to become a mentor to teachers, store owners, and mostly to her grandchildren.