Biographical Information

Marital Status: Married
Education: BS Education, Bowling Green State University; certification in Special Education; Masters in Education
Employment/Military Record: Teacher; Community Organizer, Glenville-Lincoln West Cluster ; Supervisor, Department Chairwoman and Vocational coordinator in the developmentally handicapped programs with Rhodes High School; School Improvement Facilitator through the Educational Services Center for Cuyahoga County and Ohio Department of Education
Community Activities: National Council of Negro Women; the Council for Exceptional Children; League of Women Voters - Cuyahoga County Chapter; Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice

Elections and Political Participation

Ohio House 9th District 2004
General Vote: 36,666 of 36,666 (100%)
Primary Vote: 11,923 of 16,600 (71%)

Political Activities: campaign manager for state and local Board of Education contenders and State Representative campaigns, served on the board of Case Western Reserve Mental Development Center as Advisory Board Member, and also Advisory Board Member for OWE for Cleveland Heights High School; Immediate Past President for the Black Women's Political Action Committee