Education

• B. A. Marketing- Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
• M. A. Labor Relations- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, George E. Baker Foundation- 1980 Fellowship for Small Business Management.

Military

• U. S. Marines
• Secretary for the Commander of the Pacific Task Force 77

Employment (Private & Public)

• President/CEO - Andrew Pettress & Company, Pontiac, MI
• Women/Minority Affairs Director - American Speedy Printing
• CEO - Metro Substance Abatement Program
• The Taubman Company
• Ford Motor Company
• Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Company
• U.S. Dept. of HUD
• Pontiac City Government
• State of Michigan Dept. of Labor
• City of Cincinnati Human Relations Commission
• Lansing, Michigan - Model Cities Program

Community Involvement

• Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital
• Oakland University President's Committee
• Chairman-Frederick Douglass Society of Michigan
• (Past) President- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Michigan Grad. Chapter
• Board Member- Oakland County Public Transportation Authority
• Board Member- Pontiac Downtown Development Authority

Honors

• Alpha Phi Alpha- Past President & Entrepreneur of the Year Award
• American Speedy Printing Centers
• Midwest Devellpment Director/Manager of the Year Award
• Performance & Team Player of the Month
• Women in Franchising Award
• Who's Who in Black America
• Diversity Champion Award(Birmingham/Bloomfield Task Force)
• NAACP- Stubenville Chapter, Community Service Award