Theresa Dove-Waters brings to her
service a wealth of experience
gleaned through two careers: one
as an Ordained United Methodist Church
Pastor and the other as a collegiate-level
educator. Waters worked at several colleges
in Florida and Georgia for over 30 years as
an Administrator and College Professor. She
taught on a range of subject matter during
that time, from religion to other social
sciences subject matter. Also, during her
time in Higher education, she served in several supervisory positions,
including as director of minority affairs.
Waters received her Bachelor and Masters of Education degrees
from the University of North Florida before going on to earn a Master
of Divinity, with a concentration in religious education, from Emory
University's prestigious Candler School of Theology.
She is a past board member of the Southeastern Institute on
Chemical Dependency and has held numerous lectures and workshops
on substance abuse and addiction. Additionally, she started a support
group for young women: Saving Ourselves: Black Women of Today
Helping Black Women of Tomorrow in Jacksonville, Florida.
Other community services include serving on several boards of
directors and listed in Who's Who in the South and Southwest, in
American Education and of American Women.
