• Born January 16, 1951, Baltimore, Maryland
• Married to Dr. David Black with three children
• Lutheran
• Registered Nurse
• A.S.N. from Anne Arundel College in Annapolis, Maryland (1971)
• B.S.N. from Belmont University (1991)
• Development Director, Middle Tennessee YMCA
• Rotarian of the Year 1993 by Hendersonville Rotary Club
• Leadership Sumner Distinquished Alumni 1998
• Sumner County YMCA Volunteer of the Year 2001

Public Office

• House member of the 101st through 103rd General Assemblies
• Member, House Education Committee
• Member, House Children and Family Affairs Committee
• Member, Domestic Relations Subcommittee
• Member, K-12 Subcommittee
• Member, House Domestic Relations Subcommittee
• Special Study Committee on Student Health and Academic Achievement

Community Involvement

• Hendersonville Rotary Club - Past President
• Gallatin Chapter of American Cancer Society - Past President
• United Way of Sumner County - Past Chair
• YMCA - Board Member
• Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce - Board Member
• American Heart Association - Board Member
• Gallatin Chamber of Commerce
• Hendersonville League of Women Voters
• Leadership Sumner Alumni Association - Past President
• Habitat for Humanity of Sumner County - Past Vice President
• P.E.O. - Past President
• Gallatin Toastmasters - Past President