Let me introduce myself, my name is Teresa Simmons, and I am running for the Tucker County Board of
Education. “A Positive Voice for the Children, the Parents and the Employees of Tucker County Schools”
I attended school at Mountaineer High School in Davis. Upon graduating, I went to Fairmont Business College.
While in Fairmont, I took classes at Fairmont State College. I have worked for Tucker County Board of
Education for 39 years; sixteen years as a Kindergarten Aide at Thomas Grade School/Davis Thomas
Elementary Middle School and twenty-three years as follows: Secretary at Arch Moore Career Center and
Secretary/Receptionist at the Tucker County Board Office; Superintendent/Executive Secretary, Certification
Clerk, Fingerprinting, and Food Service Director. All those titles were my job. Worked for some very impressive
Superintendents while working at the Tucker County Board Office and they were Dr. Mary Alice Klein, Rick
Hicks, Cynthia Kolsun, and Dr. Eddie Campbell. I have worked in the Tucker County School Systemall my life. I retired from Tucker County Schools in June of 2014.
I have lived in Parsons for 31 years. I am married to Terry Simmons. We have two boys Daniel Helmick who
works for Timberline Utilities and is the Head Coach for Tucker County High School Boys Basketball and
Warren Helmick, who works for Mountaintop Hunt Club. Warren’s wife, Megan Helmick, is a third-grade teacher at Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School. I have four grandchildren: Blake Helmick, Jacey
Helmick, Madelynn Helmick, and Macie Moore. I enjoy camping, motorcycle riding, watching our grandchildren, and shopping.
I feel that my strengths are as follows: