My Professional Background

My career began as a professional fashion model and narrator. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Fashion Marketing Communication that led to various positions in retail and wholesale industries in New York City. Changing careers to the field of corporate training I returned to school. I received a Master of Arts degree in Education from the University of Michigan, specializing in training dynamics and leadership for adults. With approximately twenty years of success in the field of corporate training my career took a radical turn for the better.

A calling from God led me to Ashland Theological Seminary where I received a Master of Arts degree in Pastoral Counseling. I completed a year at HAVEN (an organization dedicated to the eradication of domestic violence) nine months of which was my counseling internship. I am licensed by the state of Michigan to counsel and working towards full licensure. I am credentialed by the National Board for Certified Counselors. NBCC's certification program recognizes counselors who have met predetermined standards in their training, experience, and performance on the National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification (NCE), the most portable credentialing examination in counseling.

I belong to the following organizations and hold various positions within them:
. Michigan Coalition Against Domestic Violence (MCADV)
. Ashland Theological Seminary Alum
. U of M Alum
. Elder in the Presbyterian Church
. Deacon in the Presbyterian Church
. Member of Spiritual Formation Committee-Theological Education Fund
. Member CAPs