Teacher, banker find a second act at Getwell Elementary
Karna Venkatraj (Mr. V) left an investment banking analyst job in New York to teach science and social studies at Getwell Elementary School. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Despite coming from different professional worlds, from different cities and even different countries, both wound up as teachers at Getwell Elementary in Parkway Village.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming is an education reporter with The Daily Memphian. He earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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