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  • Education

    • Associates of Arts Degree, Texarkana Community College –Texarkana, TX (1996)
    • Bachelor of General Studies Degree, Texas A&M University Texarkana, TX (1998)
    • Master’s in Theological Studies, SMU–Perkins School of Theology (2010)
    • Currently Pursuing Doctorate Degree, SMU Perkins School of Theology

  • Pastoral Charges

    • St. Luke C.M.E. Church –Jefferson, Texas (July 1999-June 2000)
    • Miles Memorial C.M.E. Church –Marshall, Texas (June 2000-June 2005)
    • St. Mark C.M.E. Church –Longview, Texas (July 2005 – July 2014)
    • Presiding Elder of the Greenville-Texarkana District in the East Texas Region, the first female Presiding Elder of the 8th Episcopal District (July 2014 to Present)

  • Honors/Awards

    • Honored and featured in “Our Texas” Magazine as one of the Millennia Women: A Feature on Women Pastors in 2005
    • First female pastor of St. Luke C.M.E. Church & St. Mark C.M.E. Church
    • Elected Delegate for the 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, & 2022 C.M.E. General Conferences
    • Elected to General Connection Board of the C.M.E. Church in 2010
    • Served on the Joint Board of Finance for East Texas Region since 2005, and was chair from June 2010 to July 2014, first female to serve as chair in the region
    • Served on the Ministerial Board of Examination for East Texas Region 2005-2014
    • January 2009 & 2020 – Preached at the Pastor’s Conference – Atlanta, GA
    • Honored as “Female Pastor of the Year” by St. Paul CME – Atlanta, TX
    • Honored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Longview Alumnae Chapter for Dedication and Service to the Community – May 22, 2010
    • Selected as a Devotional writer for the Advent Booklet 2013
    • Served as Facilitator at the 2010 and 2011 Annual CME Convocation and served as Focus Group Leader at the 2012 Youth/Young Adult Conference in Orlando, Florida
    • Acknowledged as a 2016 “Women in Ministry “Forerunner” by the Commission on the Concerns for Women in the Ministry at the Pastor’s Conference in Atlanta, GA
    • Recently appointed to The Arkansas Citizens’ Climate League as a member of the Board of Directors
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