Background
Gallups, Vivian Lylay Bess was born on January 14, 1954 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Vann Foster and Lylay Vivian (Stanley) Bess.
Gallups, Vivian Lylay Bess was born on January 14, 1954 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Vann Foster and Lylay Vivian (Stanley) Bess.
Bachelor, Birmingham Southern College, 1975. Master of Arts in Management, Birmingham Southern College, 1985. Master of Arts in Education, University Alabama, Birmingham, 1975.
Counselor, Columbia (South Carolina.) College, 1975-1976; case manager, South Carolina. Department Social Services, Lexington, 1976; benefit authorizer, payment determination specialist then recovery reviewer, Social Security Administration, Birmingham, 1977-1985; administrative contracting officer, unites states department Defense, Birmingham, Alabama, 1992-1994; supervisor contract administrator Defense Logistics Agency, unites states department Defense, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1994-1995; contract administrator, supervisory contract administrator, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1995-1997; contract specialist, United States Coast Guard, Washington, 1997-1998; chief of contracting operations, United States Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, Baltimore, since 1998.
Hospice volunteer Baptist Medical Center-Montclair, Birmingham, 1982. Trustee, treasurer Resurrection House, Birmingham, 1984-1985. Volunteer counselor Cathedral Church of Advent, Birmingham, 1987.
Organist St. Thomas' Parish, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, since 1998. Member National Contract Management Association (certified professional contracts manager, chapter secretary 1987, president 1990-1993, national director 1993-1994), Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, American Guild Organists, National Association Pastoral Musicians.
Married Ordice Alton Gallups, Junior, July 12, 1975.