EDUCATIONAL PROFILE

• Sam Houston State University, MA, Political Science 1999
• Sam Houston State University, Bachelor of Arts Teaching, Political Science, 1989, Summa Cum Laude
• Angelina College, Associates Secretarial Sciences, 1977

• Three years Dual Credit Government Instructor, Livingston High School  
• 23 years full-time classroom instructional experience (2000-2023) Angelina College

PUBLICATIONS

• Southern Political Science Association, 1999, Savannah Georgia, “Managed Health Care and Women’s Issues in Polk and Angelina Counties.”
• Southern Political Science Association, 1997, Norfolk, Virginia, “Elder Advocacy: Implementation of the Resource Advocate Program in Polk County, Texas.”

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Livingston High School

• College and Career Specialist, Government Instructor, and Dual Credit Coordinator (Academics) beginning Fall, 2026
• Three years Academic Advisor and Government Instructor, Livingston High School (two years Dual Credit Coordinator (Academics) 

Angelina College

• 23 years full-time classroom instructional experience (2000-2023)
• 23 years advising experience
• Department Chair of Social and Behavioral Sciences (School of Arts and Education)
• Lead Instructor of Government
• Face to Face instruction, Dual Credit, Hybrid, and On-line experience
• Coordinator, Constitution Day
• Member SACSCOC Editorial Team for Angelina College
• Three-year member Core Curriculum Committee (THECB core submissions)
• Field of Study, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board representative (Government)
• National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Award (2018)
• Minnie Stevens Piper Award for Angelina College (2017)
• Northeast Consortium of On-Line Learning Award -Outstanding Distance Learning Practitioner (2011)

I do not hold a Texas teaching certification.