My name is Mike Tinker, and I am thrilled to begin my 36th year of teaching at Pi Beta Phi Elementary School.  My educational career includes a Bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee and a Master's degree from East Tennessee State University.  My family includes my wonderful wife Belinda who is a first-grade teacher at Pigeon Forge Primary School, my oldest daughter, Lacee, who is a physical therapist at Pro Therapy Services, and my youngest daughter Macee who works for Compass Ventures.  I am also the proud grandparent of a beautiful one-year-old little girl named Lanna.  Go, Mountaineers!