Knoxville College will be hosting a special five-week seminar titled “Pandemic Relief Seminars.” These special seminars will focus on managing your finances during the COVID-19 crisis with talks on finance, access to services, and personal budgeting.
Knoxville College is proud to partner with the United Way to create this program. We know this COVID-19 pandemic has affected a lot of lives and we hope this program will be a benefit to all who are able to join us. This will be the first of several events hosted by the college to spur change in the community through service.
The five-week event will be broadcast on November 4, November 12, November 18, November 24, and December 1, 2020 via Zoom and will be live-streamed on this page.
Seminar Schedule and Topics
Wednesday, November 4th at 7:00 p.m. EST – Introduction, Mental Health (Presenter Dr. Keith Lindsey)
Thursday, November 12th at 7:00 p.m. EST- Finance (Presenter Dr. Cheryl Lee)
Wednesday, November 18th at 7:00 p.m. EST – COVID-19 Services (Presenter Dr. Ebony Bowers)
Tuesday, November 24th at 7:00 p.m. EST – Money Matters (Presenter Dr. Keith Lindsey)
Tuesday, December 1st at 7:00 p.m. EST- Full Panel Q & A (Drs. Lindsey, Lee, Bowers, & Jones)
Speaker Biographies
Dr. Lindsey is a native of New York City, NY, who now resides in Knoxville, Tennessee. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Oakwood University, an HBCU located in Huntsville, Alabama. He earned a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in Health Administration from East Tennessee State University, located in Johnson City, TN. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health from Walden University, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Dr. Lindsey has over 10 years of lecture experience in Public Health and Biology, the latter years being served at Knoxville College where he was an Adjunct Professor of Biology. In this role he taught General Biology, Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, Bioethics, Introduction to Public Health, and General Physiology. He has also served on the Knoxville College’s Committees for Curriculum and Academic Policy, Athletics, and Faculty Affairs.
Dr. Ebony Bowers is a graduate of Walden University with a Ph.D. in Human Services with an emphasis in Family Studies and Intervention Strategies. She is currently serving as the Vice President of Academic Affairs and adjunct professor at Knoxville College in Knoxville TN.
Dr. Cheryl Lee is a retired Captain from The United States Air Force. During her military tenure, Dr. Lee was a Health Services Administration Officer where she was the program manager in functional areas such as Air Evacuation, Medical Logistics, Medical Readiness, Patient Administration and Medical Resources Management. Dr. Lee also served on special tours of duty at the Pentagon as an Action Officer to 1 and 3 Star Generals, Secretary of the Air Force, Secretary of Defense and Congress.
Prior to Dr. Lee’s military career, she worked in Child Protective Services investigating allegations of child abuse and neglect in New York City and Georgia. Dr. Lee currently works with the federal government managing federal government acquisitions and contracts. Dr. Lee holds a Doctorate degree in Business Administration from Columbia Southern University. Her dissertation focused on Organization Change: Change Management Theory. Dr. Lee also holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration, (Management & Operations) and a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Forensic Psychology, both from CUNY, John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Dr. Lee recently founded a non profit organization, Healing Starrs Foundation Inc., where she provides assistance in meeting the basic needs of minor children, young adults both here in the U.S. and overseas to include an orphanage in Haiti. Healing Starrs seeks to offer a path to light and hope for the stars of the future.
Dr. Lee enjoys keeping up with personal fitness, health and traveling all over the world. Dr. Lee was born in Kingston, Jamaica and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Her life’s mantra is to keep learning, evolving and doing better each day. ‘Do Better, Be Better Always’ 😊
