Dr Latoya Mitchell Hodges is a scientific communications manager with a large pharmaceutical company and a licensed apprentice funeral director at a local funeral home. She is a graduate of Furman University where she earned a BS in biology, Wake Forest University where she earned a PhD in microbiology and immunology, and Piedmont Technical College where she earned a certificate in Funeral Directing. Dr Mitchell Hodges holds a Certified Medical Publication Planning credential from ISMPP and is a SC Notary Public. She has held several alumni board and council positions with Furman University, including the Young Alumni Council, Young Benefactors, and the Alumni Board of Directors, and is currently secretary of the Furman Black Alumni Council. She is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Dr Mitchell Hodges currently lives in Darlington with her son.