Ernestine Davis Ledbetter is currently living in Garner, NC. She was born and raised in Nash County, NC. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a Master of Education Degree from the University of North Carolina (UNCG) in Greensboro, NC. She secured her first job with Bell Laboratories in 1973 as a computer programmer where she met her husband and moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1975. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as part of the AT&T Bell System until retirement in 2000. Ernestine returned to NC in 2002 and taught Algebra at Andrews High School in High Point, NC for one year. In 2003, she secured a job at Wake Technical Community College where she worked for 15 years before retiring a second time in 2017. She now volunteers her time at her local church, and other nonprofit organizations – Powerup NC, CELT, and New Beginnings Community Operations. Her passion is education, and she seeks out opportunities to help students overcome obstacles and succeed in the educational process. She applied for a Fellowship to enhance her education on how Boards and Commissions work in the political process that affect children and families from disadvantaged neighborhoods. She wants to find the best ways that she can help families from black and brown neighborhoods to advocate for themselves and become more effective with influencing the political process. She has two children and four grandchildren – all currently living in St. Louis, Missouri.