Lisa Myers McCombs, Marion County Reading Teacher of the Year

Lisa Myers McCombs

Lisa Myers McCombs, Class of 1977, author of several children's books and Monongah Middle School language arts teacher, received Marion County Reading Council’s Patti R. Pollack Reading Teacher of the Year Award. She will go to the WVRA Annual Conference in November to represent Marion County for the Eddie C. Kennedy Reading Teacher of the Year Award.

Lisa also won the 2013 Marion County Reading Honor Council Award. She is president of the Marion County Reading Council, which has been in existence for 31 years.

The children’s books triology for Lisa, Y-Teens sponsor at Monongah Middle School, is “Opening Pandora's Box,” “Abby” and “Raspberry Beret.”

Lisa is married to Harless McCombs, Class of 1976, Monongah Fire Department chief.

Monongah Town Recorder Patty Steele McCombs is married to Harless’ brother, Bill McCombs, Class of 1969, who is Monongah Water Director and on the Town Council.

Lisa’s mother, Pat Myers, taught at Monongah Elementary and her father, John Myers, was the Golf Pro at Green Hills Golf Club for many years.

You can go to Lisa’s web site, where she discusses her multiple sclerosis (MS), by clicking on http://lisa-mccombs.blogspot.com/2013/01/marion-county-reading-council-officers.html