Tommie Gail Randolf, was born December 10, 1955, the first born, to Charles Carter and Joan Lott in San Antonio, Texas. Tommie Gail, a devout Christian, accepted Christ early in life at the Lighthouse Church Of God In Christ, under the leadership of Pastor C. E. Anderson, Sr. She received her formal education in the San Antonio Independent School District and went on to further her education earning her first degree at Durham Business College. She later studied Theology at Wayland Baptist University. Tommie Gail continued her studies at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia earning her Bachelors and Masters Degree.