Experience

Saint Paul Baptist Church, Inc. – Founding member
The Partnership Project – Co-founder
Guilford County Senior Democrats – Past President
The Affordable Housing Group of North Carolina – Board member
The John R. Kernodle Jr. Memorial Scholarship – Selection committee member
The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond – Resource trainer
Greensboro Neighborhood Congress – Member
City of Greensboro Redevelopment Commission – Chairwoman
MCWL Community Health Foundation – Former board member
Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative – Founding member
Community Based Participatory Research Breast Cancer Project – Presenter
The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro – Former board member
Moses Cone Health System – Former board member
Ole Asheboro Neighborhood Association – Past President (Eight terms)
Kids Voting Board – Volunteer
James B. Dudley High School Alumni Association – Member
Project Greensboro – Former member

I have been a lead advocate for access to health care resources for most impoverished areas in Greensboro.

I have worked with the FEDX Committee.

I have supported/lobbied for the Guilford County School Bond Referendums.

I have lobbied and organized for neighborhood management of the Nettie Coad Apartments.

I participated in the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s First Public Hearing

I am a retired assistant manager of asset recovery for Sears Roebuck, Co.

Various Awards:
1988 – Guilford County Democratic Party – Outstanding Dedication Award
1990 – Resolution Naming Nettie Coad Apartments – Greensboro City Council
1990 – Commission on the Status of Women
1990 – City of Greensboro – Community Service
1993 – African American Atelier – Women of Distinction Award
1994 – Community Service Award – NAACP
1995 – Belle Ringer Image Role Model Award – Bennett College
1996 – Greensboro Chamber of Commerce – Human Service
1997 – Levi Coffin Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Field of Human Relations & Human Rights – Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
1998 – Sojourner Truth Award – National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.
1999 – Sarcoma Service to Mankind Award
2000 – Nancy Susan Reynolds Award (shared with Suzanne Plichik) – Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
2000 – The People’s Institute Community Organizing Award
2004 – Annual Heritage Award – Reid Memorial CME Church
2005 – Outstanding Service Award – Moses Cone Wesley Long Community Health Foundation
2008 – Sojourner Truth Award – National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.
2008 – National Finalist (w/Suzanne Plichik) – Institute for Sustainable Community, Leadership for a Changing World