Welcome.

Thank you for visiting my site! I am excited to connect with and learn from a network of courageous scholars, educators, and practitioners whose work is making an impact on the lives of students at every level and in every educational setting.

If you are interested in collaborating to enhance inclusive practices and develop belongingness initiatives in your school or organization, let's chat!

“When I dare to be powerful—to use my strength in the service of my vision—then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." -Audre Lorde

About Me.

I am a fourth-generation educator with over 15 years of

progressive leadership experience in the development and

oversight of academic programs and policies; recruitment,

enrollment, and retention strategies; and initiatives to

promote achievement and meet the needs of diverse stu-

dent cohorts from pre-matriculation through graduation.

I currently serve as Dean of Inclusion and Belonging at

St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware where my key

responsibilities are leadership of DEIBJ education and

programming and supporting the integration of inclusive

and equitable practices throughout the school.

I earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from Spelman College and Temple University, respectively, and a Ph.D. in Women's,Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Emory University. My research interests include 19th and 20th century African American literature, feminist theories, and popular cultural studies. Inspired by my experience in the Miss America Program and as the first African American woman to win the Miss Georgia Pageant in 2004, I completed a dissertation titled "The Pageant Politic: Race and Representation in American Beauty Contests and Culture."

I am a wife, mother of two, board member at Red Clay Yoga, and a proud member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, The Links, Incorporated, and Jack and Jill of America, Inc.