Title: Educator, Trainer, Presenter, Leader
Company: Education Advocate
Location: Topeka, Kansas, United States
Affiliations/Associations/Societies:
- Tools for Motherhood (founder, creator)
- Belize (keynote speaker panel)
- Belize, Teachers Conference, Central America (international presenter, 2024, 2023, 2020)
- Butler Community College
- Children’s Discovery Museum
- Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Developmental Service (governor’s representative)
- Friends University
- Friends University Alumni Advisory Board (past president)
- Haiti Teachers Conference (leader of conference)
- Children’s Discovery Museum (founding board member, exhibits design member)
- Kansas Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Developmental Services (governor’s representative, past chairperson)
- Kappa Delta Pi
- MOPS International (mentor mom, MOPS Magazine advisor)
- National Early Childhood Education Board (former representative)
- OMEP World Conference, Panama City, Panama, 3-day Conference (2019)
- Oxford Roundtable Symposium for International Scholars (2024, 2019)
- San Juan Porto Rico International Symposium (presenter)
- State Level Education Council (former chairperson)
- Walden University, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Education (2016)
- Wichita State University (BA, 1985)
- World Education Conference (presenter)
- World Organization (OMEP) for Early Childhood Education (past board member, US Chapter)
Achievements:
- Teacher of Important Motherhood Strategies, with a Focus on Early Childhood, Preparation for School Readiness, and Long-Term Success
- Author, Five Books
- Inspiring and Motivational Presenter
- State, National and International Speaker on Tools for Motherhood Material
- State Level Trainer on Mentoring and Leadership Development
- Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2023)
- Inductee, Top Professionals of the Year, Marquis Who’s Who (2023)
- Volunteer Service at an Orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (2017)
- Recipient, Plaque, Friends University Alumni Advisory Board (2016)
- Inductee, Alpha Epsilon Xi Chapter, Kappa Delta Pi (2011)
- Certification, Kansas Teacher (1985)
- Recipient, Certificate of Appointment, Council on Early Childhood Developmental Services, State of Kansas
- Recipient, Certificate, Oxford Round Table
- Recipient, Plaque of Appreciation, Friends University Alumni Advisory Board
- Recipient, Plaque of Recognition for Outstanding Service, Topeka Alumni Advisory Board
