Dr. Rosalind Osgood is a former welfare mom who previously lived homeless on the streets of Fort Lauderdale. This resulted from her struggle with substance and alcohol addiction. Through faith in God and the help of numerous men and women, she has been able to change her life in ways that were previously unimaginable to her. Today this Broward County native has made numerous achievements. She is also an excellent mother with three children attending three different State Universities.

She has earned both a Master’s and Doctorial Degree in Public Administration from Nova Southeastern University. In December of 2007, she earned a Master’s of Divinity Degree from New Orleans Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Reverend Osgood has the unique honor of being the first women in the history of the New Mount Olive Baptist Church  to be licensed, ordained, and positioned in the pulpit by the World Renown Reverend Dr. Mack King Carter, Pastor Emeritus of the New Mount Olive Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale, Fl.  She currently serves the New Mount Olive Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale, under the tutelage of the esteemed Reverend Marcus D. Davidson, in various capacities. She is the Staff Minister responsible for Christian Education, Community Outreach, as well as, various Home and Foreign Mission efforts. She is the founder of the “Women Reaching Women” Women’s Ministry. She is also the founder of Dr. Rosalind Osgood Ministries International, Inc. www.droministries.com.  She is the host of the Women Reaching Women Word Network.  She is a highly sought after itinerate preacher.  Dr. Osgood also finds time to serve as the guest lecturer for various community events, church services and public policy forums. .

Dr. Rosalind Osgood has over 17 years of professional experience in mid to upper-level management in non-profit organizations. She is currently the President/CEO of Mount Olive Development Corporation (MODCO). In this capacity, she has demonstrated extraordinary managerial and transformational leadership skills. Dr. Osgood’s tenacious work ethic, creativity and administrative skills have given birth to various new programs designed to reach those recovering from addiction, homelessness, and incarceration . She is also an Adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University in the Master’s of Public Administration program teaching Ethics, Strategic Management, Leadership, Public Policy and Program Evaluation, Organizational Behavior, and Organizational Theory and Practice. She is a professional consultant in the areas of non-profit management, strategic planning, organizational development, and leadership.

Reverend Dr. Rosalind Osgood is an educator, humanitarian and public servant who is dedicated to service. She is the author of two academic articles, “Moral Development and Municipal Elected Officials” and “Ethics in Municipal Government in Florida”. In addition, she is a member of numerous professional organizations to include  the President’s Faith Based Initiative for Female Clergy and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Dr. Osgood exemplifies an extraordinary commitment to volunteerism. She is the former public policy chair for both the Broward County and State of Florida Branches of the American Association of University Women. She has served four years as a member of the Substance Abuse Advisory Board for Broward County, two years on the CRA Advisory Board for the City of Fort Lauderdale and the Board of Directors for the Broward Coalition for the Homeless. She currently vice chair of the Broward County Housing Council.

In 2009 Dr. Osgood was inducted into the Broward County Women’s Hall of Fame and was awarded the 2009 JM Families African American Achievers Award for community service. In February 2008, Dr. Osgood was featured in the Westside Gazette Newspaper’s Black History Profile. In 2006, Dr. Osgood served as the Grand Marshall for the Martin Luther King Parade. In 2005, Reverend Osgood was honored as an “Outstanding Citizen” by the Sistrunk Festival Parade Committee. She was featured in the Saturday, February 5, 2005 lifestyle section of the Sun-Sentinel Newspaper. She was the recipient of the 2004 Broward County Urban League’s Kathleen Wright Legacy Community Service Award. She is also featured in “Once Upon A Time”, a captivating video that reveals the dramatic stories of four former welfare moms who are now CEO’s of major organizations.

Her Motto is” Optimize Opportunities and Obtain Outstanding Outcomes”