Prior to establishing her own business consulting firm, Lee spent over 38 years serving in the Army; she rose through the ranks from a Private First Class to the rank of Major General. In doing so, she has many “firsts” that she achieved. Highlights of those are becoming the first woman to serve as one of the Army’s eleven Program Executive Officers and the first woman selected for General Officer while serving in the Special Operations Command. Lee is a Director for Southern Research Institute, Lakeshore Foundation, and on the advisory board for several private companies.  She is a graduate of University of Alabama at Birmingham and their Distinguished Alumna for 2014. She was inducted into the Alabama Business and Professional Women’s Foundation Academy of Honor in 2009.