Ms. Recke is in her 25th year of teaching, and 5th year in Webster Groves as the gifted specialist at Hudson and Clark Elementary.

She taught gifted education in the St. Louis Public Schools from 1996-2017 and during that time, was the recipient of several awards including The Delores B. Malcolm Reading Teacher of the Year 1^st - 5^th grade, The Pettus Excellence in Teaching Award 2015 and 2009, 100.3 FM’s Teacher of the Month Award, The George Washington Honor Medal for Diversity. and National Board Certification 2007. During her tenure with SLPS, she served on and chaired numerous committees including, Leadership, Positive Behavior Committee, Courtesy Committee, Attendance Committee, and served as the School Committee Coordinator.    She was a mentor to many new teachers, and a cooperating teacher for several teacher intern candidates.