Background
Bell-Tolliver, LaVerne was born on February 28, 1949 in Little Rock. Daughter of Louis Anthony and Ruby Jewell (Fleming) Bell.
Bell-Tolliver, LaVerne was born on February 28, 1949 in Little Rock. Daughter of Louis Anthony and Ruby Jewell (Fleming) Bell.
Bachelor in Sociology and Spanish, Drury College, 1971. Master of Social Work, University Arkansas, 1973. Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling with honors, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1996.
Clinical social worker Central Counties Mental Health Mental Retardation, Temple, Texas, 1973-1975. Worker, supervisor, trainer Texas Department Human Services, Dallas, 1975-1991. Owner, director Empowerment Services, since 1991.
Satellite director Child Guidance Clinic of Dallas, 1991-1996. Clinical director Our Brother's Keeper-NDUGU, Inc., Dallas, 1997-1999. Owner, director Empowerment Services, since 1991.
Adjunct faculty Dallas County Community College, Mesquite, Texas, 1987-1991. Contract therapist Family Place, Dallas, 1991-1994, Family Place, since 1998. Contract facilitator Texas Department Protective and Regulatory Services, Arlington, Texas, since 1991.
Technical expert Health and Sciences television Network, 1999.
Youth director Community Baptist Church, Dallas, 1979-1987, Bexar St. Baptist Church, Dallas, since 1987. Choir member St. Luke Community United Methodist Church, Dallas, since 1991. Adjunct member Oak Cliff Child Guidance Board, Dallas, 1993-1996.
Member educational task force Dallas Public Schools, 1995 -96. Member health fair task force Dallas Urban League, since 1995. Chair Dallas Mental Health Association Adolescent Symposia, 1998-1999.
Member American Association Marriage and Family Therapists (clinical member), National Association Black Social Workers, Association Play Therapists (registered play therapist), Texas Association Play Therapists, Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce (education advisory board since 1993).
1 child, Stephen Anthony Bell. Married Johnny Marvin Tolliver, December 20, 1970 (divorced April 1975). 1 child, Amani Malaika.