Education

• Degree: PhD – Social Work
  Institution: The University of Georgia, Athens GA

  Year: 2009
• Degree: MSW
  Institution: The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

  Year: 2003
• Degree: BA – Biology

  Institution: Lafayette College, Easton, PA

  Year: 1994

Professional Experience

• Teaching Experience:
• Previous Positions: Associate Professor of Social Work, BSW Program Director, Department of Social Work Co-Chair
• Institution: Johnson C. Smith University
• Years of Experience: 14 years of teaching in higher education

• Ministry Experience
• Minister, Central Christian Church, Browning, IL, 1977-1981
• Associate Minister of Church Growth and Evangelism and Elder at Lakeland Christian Church, Mundelein, IL, 1981-1988
• Deacon of Master’s Ministry, Denver Church of Christ, Denver, CO, 1996-2000
• Teacher, Denver Church of Christ, Denver, CO, 2000-Present
• Elder, Denver Church of Christ, Denver, CO, 2008-Present

Personal Life

• Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA
• I am the oldest of three siblings, my mother is retired, my father is deceased (2020).
• I moved to Atlanta, GA shortly after graduating from Lafayette College and became a part of the Atlanta Church of Christ in 1997.
• I currently live in Charlotte, NC. I have never been married, and I do not have any children. I do have wonderful fur babies, Ace & Deuce.

Courses

• Culturally Competent Christian Counseling