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Our Principal

Mrs. Richards is our principal.

Her full name is Sharon Maloy-Richards and she was born and raised in a small town near Corpus Christi. Her parents had five children and she was the youngest. She attended Corpus Christi A & M and then later TCU in Fort Worth. Both of her degrees are in education. Her bachelor's degree is in elementary education with an English minor and her master's degree is in curriculum and instruction.

On a personal note, she has been married for 33 years and she has two daughters. Her daughter, Angela, completed college and is a bank auditor. Her daughter, Melissa, will graduate next year with a degree in interior design and drafting. Both of her daughters got married last year six months apart from each other. Mrs. Richards feels so blessed to have two great son-in-laws: Marcus and Jeremy.

Mrs. Richards also feels very honored to be the principal of the best school in Austin. She enjoys coming to school everyday and loves the students. She says the teachers are so dedicated to the students that it makes her job very easy. She appreciates all the support that the parents give, too. As Mrs. Richards likes to say, "Odom is a great school and a great place to be!"

Our Assistant Principal

Ms. Sevier is our assistant principal.

Ms. Sevier was born in Texas. Her best memories of childhood were playing outside. Her heroes are people like Maya Angelou, the poet and educator. Maya Angelou's work really inspires people to become their very best. Ms. Sevier thinks being a teacher is sort of like being a bumble bee. Everyone knows a bumble bee should not really be able to fly because of its shape and yet it does fly, somehow! Good teachers can help people do things they might have thought were impossible. She says she really likes working at Odom because it gives her the chance to help good minds become even greater. She thinks nobody should ever underestimate a child's potential or dream. Ms Sevier's dream is to one day become a grandmother and a principal.

Our Curriculum Specialist

Ms. Munn is our curriculum specialist. She can answer questions regarding curriculum, instruction, and after school tutorial programs. She is bilingual.

Ms. Munn was born in El Paso, Texas just as the war was ending. World War II not the Civil War. She lived with her grandparents since her father was still serving in the Navy. She really enjoyed life with her grandmother because her grandmother was always fascinated with learning, whether it was watching a mud-dappler wasp make a nest or helping Ms. Munn tame a wild squirrel. Sitting on her grandmother's front porch was a wonderful place to be. Her grandmother did not have a formal education, yet Ms. Munn saw in her a hunger for learning. She decided that she wanted to learn all she could about the world she lived in and she has continued her quest to learn even in her advanced years. Ms. Munn decided to be a teacher because she thinks students are the most fascinating and challenging people. They have very fresh and interesting ways of seeing things around them. They often express themselves in very amusing ways. But, best of all she loves students because they are the most loving and caring people.

Our Counselor

Ms. Messinger is our school counselor.

You might know Ms. Messinger as the lady who wears hats with flair! Ms. Messinger's best childhood memories are of going to Canada for summer vacation. She really admires her family. They inspire her. They taught her to believe in herself. They also inspired her to enjoy beautiful things. Ms. Messinger loves teaching at Odom. She was probably born to be a teacher. When she was a little girl, she would pretend she was a teacher. She liked to round up all the little kids in the neighborhood to teach them their ABCs. She loves working at Odom because it gives her an opportunity to help children learn how to make good choices.