Personal Information
- Born February 3, Brentwood, TN
- Widow, two children, four grandchildren and one great grandchild
- Retired Educator
- United Methodist
- B.S., M. Ed., Tennessee State University
Community Involvement
- Member, 100 Black Women of Nashville
- Honorary member, Sigma Gamma Rho
- Osteoporosis Advisory Panel
- Aristocratic Ladies
- Past president of Nashville Club-Nashville Association of Negro Business and Professional Woman's Clubs,Inc.
- Past president Tennessee Middle District Civil Liberties League
- Member of Adah Chapter/Order of Eastern Star, Daughter of Elks, Davidson County Democratic Women
- Board member, Meharry Medical College, Rochelle Center, Bethlehem Centers of Nashville
- Former board member, Nashville Urban League, Matthew Walker Health Center
- TRAC-Total Rededication and Commitment, Inc.
- Delegate, Jesse Jackson for President, 1988
Service in Public Office
- House member of the 94th through 107th General Assemblies
- Member House Health & Human Resources Committee
- Member, House State & Local Government Committee
- Member, House General Sub-committee of Health & Human Resources
- Member, Joint Fiscal Review Committee