• Ph.D. - Business Administration

• M.S.A. - Business Administration

• B.B.A. - Business Management

• A.S. - Business Administration

Technology

• Served as an Adjunct Professor and the Acting Evening Coordinator of the business technology department for Valdosta Technical College.
• Developed and delivered classroom training for the Technology Committee of the Atlanta Board of Realtors for REALTOR members to enhance their communication skills using technology to enhance their real estate business.
• Developed and delivered staff training in Microsoft Outlook for the Atlanta Board of Realtors’ staff to be more efficient in communicating internally and externally with the 18,000+ REALTOR members.
• Developed, wrote, and implemented a training program using technology in business planning and financial management for the United States Department of Agriculture / Farm Service Agency (USDA/FSA).
• Certified contract trainer for the USDA/FSA in business planning and financial management for six years in Georgia and Florida.

Personal

For over 20 years, I have worked in various capacities championing the causes in community-based organizations as a leader and/or behind-the-scenes roles, getting work done and helping to formulate policies and build vision. Many of the most difficult and challenging assignments required me to have constant contact and communication with various congressional lesions, state and/or local government representatives, federal agencies, members of the media, community leaders, federal or governmental personnel, and other agencies, which I gladly accepted and delivered.

Over the years, through demonstrated willingness to pitch in and help out with various facets of programs that required attention to detail and the coordination/processing of paperwork, I gained expert knowledge of what it takes to manage, lead and oversee a diverse myriad of policies and procedures through hard work and participation that has been enhanced by working with the following community based organizations:

• United States Small Business Administration - served a year in the recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew.
• Nationalities Service Center - as a volunteer, I taught basic English language conversation to help immigrants to obtain a richer understanding of the United States culture and society
• Habitat for Humanity - as a volunteer, I co-wrote a grant for the Valdosta Habitat for Humanity Hudson Way Project, which was awarded in the amount of $120,000.00.
• American Red Cross - as a volunteer, I provided HIV/AIDS educational awareness programs to the local communities and school programs.
• Human Rights - as a volunteer, I served as a Table Captain to raise donations to help improve the lives of Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits.
• PFLAG - as a volunteer and co-founder, I was instrumental in organizing a local group to promote the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender persons, their families, and friends.
• AIDS Memorial Quilt - as a volunteer, I was the co-chair that was instrumental in having the Memorial Quilt displayed at Valdosta State University to help foster HIV/AIDS awareness and education.
• Ryan White - as a volunteer, I played a instrumental role in developing a local Ryan White Consortium to identify the unmet needs of people living with HIV and were not receiving care
• World AIDS Day – as a volunteer,  I worked in conjunction community leaders to promote a candlelight ceremony to enhance the awareness of  World Aids.