Khristy Franklin, Ed.D.

Dr. Khristy A. Franklin is an educator at heart. She enjoys being a lifelong learner. Her educational career started way before she became licensed as a teacher. Honestly, it began as a young learner who always enjoyed helping others. Dr. Franklin believes that learning is the right of every individual. Technology is a powerful resource that can benefit the total learner in school, career, and beyond. 

Dr. Franklin is the English Learner (EL) Coordinator in the Noxubee County School District. She taught Business Fundamentals and Management, a two-year business course for 10th and 11th-grade students at the Noxubee County Career and Technical Center in Macon, Mississippi, for over 15 years. She has been the Teacher of the Year as a classroom teacher several times. She has also earned the Administrator of the Year Award as a district administrator. 

Dr. Franklin holds a BS in Technology Teacher Education, a Master’s Degree in Technology, an Educational Specialist Degree from Mississippi State University, Educational Doctoral Degree in Higher Education from Concordia University-Portland, and her 2^nd Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership from The University of Mississippi. 

Dr. Franklin has been married to her high school sweetheart for over twenty years, and they have three beautiful daughters.