Prior to joining MTSU, she was President of The MERIDA Group, a marketing and business consulting firm based in Brentwood, TN. Her corporate clients included SONY Music Entertainment, BET, Integrity Music, and Warner Bros. Records. She has also served as the music coordinator for BET´s Sunday Best singing competition series, talent coordinator for The Dove Awards, script assistant for CMA Fest, and coordinating producer for TV One. She was successful in securing client performance on the 50th Annual Grammy Awards Show, as well as national appearances for other clients on ABC´s The View, the CBS Morning Show, CNN, and ABC News.