Gifts

I was born in Winston-Salem, NC in March 1941 and graduated from Hamptom Institute in VA with an Art Degree and from Ohio State University with a Masters Degree in Social Work. Most of my adult life was spent raising three kids. I have worked as an art teacher, management consultant, therapist, workshop leader, and public speaker.

I coauthored, with my husband, the book "The Black Manager: Making It In The Corporate World" published by the American Management Association. I am a poet, I sew, paint, draw, write, and create craft products. My husband, Floyd Dickens Jr., and I started 21st Century Management Services, Inc. We work on joint projects such as photographs with my poems, small wooden statues, and publications. I am also the company's primary researcher in cultural behavior. Together, we have written other books about the Diverse American Workforce which we self-published. Over the years we have made many art and craft items which we now offer for sale.