Portland Advocate_1981-11

page4 EBONY EXCELLENCE JOYCE B. HARRIS Pmto by: Kamau Mrs. Harris was born in Alexander, Louisiana, reared in New York, N.Y., and is one of nine children. She has been a resident of Portland, Oregon since 1969. Upon her arrival in Portland, Mrs. Harris entered Reed College in 1969 completing her course work in 1973. She was awarded a B.A. degree in American Studies with a concentration in Black Studies. While receiving her degree 'from Reed, at the same time in 1973, Mrs. Harris also received another B.A. from Oregon State University in Elementary Education. A few years later, in 1978, she was awarded a M.S. degree in Education from Portland State University. Her specialty area was Admini~tration. Mrs. Harris began teaching in 1970 at the grade school where she was one of the original Founders, the Black Education Center. In 1973, she became a certified teacher by the State of Oregon, and during the period from 1973-76, Mrs. Harris taught at Immac– ulate Heart and the Black Education Center with certification. While teaching at the school, she was the school's Math curricu– lum specialist. Currently, Mrs. Harris serves as the Administra– tor for the Center, is serving as a Consultant on staff training for Portland Public Schools, and is the Manager of the Talking Drum Bookstore. Many of Mrs. Harris community activities over the years have focused on the Black Education Center. However, she has coordi– nated and conducted workshops related to Black topical areas and issues, initiated various community events honoring local Black Portlanders, developed and implemented summer youth programs, has assited in coordinating annual Kwanzaa celebrations, and is currently engaged in assisting with staff training and curricu– lum development for the Black United Front's upcoming Saturday School. ,· 3945 N. WILLIAA\S AIRP.... M~ 284-.9061 ~-~ ~ SERVICE .\.. TRANSMISSION