Curriculum Vitae

  EDUCATION: Capella University, Minneapolis, MN                                            ABD (all but defend dissertation) Doctorate of Public Health degree                                                 took time off due to the        Health Advocacy and Leadership specialization                           death of a son and timed out Capella University, Minneapolis, MN                                                 ...

Partnership Development Frontier Produce, Inc . Established a partnership to receive monthly produce donations to allow for sharing of a healthy sampling of an easy healthy recipe at produce giveaways in the Northeast portion of Oklahoma area reaching over 1000 people each month at a variety of community outreach events.   1st Step Male Diversion Program.  Established a partnership to create a gardening and nutrition education project to address mental health and addiction healing for the men as they navigate learning new behaviors to change the direction of the path their lives was heading.  Oklahoma Department of Human Service, Permanency Placement, Child Welfare Department . Established a referral process to assist parents with gaining parenting skills to work towards returned custody.  Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences . Established a referral process to assist patients with health issues relating to nutrition intake as well as collaborati...

Grant Writing: Principal Investigator: OSU Extension CNEP Community Grant ($2,000)                                              10/1/24-9/30/25 Community focused funding to address policy, system, or environmental changes to address food security concerns in limited resource communities. Two separate proposals for $1000 each were submitted and awarded for the purchase of resources for improving food access and education. 1st Step Male Diversion Program was on the receiving end of one of these awards by receiving garden tools and seeds to assist with address mental health and addiction recovery through Agri-healing while also addressing food security. Tulsa Boys Home received the other $1000 to assist with the purchase of a demonstration table to allow for improved visual participation in hands on activities for gardening and food preparation classes....