Strickland has been a servant of the Church of God in Christ for many years. Her years of service include an array of areas that have proved instrumental in the work that she does today for her local, district, state and even the International Church of God in Christ.
Currently, she serves as a member of Saint Matthew COGIC under the leadership of her husband, Supt. Jerome Strickland. She also serves as the District Missionary of the North Little Rock District and a member of the Executive Board for the Jurisdictional Women’s Department, 2nd Jurisdiction of Arkansas.
Having been married to Supt. Jerome Strickland for more than 40 years, she is the mother of three lovely children, Marcia, Latonya and Jerome, Jr. one adopted son from Kenya Africa, two granddaughters and two grandsons.
Strickland is a graduate of Capitol City Business College, with an associate degree in Business Administration. Strickland was employed by the AR State Claims Commission for over 36 years.