In this episode of Mission Keepers, Superintendent Bryan Davis talks with Carla Huizenga, first-grade teacher at Emmeline Cook Elementary School, covering her professional trajectory from working for a fortune 500 company, to making the shift to be a stay-at-home parent, to ultimately discovering her calling to education. Carla shares the ways in which she finds joy within her professional environment and in her personal life. The importance of being predictable, dependable, and reliable for young children, maintaining a growth mindset, and finding a healthy work-life balance are prevalent themes in this impactful episode.