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Board of Directors
President
Rashad K. Saafir, Ph.D., ABAP |
Dr. Saafir received his Ph. D. in clinical/Community Psychology (University of Utah); Masters and Bachelors of Science in Psychology (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee). His impressive professional career spans the spectrum of administrative, teaching, clinical, and consulting. Dr. Saafir is licensed and certified in Clinical Psychology, Senior Addictions Counselor, Hypnosis, and National Academy of Clinical Hypnosis. Served on Advisory Boards and Committees. Also, he holds professional affiliations with the American Psychological Association, National Association of Black Psychologists, Illinois Psychological Association, and Illinois Chapter National Black Alcoholism Council, having received several scholarships, fellowships, and awards. |
First Vice President
Priscilla M. Palmer, Ed. D. |
Dr. Palmer received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership (University of Illinois), and her Degree in Educational Administration, Masters of Science in Education in Education-Language Arts, and Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education (Eastern Illinois University). Dr. Palmer holds several certifications: Illinois Administrative (Type 75) K-12, Superintendent and General Administrative; Illinois Standard special (Type 10) K-12 in Language Arts, and Illinois Elementary (Type 3) K-9 Teaching.
Dr. Palmer’s impressive professional experience spans several areas of the Educational spectrum from teaching to administrative to consulting to publishing. She has served in the Lecture Field, as Practitioner Faculty, Reading First Consultant District Title I Specialist, Superintendent, Adjunct Professor-Educational Administration, Research Consultant/Grant Writer, Dean of Students, and Adjunct Teacher. She has presented workshops at National and State organizational conferences and Illinois school districts. She has received many honors and awards; holds memberships in several professional organizations and is actively involved in several community service organizations. |
Second Vice President
Dr. Myrtle Campbell |
Dr. Myrtle Campbell has made a lifetime commitment to the field of Education, having received her Doctorate in Education and a Degree in Educational Specialist from Indiana University (Bloomington). She received a Degree in Endorsement from Purdue University for Gifted Education and Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies and Masters of Science from Valparaiso and Indiana State University respectively.
Dr. Campbell currently serves as Assistant Superintendent in the Gary Community School Corporation. She has been employed in the Gary Public School System for over 35 years. Dr. Campbell has an extensive background in Curriculum Development and speaks several languages fluently, serving as a High School Foreign Language Teacher. Dr. Campbell has intensive involvement in many educational and community organizations, having served on the Boards of Directors and advisory to some. She has touched the lives of many children throughout her career as an educator, making this a better world because of her overwhelming commitment to education and making a difference in the lives of so many children. |
Treaurer
Mr. Allen Perres |
Allen Perres is Managing Partner of StoneArch, LLC, an investment banking and sales and marketing advisory firm. Perres began his professional career in the 1970s as Sales Advisor and Trainer to large Fortune 500 and small (under $100 million revenue) companies.
Mr. Perres was co-administrator of the Capital Markets Department as a partner and advisor to the fourth largest homebuilding investment bank. He also served as Director of Marketing, advising Sales Department staff of large and small companies on a national scale. He has managed capital formation for over 150 enterprises over the past 25 years and serve as special advisor to companies interested in capital formation. Mr. Perres is licensed in the State of Illinois as a real estate broker and is a retired licensed securities principal. As chairman and CEO of Realcorp, Inc., he funded and managed over $900 million of commercial real estate projects and administered 250 employees, i.e., real estate brokerage, construction, condominium conversion. He has authored six books on human skills development, negotiation, decision making, and professional career search. |
Secretary
Mrs. Mildred Setzer
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Mildred Setzer received her Masters of Science Degree in Elementary Education and her Bachelors of Science Elementary Education from Tennessee A & M State University in Nashville, TN.
Mrs. Setzer is a certified mentor teacher of the State of Indiana. Her impressive teaching career includes teaching at the Jefferson School in Gary, Indiana and serving as Supervisor of Student Teachers. She is local Site Coordinator for the American Federation of Teachers Educational Research and Dissemination Program and Thinking Math Program. Also, she is a member of the Textbook Adoption Committee, presenter of Elementary Math workshops, and has written Summer School and District math curricula. Mrs. Setzer is actively involved in several educational, community, and human services organizations: St. Timothy Community Church, Delta Sigma theta sorority, American Federation of Teachers, Gary Reading Council, Northern Alliance of Black School Educators, and the NAACP. |
