EDUCATION:

 

1964-1969  - Chavala High School, Phenix City, Alabama - Diploma

1970-1973  - Grambling State University, Grambling, LA - B.A., Biology

1976           - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, Biochemistry - Summer Program

1974-1976  - University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama - Postgraduate–Biology

1974-1978 -  Second Lieutenant,  United States Air Force    - Honorable Discharge

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HONORS:

1969 - High School Class Valedictorian & Honors Graduate

1973 - Magna Cum Laude Graduate - Grambling State University

1973 - Certificate of Merit - Biology

1972-1973 - Chair, Projects Committee, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

1972-1973 - Member, Student Union Board & Chair of campus entertainment

                    Delegate to National Student Union Conference

1972 - Elected to Who’s Who Among American College and University Students

1970-1973  - Financial Aid Assistant, Grambling State University

1974-1976 -  Recipient, Armed Forces Health Professional Scholarship -

                     (first Black Female to receive this scholarship in Southwest District)

1982 - First Black to pass Registry Examination of Board of Registered Polysomnographic                                        Technologists; first Black Registered Technologist in United States

1982 - Founded SW Region organization of The Association of Polysomnographic Technologists,                     organized and hosted first regional meeting

1983 -Present - Member, Local Chapter - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

                          Past Treasurer, Scholarship & Standards Committee, Ways and Means

                          Committee, Newsletter Committee, Heritage and Archives Committee,

                          Projects Committee, Founders Day Committee, Finance Committee,

                          Meetings and Social Arrangement Committee, Membership Committee

1985 - Elected to Outstanding Young Women in America

1988 - Present - Member of Windsor Village United Methodist Church

1988 -Examiner for Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)   

1990 - Present - Elected to Board of Directors, Sunridge Villas Homeowners Association (HOA)        1992 - Present - President of Board of Directors, Sunridge Villas Homeowners Association

1990 - Organized and Hosted SE/SW Regional Association of PolysomnographicTechnologists Meeting - Houston, TX 

1990-1991 - Sunday School Teacher - Windsor Village United Methodist Church

1992 - Elected Member-At-Large of Board of Polysomnographic Technologists   

1992 - 1998 - Chief Examiner, Site Supervisor and Hostess for Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists Registry Examination

1993-1995 - Founded Greater Houston AWAKE Support Group for Sleep Apnea Patients

1995 - Organized First Annual AWAKE Conference

1995 - Present  -  Member of Greeters Ministry, Windsor  Village UMC

1995 - 1999  -  Founded Houston Metropolitan Investment Club; Chair, Education Committee; past Vice President            

1997 - Present - Meeting Organizer and Coordinator for Southern Sleep Society

1998 - Organized and Coordinated Preceptorship on Sleep Disorders for Cephalon Sales Representatives - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX   

1998 - Coordinated and Hosted 16^th. Annual APT SE/SW Regional Meeting, League City, TX

1999 - Elected Treasurer of SE/SW Region of the Association of Polysomnographic Technologists 1999- 2001 -  Chair, Exam Development Committee,  Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists

2002- 2004 - President, Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists

2004-2006 – Chair, Exam Development Committee,  Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists  

2006-Present – Chair, Educational Advisory Committee, Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists

EMPLOYMENT:

Sleep Management Centers, 6350 Techster Boulevard, Suite #2, Fort Myers, FL 33966 – 4/28/06 –Present

Job Title:  Vice President and Director of Technical Development

Duties:  Development of policies and procedures for all technical operations in the company. Assist with administrative polices and procedures. Hiring and managing employees; business development, marketing, supervision of all technical employees, scoring sleep studies, data management, day-to-day company operations.s and leg movements.  Respiratory Care Clinics of North America, Volume 11(December 2005), 709-730.