Mrs. Butler earned a dual Bachelor of Science degree in both Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. She later earned a Master’s degree in Administration and Supervision from the University of Phoenix. Mrs. Butler is a graduate of the three-year intensive South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA) Center of Executive Education Leadership for Aspiring Principals program where she earned a badge in Supportive Leadership. She has also mentored assistant principals through the Developing Administrators Program.
In 1997, Mrs. Butler began her teaching career in Sumter County as a 7th-grade ELA teacher at Bates Middle School. In 1999, she transitioned to a 4K Teacher in an inclusive setting at Kingsbury Elementary School. Upon moving with her family to Kershaw County in 2004, she taught both Kindergarten and 1st grade at Wateree Elementary School. In 2015, she was named the Assistant Principal of Blaney Elementary School. Mrs. Butler has served as the Assistant Principal of Camden Middle School for the past four years.
Mrs. Butler currently resides in Camden, South Carolina with her husband Brett. She and her husband have two adult children, Logan and Savannah, son-in-law, Jason, and a new granddaughter, Olivia.