She represented Guyana in the 400 meters at the 1984 Olympics, making it to the semi-final round before finishing a non-qualifying 5th place in her semi final behind the eventual gold (Valerie Brisco-Hooks) and bronze (Kathy Smallwood-Cook) medalists.

[1] She was the 400 metres gold medalist at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games.

She was also a silver medalist at the 1979 Pan American Games, losing to Sharon Dabney in a photo finish in the 400 metres and a bronze medalist in the long jump at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.

She originally came to the United States on a track scholarship to Adelphi University.

After earning her MBA, she was CFO for the now closed St. Luke Medical Center in Sierra Madre, California.