Born in Portland,
Oregon, Vecepia "Vee" Towery attended
Grant High School and Portland Community College
before receiving a Bachelor of Science degree
in Human Services with minors in Sociology and
Psychology from Troy State University in Alabama.
Towery currently works as an office manager
for a software development company. A former
member of the United States Air Force, Towery
spent several years in Soesterberg, The Netherlands,
while on active duty. She was assigned to the
32nd Security Police Squadron and was the base
D.A.R.E. and Crime Prevention Officer. She was
awarded the base Airman of the Year honors and
inducted into the United States Air Forces Europe
Sports Hall of Fame in the first year of its
conception. She finished her Air Force career
in the Reserves stationed in Portland, Oregon;
Montgomery, Alabama; and Marietta, Georgia.
After leaving the military, Towery worked as
an administrative assistant, information specialist
and events coordinator/executive secretary.
Towery enjoys dancing, basketball, volleyball,
and tennis, working with young girls and writing
poetry.
Towery currently resides in Hayward, Calif.
with her fiancé, Leander, and his dog
Kunta. Her birth date is Dec. 9.
