Gretchen Maxwell has been a part of the Westlawn community for 17 years. She was first a parent volunteer, then a substitute teacher, next the 6th grade full-time AAP teacher, and now the Advanced Academics Resource Teacher (AART). She has a masters in gifted education and is AAP endorsed with the state of Virginia. She enjoys hiking with her high school teacher husband, reading, and catching up with her college-aged daughters.