Professional Experience:

Higher & Hire, Career Coach, Work Readiness Trainer, Certified Mediator

US Navy, Lieutenant Commander (Retired from Active Duty)
Over 20 years experience in employee development, multicultural competencies and project management. Her background includes: EEO Compliance, Mediation and Total Quality Management. A recipient of the Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award, she was nationally recognized by the NAACP for her significant contributions in the areas of civil/human rights, race relations, equal opportunity, human resources and public service.

Education:
Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol, RI
Juris Doctor

University Of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
Masters Degree of Science: Labor Relations/Human Resources

Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
Bachelor of Arts Degree: English & Psychology

Community support activities/Professional Associations:

• RI Commission for Human Rights (State Commissioner)
• City of Providence Property Tax Exemption Commission (Commissioner)
• Warwick Diversity Commission (Commissioner)
• RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Board Member)
• Warwick Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International Honor Society of Women Educators, (Finance Committee)
• RI Affirmative Action Professionals (Member)
• American Society for Training & Development (Member)
• American Legion, William Shield's Post #43 (Member)
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Member)
• Leadership Rhode Island Alum
• Schmidt Labor Research Center (Alum)

City Council Committee Assignments:

• Economic Development (Chair)
• Intergovernmental (Vice chair)
• Appointments: (Member)

Primary Concerns:

• The continued and often irresponsible drive for airport expansion.
• Organizing Ward 3 into Neighborhood Associations to maximize communications.
• Sustainable development for economic and cultural growth.
• Establishing Warwick as a destination city to increase business and tourism.
• A stronger focus on effective Work Readiness programs.
• Greater collaboration between municipalities including merging services when possible.
• Creative methods to provide property tax relief.
• Expanding services for our senior citizens and youth.
• Increase the inventory for affordable housing.
• Promote “temporary urbanism” as a means to provisionally fill a void, attract visitors and keep spending money in local neighborhoods.