Dr. Cleo is an ordained elder, mental health therapist and certified fitness instructor who has utilized her educational and work experience to help others achieve overall health and wellbeing. She uses a holistic approach that incorporates spiritual, mental/emotional and physical therapy into the social aspects of individual and family life, thereby bringing health and healing to the whole person.

As an ordained elder, Dr. Cleo serves as Co-Pastor of the Resurrection Center. She received her M.A. in Biblical Studies from Biblical Theological Seminary in 2001 and was ordained an Elder in the Lord's church on April 8, 2006. Dr. Cleo fulfills her responsibilities under the leadership of Bishop S. Todd Townsend, Sr., Ph.D. They were united in marriage on September 23, 1989 and have three children.

As an innovative counselor, Dr. Cleo has mastered the areas of clinical and therapeutic health and wellbeing. In 2011, she received her Ph.D. in Couple and Family Therapy from Drexel University. As a result of her leadership, the Professional and Family Life Center is an approved clinical training site for Drexel University's Marriage and Family Therapy programs.

As a certified AFAA group fitness instructor with a Red Cross CPR & First Aid certification, Dr. Cleo leads group fitness classes in a safe and effective manner. She received her first fitness certification in 2000 and created a unique women's group that incorporated bible study and aerobic kickboxing.

A vibrant inspirational speaker, Dr. Cleo finds daily hope and strength in the predetermined plan for her life that is rooted in God's grace.

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." -Jeremiah 29:11