
I am a “cradle Methodist”, nurtured in the Wesleyan faith since infancy. During my formative years, God’s grace led me to profess my faith and be baptized into the Methodist church. The hymn “Great is Thy Faithfulness” describes the God I worship and praise, who has not changed or wavered in compassion, mercy and grace during the ups and downs of my life.
I graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan College and Western Kentucky University with majors in elementary education and school administration. My 34-year career as teacher and school principal taught me to identify persons’ strengths, help meet their needs, and appreciate individual differences. While working with a variety of students, families, faculty and staff, I learned to listen carefully and try to understand others before seeking to be understood. I believe all persons are of sacred worth and should be treated with respect. Sometimes that requires speaking difficult truth with love.
God has blessed me with many opportunities to serve in the United Methodist Church. My husband and I attend Morgantown United Methodist Church, where I teach Sunday school, lead music, serve on several committees and on the Morgantown Mission board of directors. I am a United Methodist Women local president and district secretary. As Owensboro District Lay Leader, I serve on the district Committee on Ordained Ministry and Owensboro Operational Team. I am a Lay Speaker, help facilitate district L.A.C.E. classes, serve on the conference Board of Lay Ministry and have attended numerous annual conferences as a delegate. I completed Lombard Peace Center’s Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders.
I hold a traditional view of scripture as described in the Book of Discipline and feel called to serve as a GC2020 delegate. If selected, I will prayerfully consider the work and always seek God’s guidance.