- Experienced Member of Denton ISD Board – 24 years of service
- Elected by fellow board members numerous times as an officer including Board President twice
- Past President and Member of the Board, North Central Texas Council of Governments
- Past Member of Denton City Council
- Director, Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, Texas Woman’s University
- Professor Emeritus of Government, Texas Woman’s University
- Born and reared in North Texas
- Graduate and Distinguished Alum of North Central Texas College
- Active in North Texas Area School Boards Association, Texas Association of School Boards, and the National School Board Association
- Active Member of the American Society of Public Administration
- Lifetime Member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- Past member of the Executive Board, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- Past National Advisor of Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society
- Member of the current Denton Charter Review Committee
- Ph.D., School of Government and Public Administration, the American University, Washington, D.C.
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