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MEET THE AUTHOR

 NATIVE OF
Ann Arbor, Michigan

RESIDENT OF
Cleveland, Ohio

EDUCATION

John F. Kennedy High School – Cleveland, Ohio

Spelman College – Atlanta, Georgia – BA/History

3rd of Five Generations of Spelman Graduates

Cleveland State University – Cleveland, Ohio – MA/History

CAREER

  • Social Studies Teacher – Grades 7-12 – Public Schools of Cleveland – 27½ Years
  • Mentor – High School Teachers New to the Profession – Public Schools of Cleveland – 4 Years
  • Adjunct Instructor – Ursuline College – Pepper Pike, Ohio – 2 Semesters
  • Masters Apprentice Program – Teacher Candidates
  • Field Supervisor – Cleveland State University – Cleveland, Ohio – 2 Semesters – Pre-Service Teachers
  • Consultant/Presenter – Successful Classroom Management LLC

 

AUTHOR/CO-AUTHOR

IF  . . . Bible Stories Were Reported in Today’s Headlines

Your First 30 Minutes – The ABC’s of Successful Classroom Management (Red Ribbon Edition)

Do You Know?  A Survey of the Black Experience in America

 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

  • Member – Teacher Education Curriculum Re-design/CREATE Team of Cleveland State University  2011-2012
  • Member – The City Club of Cleveland
  • Creator – Release Your Power:  VOTE!® – A Voter Awareness & Education Project
  • Founder – Successful Classroom Management Initiative®
  • Creator – Happy Birthday Dr. King!” © Birthday Card Contest
  • Founder – The Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Breakfast Celebration – Cleveland, Ohio
  • Volunteer – Election Protection Initiative – Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
  • Volunteer – Food Bank Ministry of Bethany Baptist Church – Cleveland, Ohio
  • Volunteer – Stop the Hate® Essay Reader – Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage – Beachwood, Ohio
  • Proponent Testimony – The Education Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives
  • At the Invitation of the (late) Honorable Claudette J. Woodard – Bill to create “Teacher Appreciation Day”

 HONORS, AWARDS & RECOGNITION

  • 2026 Exhibitor – Columbus (OH) Book Festival
  • Woman of Excellence Award from the Great Lakes Region of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
  • Community Leadership Honoree – Beth-el AME Zion Church – Cleveland, Ohio
  • “In the Footsteps of Dr. King” Honoree – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Scholarship Committee –
  • Cleveland, Ohio
  • Delores L. McCollum Scholarship – Established by the MLK Holiday Scholarship Committee – Cleveland, Ohio
  • Citation Award Honoree – Alpha Xi Chapter of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.
  • Educational Excellence Award – Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission
  • Community Service Award – Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. – Gamma Chapter
  • Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers®
  • Fulbright Scholar – The State of Israel
  • Armonk Scholar – Federal Republic of Germany
  • Letter of Commendation – The (late) Honorable Louis Stokes – Member of the United States Congress
  • Outstanding Young Woman of America®