Vickie has dedicated her life educating and influencing the lives of young people. She served as a classroom teacher in Lewisville ISD and Dallas ISD for ten years. Afterwards, she served as an Asst. Principal, Principal at the elementary, middle, and high school levels including the largest high school in Dallas ISD, Skyline High School. She later became an Area Superintendent/Senior Executive Director where she supervised principals in leading their campuses to academic excellence. As Area Superintendent, she executed a strategic plan that increased student performance in core learning areas which impacted the number of schools receiving a ‘Recognized’ rating by the Texas Education Agency.