I grew up in the Midwestern culture of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After graduating from the University of Central Oklahoma with a B.S. in Education I began teaching in inner city Houston, TX working with predominantly low socio-economic students. After Houston I moved to the beautiful beaches of Padre Island and Corpus Christi, TX to teach and earn a M.S. in Counseling and Guidance from Texas A&M University. Upon graduation I began working as a High School Counselor at the Flour Bluff Independent School District in south Texas. As a school counselor I began a Doctoral Degree in Counselor Education at Texas A&M University. I love the fact that I still receive letters/emails from former students who are now graduating from college. Before joining Lindsey Wilson College in 2006 I was an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the School Counseling Masters Program at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX. Currently, I am enjoying living in Kentucky with my two cats Pickles and Superman. At Lindsey Wilson College School of Professional Counseling I am an Assistant Professor and Regional Academic Director for the Southern Appalachian Region. These positions require a strong commitment to student success, which is something that has always been a personal life focus and mission.

Tommie Ann Saragas has proudly served Lindsey Wilson College for eight years and currently holds the position of Regional Enrollment Director for the Southern Appalachian Region covering the Kentucky communities of  Cumberland and Hazard and the Virginia communities of Big Stone Gap, Richlands, and Wytheville.  She is a graduate of the School of Professional Counseling, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Human Services in 2003 and her Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling in Human Development in 2005.  She is a Nationally Certified Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate.

Her greatest professional joy comes from her experiences as an instructor, as the classroom allows a high level of involvement with students and their journeys to success.  Personally, she is also committed to the mission of the Harlan County Boys and Girls Clubs, of which she is a co-founder and where she currently serves as counselor.

 Tommie Ann, her husband Tony, and children Ty and Andi reside in Harlan, Kentucky.