About Tiffany Barnes
Tiffany Barnes is a special education teacher at Wheeling Middle School. She holds a professional teaching certification endorsed in Multi-categorical Special Education (Pre-K–Adult), Autism and Reading Specialist. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development and Family Studies from American Military University and a Master of Education in Reading from West Liberty University. As a two-time Iraq War veteran with the U.S. Army Military Police, she brings discipline, leadership and compassion to both her classroom and community. Tiffany is the founder and coach of the Girls on the Run Heart and Sole team at Wheeling Middle School and initiated the Wreaths Across America program at two local cemeteries. She has established the school’s annual Autism Acceptance 5K race to support special education classrooms throughout Ohio County.
Follow her journey on the West Virginia Teacher of the Year Facebook page.