Elaine Edwards is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and a former National Park Service Ranger. She is a longtime volunteer docent at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park and The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Elaine holds a PhD in Public Policy from Walden University, an MA in International Relations from the University of Southern California, a master's in Strategic Studies (MSS) from the U.S. Army War College, and a BA in Journalism from Central Michigan University. Elaine lives in Atlanta with her multi-generational family.