Sworn in May 23, 2014.

Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1984, Bachelor of General Studies. New York University School of Law, New York, NY, 1987, J.D.

Career Record: 1987-88, Law Clerk to Judge Julia S. Gibbons, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee; 1988-91, Attorney, Pierson, Ball & Dowd / Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Washington, D.C.; 1991-95, Attorney, McDonnell Boyd / McDonnell Dyer / Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Memphis, TN; 1996-1997, Director of Programs and later Vice President-Comprehensive Services, Memphis Race Relations & Diversity Institute; 1997-99, Attorney, Burch, Porter & Johnson, Memphis, TN; 1999-2014, Senior Attorney (1999-2002), University Counsel (2002-2014), and Interim Chief of Staff to the President (2013-14), University of Memphis.

Awards: Allen J. Hammond Presidential Service Award, University of Memphis, 2012, and was named by the University as one of the 100 Women who made a difference in the University’s first 100 years. “Top 40 Under 40,” Memphis Business Journal, 1998.

Publications: The Story of the Disappearing Season: Should Strict Liability Be Used in the NCAA Infractions Process?, 41 U. MEM. L. REV. 847 (2011).