Born in Muncie, IN. Lived in Paducah, KY; Tulsa/Broken Arrow, OK; Corpus Christi, TX.
Attended Muncie Community Schools – Longfellow Elementary, Kuhner Junior High and Muncie Central High School. Attended Ball State University for Elementary Education. Attended and graduated from Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK. in 1995 with Bachelor degree in Social Work. Became President of the ORU Social Work Club in 1993.
Serves as the City of Muncie Executive Director of the Muncie Human Rights Commission, City of Muncie Compliance Officer and the City of Muncie ADA Coordinator since September, 2008.
Active Member of Union Missionary Baptist Church, Muncie; Former Director of Media Ministry.
Training in Life Coach Certification with Intrinsic Coaching and Advanced Intercultural Management Certification with University of Notre Dame.
Some community board activity includes serving with:
Indiana Black Expo, Muncie Chapter, Whitely Community Council, Indiana Black Expo, Muncie Chapter, Whitely Community Council, Delaware County Coordinating Council, MLK Dream Team/Freedom Bus, Pathstone, Inc., NAACP, Muncie Chapter, Indiana Consortium of State and Local Human Rights Agencies, Unity Center, Inc., Community Partner/Mentor for BSU Immersive Learning School in the Context of Community, RACE (Reconciliation Achieved through Community Engagement), Facing Racism Community Project, WIPB Advisory Board, Cornerstone Center for the Arts, Delaware Co. Leadership Education and Development Participant, Ball State University Institutionalized Research Board Network, City-County Council on Disability Awareness and 2016 Community Partner for BSU Immersive Learning for Ferguson, MO Research Team, Whitely Institute on Community-Engaged Teacher Prep/Literacy for Liberation and Board Member/Chair of Inspire Academy Charter School.