I was born and raised in Ann Arbor. My parents, who are retired educators, came from a sharecropping background in Mississippi and they were each the first in their family to go to college. I have a large extended family with 71 first cousins. I have had the chance to live in many places throughout the US and 2 years in Japan. I enjoy being active in the community, traveling, learning new things, reading, live , baking, real estate management, and exercise. I am thankful that I had the opportunity to attend Spelman College and the University of Michigan Law School.  I have been a lawyer for 19 years and have worked for Washtenaw County for the past 14 years. In this County, there is this false view that the problems that are going on nationally do not exist here because we are supposed to all be progressive and affluent. However, there is no true justice in our current criminal legal system in Washtenaw County.  Black children are the victims of the school to prison pipeline. My vision for the County is that we implement creative solutions to eliminate the extreme inequality that exists for Black, Brown, and economically disadvantaged people in the criminal legal system, health care, education, employment and housing.

Organization: Washtenaw County Public Defender's Office