Personal Information
- Born on December 9, 1952 in Sumner County
- Married with one child
- Member, Mt. Zion Baptist Church
- Retired Director at Vanderbilt University
- B.S. degree in Business, Tennessee State University, 1984
- Master of Human Resource Development, Vanderbilt University, 1988
- Graduate, Tennessee Government Executive Institute
- Graduate, Leadership Vanderbilt
- Graduate, Leadership Nashville
Community Involvement
- President, C.A.B.L.E.
- Member, League of Women Voters
- Nashville Women Political Caucus
- Women in the Nineties (WIN)
- NAACP, Lifetime member
- Tennessee State University Alumni Association
- National Hook-Up of Black Women, Chair, Legislative Committee
- Music City Chapter of Links, Chair, Legislative Committee
- Top Ladies of Distinction
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- Former Chair, Senior Expo 2003-04
- Former Advisory Board, Junior League
- Former President, and Chair of Strategic Planning and Leadership Committees for Senior Citizens, Inc.
Service in Public Office
- House member of the 105th through 108th General Assemblies
- Member, House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- Member, House Criminal Justice Committee
- Member, House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
- Member, Joint Fiscal Review Committee
- Nashville Metro Council 1999-2003; Re-Elected August 2003