Former President/CEO of Educational Management Services, Inc. which she founded in 1985.  Having been employed as a Financial Aid Director and Consultant for a number of years, Ms. Gregory formed the company after receiving numerous requests from schools for financial aid training and consultation services. She has been closely associated with post-secondary schools and the financial aid Title IV Programs for the past forty+ years and previously served on the Title IV Application Review Panel for the U.S. Department of Education. Prior to retiring and selling her company, the consulting and administrative staff at EMS, INC. represented over one hundred and thirty years of combined school administration and financial aid experience. In addition to providing financial aid services, EMS, Inc. developed professional assistance in areas of school management, administrative services and accreditation compliance. Ms. Gregory is also the former owner of two very successful career colleges, as well as, OHPAKY, Inc., an Ohio-based real estate corporation.  Ms. Gregory was named one of the “Top Ten Women Business Owners in Northeast Ohio” by the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). Ms. Gregory is currently contracted by the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools as Consultant/Evaluator for all career and technical schools and colleges in northeast Ohio. Ms. Gregory is the immediate past-President and continues to serve on the Board of Trustees of The Phillis Wheatley Association, Inc., a 105-year old social service agency in Cleveland, Ohio that provides housing and congregate meals to senior citizens. The Phillis Wheatley Association is also the owner of the only minority-owned camp in Ohio, Camp Mueller, located in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  She has also been recognized by United Way Services of Greater Cleveland for her volunteer efforts at The PWA. In Ms. Gregory’s present role as a committee member of the Jane Edna Hunter Scholarship with over $2M in assets, managed by Key Bank and administered by College Now of Greater Cleveland, she is responsible for developing scholarship rules, reviewing applications and determining award amounts for college-bound women residing in Ohio and South Carolina. Because of her commitment to higher education and her desire to help all young men and women realize the importance of a college education, she has volunteered her time providing college and early awareness seminars and financial aid workshops for various local organizations such as the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland Public Library, as well as local churches and other organizations. Ms. Gregory graduated summa cum laude from Dyke College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. In addition to her business and civic accomplishments, as a member of the Second Lakeview Baptist Church, she serves as the Director of Christian Education, Scholarship Coordinator, Sunday School Teacher, and delegate to the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. Congress of Christian Education where she received her “Master Teacher” Certification.  She is an instructor for the Union Baptist District Association and Finance Director of the Women’s Department of the United Missionary Baptist State Convention of Ohio. She and her husband Eddie are the proud parents of four grown children Tara, Eduardo, Ivan and Stacy and currently reside in the city of Seven Hills, Ohio.