| Personal Info
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
Committees
Member, Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Member, Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
Member, Joint Fiscal Review Committee
Member, Joint Pensions and Insurance Committee
Community Involvement
Senate member of 111th General Assembly
House member of the 105th through 110th General Assemblies
Chair, Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators (TBCSL)
Nashville Metro Council 1999-2007
Former President, C.A.B.L.E.
Member, League of Women Voters
Chair, Nominations Committee, Nashville Women Political Caucus
Women in the Numbers (WIN)
First Vice President, NAACP, Lifetime member
Tennessee State University Alumni Association
President, National Hook-Up of Black Women
Music City Chapter of Links
Top Ladies of Distinction
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Former Chair, Senior Expo 2003-04
Former Advisory Board, Junior League
Former President and Current Board Member, Senior Citizens, Inc.
President, Minerva Foundation
Former Chair, Davidson County Delegation 2010-2014
The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation for STEM
Graduated-Empowerment Congress Leadership Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Chair, The Northwest YMCA $5 Million Capital Campaign
Past Chair of Hospital and Social Services Committee; Budget and Finance Committee; Planning and Zoning Committee; Parks, Library and Recreation Committee; and the Tourism and Commerce Committee on the Nashville Metro Council
Executive Board, National Black Caucus of Black Legislature
Executive Board, National Caucus Environmental Board (NCEL)
Director, Women in Government
Former President, Women's Network
National Caucus State Legislator (NCSL)
Honors & Awards
Inducted into the YWCA Women of Achievement Academy
Spirit of Leadership Presented by CABLE
Public Service Award presented by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Tennessee Masons, and Tennessee State University Alumni Association
Nominated for the Mary Catherine Strobel Volunteer of the Year Award in 2003 and 2006
Nominee for the Athena Award in 2003 and 2004
2004 Advocacy Award by Metro Human Relations Commission
2004 Harriet Foley Award presented by Senior Citizens, Inc.
2003 Citizens Award presented by Pentecostal Tabernacle
Excellent Public Services presented by Tennessee Economic Council on Women, 2005 |