Education and Selected Accomplishments

• Masters of Science in Criminal Justice Forensic Psychology (2007)

        Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio

• Bachelors of Arts in Social Work (1995)

       University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio 

• Aleria’s Promise Inaugural Advocacy Award, presented by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Nu Gamma Omega Chapter,    2014

• Beacon Light Baptist Church of Baton Rouge Visionary Voice Award,  2014

• Lifetime Achievement Award - Open Arms Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Services,  2009

• Athena Award for Hancock County, awarded by Sky Bank, presented by U.S. Congressman Michael R. Oxley and U.S. Senator George Voinovich, 2004

• Hancock County Sheriff’s Award,  2003

• Hancock County Community Impact Award,  2000

• Findlay/Hancock County Business and Professional Women Honors, 1997

• Ohio Attorney General Lee Fisher’s Unsung Hero Award, 1992