Leadership:
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- 22 years as Red Cross Volunteer serving Oconee and 12 other counties; 18 years as Board Member; 6 years as Chair of Disaster Services (with 100+ volunteers)
- Founder and President of Furman Singers Alumni Association (Furman University, Greenville, SC); only choral alumni association in the country; 1700+ members
- Business owner of Doctors of English since 1989
- Co-founder We Care Athens Animal Haven, 2003 (sheltering and caring for abandoned animals)
- Selected, Coverdell Leadership Institute, Class of 2001
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Public Service:
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- Appointed member, Oconee County Stakesholders' Advisory Committee for Comprehensive Land Use Plan, 2007
- 22 years as Red Cross Volunteer serving Oconee and 12 other counties; 18 years as Board Member; 6 years as Chair of Disaster Services (with 100+ volunteers)
- Chair, Oconee County GOP for 6 years, elected First Vice Chair, 10th District GOP
- Commissioner, State of Georgia, Georgia Commission on Women
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Education:
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- Ph.D. (1989), University of Georgia, English; M.A. (1981) University of Georgia, English; B.A. (1977), Furman University (Greenville, SC), English
- Lifetime educator, 29 years as teacher, consultant, lecturer in homeschool, private, and public schools; trainer in a variety of venues, including American Red Cross, businesses, Citizens Emergency Response Team (CERT, Homeland Security)
- Adjunct Professor of English, Gainesville State College (Oconee Campus), 2006 to present
- School Board Member, Prince Avenue Christian School (Athens, GA), 10 years
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Personal:
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- Age: 53
- Marital status: Single
- Member, Oconee Heights Baptist Church (in Athens)
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