1943
Born to Mark Lloyd and Mary Harris Lloyd on Aug. 10 in New Rochelle, NY.
1961
Graduates from New Rochelle High School.
1966
Receives a Bachelor of Science in elementary education from the State University College at Buffalo, New York.
1966
Becomes a teacher for grades pre-k through six for public schools in Buffalo, New York, Springfield, Massachusetts, and Roosevelt, New York.
1971
Marries Obadiah Simms.
1971
Receives a Master of Science in elementary education from the State University College at Buffalo, New York.
1974
Welcomes her son David Lee Simms.
1975
Becomes executive director of the Day Care Coordinating Council in Newark, New Jersey.
1977
Becomes an adjunct professor at Bloomfield College in New Jersey.
1979
Becomes a training coordinator for the Economic Opportunity Commission in Hempstead, New York.
1982
Welcomes the birth of her son, John Michael Simms Johnson.
1983
Marries Stanley L. Johnson on Nov. 24. He passes away on May 9, 1994.
1992
Becomes a contributor to Creative Classroom Magazine and a consultant for Scholastic Publications in New York.
1992
Organizes a special Martin Luther King Event for the Roosevelt School District where parents participated.
1995
Serves as a teacher and mentor at the Leadership Training Institute in Hempstead, New York.
1996
Receives a grant from the Public Broadcasting Network.
1998
Becomes a curriculum specialist at Washington Rose Elementary School in Roosevelt, New York.
2003
Receives an administrative certificate from a joint program organized by Brooklyn College and CW Post.
2008
Retires from her profession.
2019
By the grace of God receives the miracle of surviving cancer.