I AM...
- A humble child of God who continues to be blessed and highly favored
- A proud country girl from Eastern Kentucky with good ol’ down-home values
- A wife, mother of two teenage boys, and the only female in my home including the dog
- A first-generation college graduate of hard-working and faithful parents and grandparents
- The owner of a 1964 baby blue and white convertible Chevrolet Corvair – my old skool
- A former “bench” molecular biologist, geneticist, and clinical scientist in big pharma
- A graduate of evening law school in 3.5 years while working full-time during the day
- A long-time advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion of women in STEM and law
- Past-president and first diverse president of Women & Hi Tech, an Indiana nonprofit
- A water baby having a deep relationship with the sun, beach and islands of the Caribbean
This profile appeared in the February 2021 edition of I Am Barnes & Thornburg.