Rev. Dr. Cook is a Justice Reform Organizer for Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor concentration in Religious Studies, and a Master’s of Divinity from Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia.  She also earned a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University and completed her studies at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio where she earned her Doctorate of Ministry degree as a Gardner C. Taylor fellow. Rev. Cook has over 20 years of experience working in non-profits, education, and the African American church.  As a pastor and preacher, she uses her platform to educate and empower people on issues including social justice and racial inequities and she is passionate about justice reform.  She is a native of Upper Marlboro, Maryland and the mother of one daughter.