Mrs. Pierce is currently a retired first grade teacher for Chenango Valley. She was the director of the French Exchange Program from 2000-2012 when she took over the position after spending a month in Castres, France. Besides teaching, she is a violinist with the Binghamton Philharmonic, an executive board member and negotiator for Local #380 of the American Federation of Musicians, and president of the board of directors of Fenton Free Library. She has three children all of whom graduated from CV and participated in the French Exchange Program.