Yvette Summerour was born and raised in Gwinnett County, GA. She is the
daughter of the late T.S. Summerour, Jr and Mrs. Ruth Summerour of
Lawrenceville, GA. Yvette graduated from Central Gwinnett High School in 1976.
She then attended and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1980. Yvette
worked for the Gwinnett County Police Department for 6 years. She left that
position to become a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service. Yvette
retired as Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Field Office in
2012.

Following retirement, Yvette attended Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur,
GA where she received a Masters of Practical Theology with a concentration in
Christian Education. For the past 15 years, Yvette has taught the Mixed Adult
Sunday School Class at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Lawrenceville, GA. Yvette
helped formulate the Safety and Security Team for the Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church. She also taught Active Shooter training classes for churches and
Safeguarding God’s Children.

During her tenure with the Secret Service, Yvette facilitated the protection of
several U.S. Presidents (from President George Herbert Walker Bush to President
Barack Obama), as well as numerous Heads of State.

Yvette continues to teach Sunday School and serves as an assistant facilitator for
Mid-Day Bible Study at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.