Author Bio

Growing up in Asheville, NC my weekdays were filled with school and sports. Being a PK (Preacher’s Kid), my weekends were filled with church. In between I loved to read. Though I enjoyed the adventure in classics like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, I had an unrelenting thirst for books about African Americans. There were very few and those that I did find were very stereotypical.

 

Writing at this stage of my life is purpose driven. My intent is to rejuvenate an interest in some and create an awareness in others of little and well known facts and heroes of African Diaspora. My stories educate and have the potential to tear down cultural barriers. I look forward to creating the types of stories young people desire and parents and educators yearn for.

 

Following graduation from Tennessee State University in 1982 I headed ‘off into the wild blue yonder’ as an airman in the United States Air Force. I was able to put my Recreation Administration Degree to good use in fitness, social recreation, and athletics. I am most proud of being a Desert Storm veteran and my time as Director of Youth Programs. It is those experiences that I draw from when developing stories, characters and scenes.

 

In 2015, I retired from the U.S. Forest Service with over 30 years federal service. Since then I have devoted my time to writing children’s picture books.