About

My background as a litigation paralegal for thirty-eight years trained me to sharpen my writing and research skills. With over twenty-five years as a genealogist and researcher, I've written several articles about family history, including a family newsletter. My role as the editor of the Afro-American Genealogy Group ("AAGG") Newsletter was not just about editing stories. However, I transformed its content under my leadership to focus on the stories its members submitted.

I researched the members and historical events in the community that resulted in founding the Media Pennsylvania chapter of the NAACP. My current projects include researching and writing narratives about the charter members of the Philadelphia Heritage Chapter for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).

I am writing a biography of my aunt, Ardelle A. Llewellyn, who was born in 1918 and lived to be 105 years old. Her life story focuses on her struggles, both racial and gender, and the infamous people she encountered, including her mentors. She became the second black professor at San Francisco State University and pioneered curriculum development for teaching children.