Ms. Miko is an author and editor, and she loves to read!
- Bachelor of Science degree in psychology
- Early Childhood Care Education certificate
- Homeschooled her children for five years
- Provided tutoring assistance and lessons to clients during the 15 years she owned and operated a home daycare (ages 6 weeks to 12 years old)
- Owner of Write Heart Publishing
- Authored books in multiple genres, including children’s stories
- Edited several dozen books
- Years of English language arts and math tutoring experiencing, including two years (full-time) inside a Virginia public school
- Trained and received a certificate to tutor with Portsmouth Reads Adult Literacy
Ms. Miko has worked with students with various abilities and encourages parents with children with special needs to reach out for support to make sure she is able to help your student grow.
Other interesting facts:
- Facilitates workshops for writing, business, self-development
- Former co-editor of The Poetry Society of Virginia newsletter
- Certified audio describer (audio descriptions for individuals with vision loss)
- Provided direct care to abused/neglected youth and individuals with various physical, mental, emotional, and psychological disorders
- Changed her college major from math because she had no plans to teach…only to become a math tutor years later (Isn’t life funny?)
- Loves to laugh, have spontaneous silly moments, and sing lines related to a word someone has just said
- Hopes to one day find uses for the random facts and information she’s learned over the years, such as Betty Rubble’s maiden name