1993-99 Doctoral Studies in Education, Adult Education, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1991 Post Graduate, Psychology, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
1979-84 Post Graduate, Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
1973 M.Ed., Guidance and Counseling, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana
1968 B.A., Elementary and Special Education, With Distinction, University of Southwestern Louisiana,
Lafayette, Louisiana
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1990 Institute for Management of Lifelong Education, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge,
Massachusetts
1989 American Sign Language, Delgado Community College
1984 Metropolitan Leadership Forum, sponsored by Tulane University and the Metropolitan Area Committee
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1998-present Les Carillons Bed & Breakfast, New Orleans, Louisiana
Owner/Innkeeper
1989-1999 Delgado Community College, New Orleans, Louisiana
Assistant Dean for Professional and Career Development, Community Campus
Part-time Instructor, Psychology and Human Development
1996-99, Chair, Workforce Initiative Task Force, Maritime & Transportation
1994-96, Coordinator, Advanced Technology Center
1994-99, Institutional Representative, New Orleans Technology Council Board of Directors
1994-99, Institutional Representative, Mayor's Military Advisory Committee
1994, Institutional Representative, New Orleans Empowerment Zone Congress
1994-96, Member, Delgado Self-Study Steering Committee; Chair, Committee on Purpose, Planning and Effectiveness
1993-95, Member, Professional Development Committee
1992-93, Facilitator, Faculty Convocation
1992, Institutional Representative, New Orleans Technology & Information Based Industries Task Force, Implementation Committee
1991-93, Faculty Advisor, Delgado Environmental and Social Action Group
1991-93, Member, Catalog Committee
1991-92, Member, Committee on Academic Instruction; Chair, Subcommittee on Academic Instruction
1991, Member, President Selection Committee
1990-91, Chair, Institutional Development Committee
1990-91, Member, Literacy Coordinating Committee
1990-91, Institutional Representative, St. Charles Parish Government/Higher Education Partnership
Career/Placement Counselor, Louisiana Job Link
1989, Job Fair Coordinator
1987-89 Bureau of Governmental Research, New Orleans, Louisiana
Research Associate Researched local government issues and prepared position papers on state laws governing
Orleans Parish School employees' tenure, City of New Orleans' 1988 bond election, and Convention Center expansion
tax proposition. Assisted in compilation and editing of comprehensive study of assessment practices in New Orleans
Metropolitan Area.
Executive Assistant Responsible for general office management, membership development, and all computer-generated billings and mailings to 500 individual and corporate accounts.
1979-85 Mayor's Office of Economic Development, New Orleans, Louisiana
Deputy Director Coordinated engineering, right-of-way acquisition and construction of public improvements in the
Almonaster-Michoud Industrial District. Managed contracts and monitored performance of engineers, consultants.
Liaison to Federal funding agencies. Formulated 1986 operating and capital budgets for Office of Economic
Development.
Executive Assistant to the Industrial Development Board of New Orleans Coordinated activities of private
developers, financial institutions, bond counsel and City administration.
Program Coordinator, Private Sector Initiative Program Administered City's first Private Sector Initiative
Program funded by U. S. Department of Labor (CETA Title VII). Developed local guidelines and coordinated all
activities of the Private Industry Council with private businesses, labor organizations, educational agencies and
community-based organizations. Received national recognition for training and job placement.
1976-78 Sellers, Dubroc & Associates, Inc., Lafayette, Louisiana
Consultant to local governing officials in seven parishes. Secured Federal funding for capital improvement projects.
Represented clients to grantor agencies. Provided administrative technical assistance from initial funding to program
close-out. In 1978, secured over $8,000,000 for clients from $11,000,000 available statewide through U. S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development's Small Cities Block Grant Program. Developed in-house
procedures for engineers' and planners' compliance with Federal labor standards and environmental reviews.
1975-76 St. Landry Parish Policy Jury, Opelousas, Louisiana
Parish Grants Coordinator Secured Federal funding for parish-wide capital projects, monitored administration and
contracts. Developed the parish's first Housing Assistance Program, involving cooperative agreements among four
local housing authorities. Drafted first Affirmative Action Plan for the Parish Police Jury and the St. Landry
Community Action Agency. Designated Equal Employment Opportunity Officer for the Parish.
1972-73 Pacific Training & Technical Assistance, Seattle, Washington
Consultant, Career Development
1969-72 University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana
Program Manager/Instructor, Seven Parish Area Head Start and Follow-Through Supplementary Training;
St. Martin and St. Landry Parishes' Career Opportunities Programs
1967-69 Lafayette Parish Schools, Lafayette, Louisiana
Teacher
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Better Business Bureau, Member, 1999-present
The Chamber, New Orleans and the River Region, Small Business Member, 1999-present
New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1999-present
League for Innovation, Host College Coordinator, International Conference on "Workforce 2000," 1993-94
National Council on Community Services & Continuing Education, Louisiana State Liaison, 1993-1999
American Association of Women in Community Colleges, Member, 1991-1999
Association for Continuing Higher Education, Professional Member, 1989-1999; Committee on Two-Year
Colleges, 1992-1999; Membership Committee, 1992-93
Mayor's Overall Economic Development Planning Committee, Co-chair, 1994-1999
Mayor's Transition Task Force, Chair, Committee on Almonaster-Michoud Industrial District, 1994
Mayor's Economic Development Strategic Planning Committee; Vice-Chair, Small & Minority Business Task
Force, 1993
The Chamber, New Orleans and the River Region, Alliance for Quality; Education Committee; The Chamber
Roundtable; 1990-1999
Advocates of Responsible Urban Policy, Secretary-Treasurer, 1989-present
Hotel Sales Marketing Association, Education Committee, 1990-92
Harvey Canal Industrial Association, Member, 1990-1999
Gulf Coast Safety & Training Group, Associate Member, 1990-1999
Acadiana Safety Association, Member, 1991-94
Delta Safety Society, Member, 1992-94
New Orleans Business and Professional Women's Club, Board-at-Large, 1984-85
Your Metropolitan Business and Civic Club (Y.M.B.C.), Secretary, 1983; Third Vice President, 1984
Louisiana Children's Museum, Board of Directors, 1985-86; Trustee, 1983-84
French Quarter Task Force, Mayor's Representative, 1981-85; Coordinator, First Annual French Quarter Festival,
1984
HONORS
Top 15 B&Bs in North America, Most Affordable Luxury, Inn Traveler 2004 Book of Lists
Rising Tide Small Business Award Finalist, The Chamber, 2001
Programs for Higher Education Scholar, Nova Southeastern University, 1996
1995 CIM Leadership Award, presented by IBM
Certificate of Appreciation, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, 1992
Certificate of Merit, conferred by Mayor Ernest N. Morial, City of New Orleans, 1984
Y.M.B.C. Denis Barry Award, 1984
Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1981
Recipient of U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare Training Stipend, Special Education, University of
Southwestern Louisiana, 1966-67
Alpha Lambda Delta, University of Southwestern Louisiana
Kappa Delta Pi, University of Southwestern Louisiana
PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
"Please Don't Tell Me It Doesn't Get Better Than This," a collection of stories and anecdotes from 10 years in academia
"Gumbo Ya-Ya," an essay on higher education's role in building the global initiative, presented at the 1996 Summer
Institute, Nova Southeastern University, Tucson, Arizona, August 1996
"Cohorts: Building Internal Networks for More Effective College/Corporate Partnerships," presented at the 56th
Annual Meeting, Association for Continuing Higher Education, Toronto, Canada, October 1994
"Essential Performance Skills: Linking Workplace Literacy to TQM," presented as part of a forum at the League for
Innovation in the Community College International Conference on Workforce Training, February 1994
"Quality or Else: Applying the TQM Paradigm to Business and Industry Training," presented at the National Council
on Community Services and Continuing Education National Conference, October 1993
"Human Stress," A manual accompanying a 12-step approach to stress management, June 1990
"Educational Legislation 1987," A position paper for the Bureau of Governmental Research, May 1987
"Halfway Home: Site Selection for Neighborhood Residential Facilities for Released Law Offenders," May 1979
"Counseling Services for Employees of Project Head Start," May 1972
"The Head Start Supplementary Training Program and Its Participants at the University of Southwestern Louisiana: A
Study and Profile 1970-71," April 1971