Born in Ravenswood, WV

Graduated Parkersburg High School

West Virginian native born

Texan by choice and Jackson County, WV by heart

Las Vegas, NV 1968-1978

Texas 1978 – 2004

BA of Psychology from Schreiner College, Kerrville, TX  in 1994

MSW from Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX in 1997

Worked in numerous settings as a Clinical Social Worker (Therapist/Counselor)

Returned to WV 2004

Worked with Veterans in Braxton Co. for a year.

Worked at Rainelle Medical Center in School-Based Health 2005 – 2017

MS in Psychology from Capella University 2011

RCFHC May 1, 2017