Mrs. Kinlaw is a graduate of Bladenboro High School in 1996. She graduated in 2016 from East Carolina University with her Masters degree in Library Science. Before returning to school for Library Science, she taught Career and Technical Education in the classroom for 10 years. This is her 19th year with Bladen County Schools. She spent 4 years at Tar Heel Middle and the last 15 at Bladenboro Middle. Mrs. Kinlaw lives in Bladenboro with her husband (Mike), 3 children (Jacob, Jarret and Maycee) and 2 dogs (Raider and Roxi ).