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Background
Education:
BA, from Howard University in Washington, DC, in psychology
Biographical Sketch:
As the daughter of a Detroit police officer and a Detroit schools administrator, she grew up on the city’s northwest side. She interned with US Congressman John Conyers. After 6 years as a Detroit Public Schools teacher and summer youth employment supervisor, she was chosen in 1994 by Mayor Dennis Archer to serve with the City of Detroit’s Youth Department. She spent 6 years helping to capture federal and local dollars to improve the city’s capacity to serve youth. She then worked for more than 2 years as the Administrator of the Division of Compliance for the City of Indianapolis. She was hired in 2003 by Wayne County and last served as the Director of Organizational Effectiveness. She also started operating her own consulting business in 2003.
She was an adviser with the Co-Ette Club Inc. for high school girls for 17 years and has served on the Karmanos Cancer Center Board and the Belle Isle Women’s Committee. Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., the Links Incorporated and Plymouth United Church of Christ.
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