Dr. Florita Montgomery grew up in Alabama, Michigan and Ohio amid the civil rights movement of the mid-20th century.

She earned her bachelor’s degree at Youngstown State University and eventually settled in Morgantown, West Virginia, where she completed master’s and doctoral degrees at West Virginia University.

Montgomery devoted her career to education and outreach – working for WVU Extension for 34 years until she retired as Professor Emerita in 2012. A life member of international public service organization Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., she remains committed to challenging disinformation, sexism and racism through education and activism.