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Chief executive officer, ACT*1 Personnel Services

Nationality: American.

Born: September 1, 1952, in Tarboro, North Carolina.

Education: North Carolina A&T State University, English degree; University of Maryland, master's degree; North Carolina State University, PhD.

Family: Married Bernard Howroyd (CEO of AppleOne Employment Services); children: two.

Career: Billboard, 1976–1978, personal assistant to the director; ACT*1 Personnel Services, 1978–, CEO; Document Scanning Systems, CEO, 1996–; A-Check America, CEO, 1998–.

Awards: Entrepreneur of the Year, AT&T, 1994; 50 Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World, Star Group, 1999 and 2000.

Address: ACT*1 Personnel Services, 1999 West 190th Street, Torrance, California 90504;