She received a divine calling into the Gospel ministry in May, 1994, and was licensed and ordained under Pastor Rickey E. White at the Union Run. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology with a minor in Social & Criminal Justice from Ashford University of Clinton, Iowa, and she received a Certificate of Religious Studies from the Evans-Smith Leadership Training Institute of the Virginia Union University Samuel D. Proctor School of Theology. She has been employed at Region Ten Community Service Board for the past 17 years.