More than 40 years executive and leadership experience in higher education, K-12 education, public speaking, organizational development, board development, board service, non-profits, and consulting,Led the organizational development of Alignment Nashville and then worked with business, education, and non-profit leaders to replicate Alignment organizations and practices in 18 other cities and regions in California, Illinois, Florida, New York, Mississippi, Michigan, and Hawaii through Alignment USA,Was lead strategist for the initial deployment of the Ford Next Generation Learning initiative of the Ford Motor Company Fund, a nationwide effort,In 2017 was awarded the Chamber's Choice award at the Academies of Nashville Academy Awards for her role in helping to establish The Academies of Nashville,Has served on many non-profit and educational boards and currently serves on the board of Monroe Harding in Nashville Tennessee,Led the development and implementation of more than $20 million in grants from the National Science Foundation, The US Department of Education and others.Presentations and collaborations include, the White House under President Obama, represented the National Science Foundation for US Congressional testimony on cyber-security education, Speaker at international conference on 3D printing in Istanbul Turkey, Workshop faculty at Harvard Graduate School of Education, Speaker at the National Academy of Engineering, the American Youth Policy Forum, the Ford Next Generation Learning annual conferences, and many others,Strategic political accomplishments include working with the TN legislature to change the mission of Nashville State Technical Institute to Nashville State Community College, to develop a new campus in Cookeville TN, and to initiate the Nashville State Campuses in Humphreys County, Dickson County, and Antioch in Nashville,Currently serves as the managing partner of a commercial real estate LLC in St. Petersburg, FL where she has overseen the turnaround of waterfront commercial real estate in the downtown area.Currently a community volunteer in Nashville TN and St. Petersburg FL