Education
B. Charleston, West Virginia, November 10, 1947;daughter Daniel Emerson and Isabell Mae (Westfall) Baird. Bachelor of Arts, Marshall University, 1969.
Master of Social Work, West Virginia University, 1976.
Child welfare worker West Virginia Department Welfare, Welch, 1969-1974. Social worker Elkhorn Mental Health Clinic, Welch, 1974-1975.
Counselor Charleston Job Corps Center, 1976-1979. Manager counseling Brunswick (Georgia) Job Corps Center, 1979-1980.
Manager counseling Knoxville Job Corps Center, 1980-1982, manager employability assurance, since 1982.