PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
During the past twenty years, I have been actively involved in the domestic violence/abuse and neglect cause, including helping to pass legislation, sitting on the Governor’s DV Task Force, several city and county task forces, Boards for agencies such as Wickenburg Youth Foundation, Young Life, and Little League.

I have been a counselor, case manager, supervisor for residential treatment and care facilities and group homes. As well, I am a professional trainer/speaker and am a member of three national speakers’ bureaus, specializing in abuse/neglect.

I have also worked as a jury-profiler for high-profile court cases as well as an expert witness in the area of Domestic Assault.

PUBLICATIONS
James Dobson’s Focus on the Family, Article 1989 (Alcoholism)
Welfare Reform, 2001, Arizona State Legislative Committee on Welfare Reform.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Direct Impact Ministries is an organization that my husband and I founded some six years ago. Integrating our testimony with music, we are able to travel across the United States speaking and singing the message of Christ to churches and organizations alike.
Through Direct Impact Ministries, we have also formed the Domestic Violence/Crisis Center that will service the 9th Judicial District to assist in integrating a network of resources and referrals for victims of abuse.
Also, Direct Impact Ministries is where, through this network of ministering, finds many of their employees. Men willing to learn a trade and get a second chance at life.


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Roane County Chamber of Commerce
The Women Executives
Children’s Advocacy Center, Board Member
CASA Volunteer (In Training)
Domestic Violence/Crisis Center (Serving the 9th Judicial District at this time)
Speaker’s Bureaus: Tennessee, Arizona, and the National Organization for Christian Ministries

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
My family is involved with sports activities through our children, as well as we attend So. Harriman Baptist Church.

SECURITY CLEARANCE
I have been cleared through both Arizona and Tennessee

AWARDS RECEIVED
Miss Arizona, 20th Century; Model of the year, Most Distinguished American High School Student (2 years).

SPECIAL TRAINING RECEIVED
Adolescent/Adult Substance Abuse, Reality Therapy, HBCC Code of Ethics, AMA Code of Ethics, NASW Professional Review, PTSD and Dissociation (Adults and Children), Co-Occurring Disorders, Law-Ethics & Psychology, Connecting, TCI, TACC Leadership & Management, MPD, Identity Disorder, Infant/Toddler Mental Health and Development, CPR/First Aid & Rescue, OSHA: Workplace Violence, IMPACT: Family Therapy, Ethics of Psychologists as Therapists, Forensic Psychologist Guidelines Training, ACA Ethics, Domestic Violence for Professionals, CASA (Final Test is not yet scheduled however, training is complete), Gold Member Training (Interviewing Techniques), Six Sigma, Respect/Sexual Harassment Certification, Cultural Diversity.