Lydia Clifton Pickett is a native of Montgomery. She has a B.S. in General Management from The University of Alabama (College of Commerce and Business Administration), and over fifteen years of experience working in the nonprofit sector. Lydia has done outreach, education, client services, and/or program management as employee of The Alabama Department of Public Health, Milwaukee AIDS Project, Montgomery AIDS Outreach, VOICES for Alabama's Children, and Family Guidance Center of Alabama.