Cary Short has been in education for 20 years, serving as a teacher in kindergarten, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. She has been an assistant principal at the elementary level and is currently the assistant principal at Mackenzie Middle School. She has been at Mackenzie for the past 8 years. Mrs. Short has been married for 22 years and together they have one child, Slade. Slade will be a sophomore at Coronado High School.