Dr. Phyllis Bivins-Hudson is a native of Suffolk, Virginia, however, she has been a resident of New Jersey for 50 years. She is an author, an advocate for education, a speaker, a provider of professional development, and an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a private, not-for-profit public service organization whose purpose is to promote academic excellence and provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. The sorority has a strong focus on advocacy for scholarship, which is important to Dr. Hudson.