Hi! My name is Ali Whelan and I am a high school Special Education teacher. I job coach students with autism and teach them how to read and write as well. In my free time, I love playing board games with my family, hiking and going on bike rides. I also love my brother's new puppy! As a child, my parents bred our sheltie and I was able to help my parents prepare the puppies for their new home. I graduated Truman State University in 2014 with a Bachelor in Spanish and then in 2017 with a Masters in Education. While at Truman, I used to foster dogs to relieve stress while dog walking. The opportunity of fostering dogs allowed me to relieve stress knowing that I was helping my local community.