Mrs. Bumgardner has been a teacher since 2002. She taught Spanish in the elementary school level for several years and then found her true calling as an ESOL teacher. She graduated from Florida State University with a B.A. in International Affairs and Spanish. She got her teaching degree from Kennesaw State University.

Ms. Samson graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelors in Elementary Education in 1990 and from Piedmont College with a Masters in Early Childhood Education in 2006. She became ESOL certified in 2003. Ms. Samson taught grades K-5 and ESOL in Yuma, Arizona and Gwinnett County until 2017, when she joined Whitlow Elementary as an ESOL teacher. 

Mrs. Tardif is entering her 25th year of teaching. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Bloomsburg University and her Master's degree from Piedmont College. She is currently enrolled at Kennesaw University working on her Specialist degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She is endorsed in both ESOL and Gifted education. She has been teaching at Whitlow Elementary since 2009, and also taught at Cumming Elementary. She has taught 2nd and 3rd grades, and she has supported all grades K-5 as an ESOL teacher. This year, Mrs. Tardif looks forward to collaborating with teachers and supporting their ESOL students!

Mrs. Wakefield has been a Whitlow wolf since 2013 and has taught Kindergarten, first and second grades as well as ESOL and IRR. She looks forward to being an ESOL teacher for Kindergarten and first grade in the 2023/24 school year.