February 15th, 2010

Lightbourne with some of her students in the Bahamas.

Meet Valerie Lightbourne, the first female auto mechanics teacher in the Bahamas. Ms. Lightbourne has been teaching for about 15 years and shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.

She started out teaching other subjects but eventually turned her hobby into her profession. Not only does she love cars but also loves teaching her young students whom she refers to as “automotive technicians” and “car doctors.”

Ms. Lightbourne, we wish you were around when we were in school but we’re happy to hear you’re involved in improving the lives of so many young people. In honor of all your hard work, we would like to present you with the DLAW teacher of the year award!