I began my first career in the U.S. Air Force as an Instructor, Student Training Advisor, and for the remainder as a Behavioral Health Clinician working with service members, communities and families to lesson the impacts of their substance use.

After retirement I continued to work within the addictions field as the Director of an inpatient treatment facility for 14 years and then for two and a half years leading another program for UNC’s School of Medicine also located here in Raleigh.

I currently serve as the Project Director of a 7.8 million dollar Federal SAMHSA grant focusing on building recovery support programing across the state of NC while also serving my community through doing frequent public speaking, mentoring, coaching and working with clients to achieve their maximum potential.

I created my company 2BUnderstood, LLC after realizing a strong need for people to not only believe success is possible, but to provide road maps to get them to where they belong – achieving increased individual incomes, self-confidence to build deeper relationships with others through improved communications and leadership mastery.