Not My Son, Not on Mother's Day

Theresa Dove-Waters brings to herservice a wealth of experiencegleaned through two careers: oneas an Ordained United Methodist ChurchPastor and the other as a collegiate-leveleducator. Waters worked at several collegesin Florida and Georgia for over 30 years asan Administrator and College Professor. Shetaught on a range of subject matter duringthat time, from religion to other socialsciences subject matter. Also, during hertime in Higher education, she served in several supervisory positions,including as director of minority affairs.Waters received her Bachelor and Masters of Education degreesfrom the University of North Florida before going on to earn a Masterof Divinity, with a concentration in religious education, from EmoryUniversity's prestigious Candler School of Theology.She is a past board member of the Southeastern Institute onChemical Dependency and has held numerous lectures and workshopson substance abuse and addiction. Additionally, she started a supportgroup for young women: Saving Ourselves: Black Women of TodayHelping Black Women of Tomorrow in Jacksonville, Florida.Other community services include serving on several boards ofdirectors and listed in Who's Who in the South and Southwest, inAmerican Education and of American Women.