Please welcome Mrs. Shannon Anthony Finley, the new Principal of Alexandria Elementary School! 

Mrs. Finley has been an educator for 25 years and is a graduate of Alexandria High School. She began her career at AES in 1999 where she taught first, second, and third grade. While at AES she achieved National Board Certification in Early Childhood (2006), and earned state recognition as Alabama’s Elementary Teacher of the Year (2009-2010). As an elementary teacher of the year, she traveled throughout Alabama doing presentations and workshops for teachers.

Mrs. Finley served as assistant principal at Alexandria High School from 2015 to 2017 and was named Principal at Alexandria Middle School in 2017, where she’s served since. She is married to Keith Finley and they have two kids, Reagan and Eric. 

Mrs. Finley looks forward to returning to where she started and is excited about the adventures ahead as Alexandria Elementary School Principal!