Ms. Vicki L. Merriwether has been a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor for over twenty years. She is currently working for Travis County Probation and for the past year and a half she has worked specifically with Women. Ms. Merriwether began her work as a counselor with the Department of Defense and worked several years with the Family Advocacy Program. She has also worked with homeless Teen Age Mothers and as a Case Manager for Mothers with Substance Abuse issues. Ms. Merriwether currently resides in Austin, Texas and has been a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church for over fifteen years.