Mrs. Pursel has been a School Counselor for 28 years - all in Pasco County. She started her career at Northwest Elementary in Hudson, then moved to Deer Park Elementary before helping open Longleaf Elementary School. She has a Master's in Education and an Education Specialist from the University of Florida. GO GATORS!!!
Mrs. Pursel is the mother of two girls, Katie and Emilie, and is married to Mr. Pursel. Mrs. Pursel loves spending her time helping kids and families - and many times, she learns as much from them as they learn from her! She believes she has the absolute best job in an elementary school (she does)! Finally, fun facts about Mrs. Pursel is that she enjoys watching college football, going biking on the Pinellas trail and hanging out with her family, other Teachers and School Counselors!