General Background:
- Resident of Columbus/Bartholomew county for over 40 years
- BCSC employee for over 35 years
- Currently a Pupil Services Teacher at Taylorsville Elementary School; previously at Fodrea Elementary & voted by students as Walmart's Teacher of the Year
- Attended Culinary Institute of Arts Boot Camp
- Husband - Donald Trapp
- Children - 3 adult children (Rashaad, Brandon, Yvonne) ; 1 Grandchild (Messiah)
Volunteer/Community Affiliations:
- Named The Republic's 1991 Columbus Woman of the Year
- Graduate of Leadership Bartholomew County
- Served on the Board of The Heritage Fund - The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County
- Former Member - Youth Advocacy Commission
- Former CASA volunteer
- Lifetime member of the NAACP
- Member - St. Bartholomew Catholic Church
Co-op Interests:
- Admire and appreciate the work & efforts of the founding members of the Columbus Food Co-op to establish a Co-op in the community
- Having a Co-op in the community will be an alternative to our grocery options as well as offer its members and the community more consumer educational opportunities around nutrition and healthy choices/food options
Contributions to Co-op Board:
- Volunteer Board governance experience
- Support and advance consumer educational component of its work/mission in the community
- Alignment with own passion for healthy and nutritious food choices