A veteran of the United States Army, Captain Hamlin served in the Military Police. A proponent of national and community service, Dr. Hamlin also is an alumna of Americorps. She continues to give back to her community in a variety of service initiatives, three favorites being Relay for Life, an American Cancer Society event, Jay's Hope, and collecting pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House.
The activities Dr. Hamlin loves most are learning with children, giving back to her community, spending time with her family and friends, working on her family farm, talking about the BRAIN, reading at least a million words each year from great books, writing her memoirs, and traveling around the world to already over 45 countries. She is married to Glenn Harman, a physics and math teacher at Central High School and adjunct physics professor at Mercer University. After serving almost six years as the assistant principal at Springdale Elementary, and 19 months as the principal of Porter Elementary, she is thrilled to return home to serve as principal for the second school year to the Springdale Elementary School community in the 2018-2019 school year.