Cindi Rigsbee is the literacy coach at Gravelly Hill Middle School in Efland, North Carolina, and the beginning teacher mentor for Orange County Schools. She was North Carolina Teacher of the Year for 2008–09. She is the author of Finding Mrs. Warnecke (Jossey-Bass, 2010), which tells of her journey as a teacher; Cindi.Rigsbee@orange.k12.nc.us.