Paulette Holloway has demonstrated expertise in areas of social service delivery, management and administration, with a career spanning more than 35 years. Her professional experience has included areas of youth services, mental hygiene, substance abuse treatment, corrections, homelessness, and most recently, 15 years as an executive director of a local adoption agency. She has also served as a gifted trainer and workshop leader, as well as a social work field instructor for several area universities. Paulette’s professional social work preparation was developed at Virginia State University and Virginia Commonwealth University where she graduated with honors. Paulette has maintained professional licensure as a clinical social worker through the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland for more than 20 years. She attributes her years of success to her calm, logical approach to crisis and her sincere compassion toward the well-being of others. On a far more personal note, Paulette is the proud grandmother of six grandchildren and authored her first book “Tea With God - EverydayEncounters” released in 2008 and is now in its second print.