Liz Schwarzel was born and raised in Southeastern Ohio. A graduate of Ohio University, Liz has taught for the past 16 years in the same school district in which she grew up.

Liz’s classroom is part of a district wide initiative to teach lessons of kindness through the community based curriculum called Responsive Classroom, which focuses on the strong link between academic success and social-emotional learning.

Liz and her husband, Jan, have three children and are the proprietors of a guest lodge and special event venue located on their 150 acre farm. For more information, visit www.coppertopinn.com.