Mount Vernon Schools

Biography

Janel Erchinger-Davis has taught at Mount Vernon High School for the majority of her teaching career. Previously she taught at an alternative school, where in addition to teaching English, she also taught such classes as Fiber Arts, Service Learning, Health and won the annual Excellence in Teaching award. Erchinger-Davis earned her Bachelors in English and Secondary Education from Western Washington University. After seeing many of her high school students struggle with reading, she recently returned to Western to get her Masters in Literacy. During that time she also became a National Board Certified teacher. She has a passion for helping students learn to read, serving on district and state committees dedicated to literacy. She is also an executive board member for the North Sound Reading Council, an affiliate of the International Reading Association. Erchinger-Davis has previously worked as a special events coordinator, bus driver trainer, and a grant writer for a domestic violence counseling center. She loves the outdoors, spending time with her family, and taking her snorting pugs to dog off-leash areas.