• Born Richmond, Va, Army brat, traveled with family to various postings, including 4 years in Germany
  
• CHOSE to put down roots in Powhatan, which I have grown to LOVE

• Retired from Philip Morris USA; I was a manufacturing supervisor, manager, & retired as director; my specialties were training & development, leadership development, assessment centers, succession planning, organization development, & change management 
  
• Distinguished Military Graduate (DMG), Virginia Military Institute, BA cum laude
  
• Masters, College of William & Mary

• Masters, Human Resource Development, George Washington University
  
• Certificate in Management Development, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College; executive programs at MIT, Duke, University of Richmond and PMUSA
  
• Worked for USAID during the Reagan Administration in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan advising on how best to insure US foreign aid reached the hands of entrepreneurs, including women-owned businesses; worked for Philip Morris in India improving manufacturing & management practices
  
• Since retirement, I teach leadership at University of Virginia; University of Richmond; the National Criminal Justice Command College; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF&E), both at Quantico.  Other clients include Qimonda/Infineon (White Oak Semiconductor), Metro Chamber of Commerce, Ember Corporation, Virginia Department of Social Services, Scholastic (Harry Potter & other children's books); Commonwealth Parenting Board, Williamsburg - James City County School Board

• Past representative to the Metropolitan Planning Organization for Powhatan
  
• Completed various planning certification programs for local government

• Certified American Tree Farmer; Stewardship Forester; Master Gardener; have placed my forest land into easement
  
• Certified Professional Manager
  
• Graduate, Leadership Metro Richmond
  
• Past National President, International Management Council
  
• Past Chairman, Board of Regents, Institute of Certified Professional Managers

In Powhatan ...

• President, Concerned Citizens of Powhatan County, Inc. (which successfully fought the 300-acre Richmond landfill planned for Powhatan and another prison for Powhatan)

• Led the effort to save and return-to-use abandoned St. James Chapel
  
• Successfully led the challenge to the Virginia State Police's planned Firing Range in Powhatan
  
• Organized the Old River Trail annual clean-up for the past 27 years