Hey there, I’m a writer, reader, and proud Blerd (Black Nerd). I love educating through art and popular culture. I have worked in corporate America since the age of twenty-three while also being a member of several community groups who, through the arts, exposed countless numbers of ethnic and racially diverse groups to the Black experience. I have written for several blogs about the Black Female experience navigating nerd culture, and, as the daughter of two theological scholars, faith and religion are also integral parts in my life’s work of teaching love, truth, and respect for all the peoples of the world. I am currently working on my first novel.

Hi, I’m a lifetime educator who uses learning as a catalyst for positive change. I began my thirty plus years in education at age three teaching my dolls on the doorstep outside our home. Since that career starter, I’ve served in a variety of roles including Associate Commissioner of Education for the state of Texas; Chief of Staff for the Dallas Independent School District in Dallas, Texas; Assistant School Superintendent in Wake County Public Schools, North Carolina; director of learning for a 10,000 member international education association; department director at a regional education service center; as well as grade-level principal, and dean of instruction in two large urban school districts. Education and learning are in my DNA, and my goal is to use my skills for the betterment of the world.