DACOWITS Position
- Employment and Integration Subcommittee Member
Other Positions/Employment/Community Involvement
- Served as Interim CEO, Westmoreland Cultural Trust [2019]
- Volunteer, Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital for 20 years, Westmoreland Hospital Auxiliary [board member for 10 years, and past president], YWCA of Westmoreland County [board member for 8 years and board treasurer for 2 years], YWCA Thrift Shop Volunteer for 8 years, American Red Cross, Westmoreland County Historical Society volunteer and co-chair of multi-million dollar Capital Campaign, Westmoreland County Food Bank, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) [at the local/chapter and state/council levels]
Prior Military Service or Affiliation
- Retired colonel, U.S. Marine Corps
Highest Education (Military/Civilian)
- MS, Naval Postgraduate School [1985]
- Naval War College [1988]
- National War College [1995]
Achievements/Awards/Recognition
- Women in NAACP Community Service Award [2009]
- YWCA President’s Award for significant volunteer service [2011]
- Red Cross Carol Navarre Memorial Award for outstanding volunteerism [2011]
- National Board Member, MOAA [2009-2014]
- Secretary, MOAA PA Council of Chapters [2013-present]
- MOAA Leadership Award for exceptional volunteer contributions [2019]
- Westmoreland County Lifetime of Service celebration, with husband, Charles, with proclamations from the PA Senate, House of Representatives and the Westmoreland County Commissioners [2019]