Background
Watkins, Mary Jocqueline was born on March 20, 1940 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Roy Lee and Clidie Lee (Fordham) Hamlin.
Federal agency official real estate broker
Watkins, Mary Jocqueline was born on March 20, 1940 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Roy Lee and Clidie Lee (Fordham) Hamlin.
Bachelor, Indiana Christian University, 1970. Postgraduate student in Business Administration, Indiana University Northwest Gary, since 1972.
Head cashier J.C. Penney's, Hammond, Indiana, 1965—1966. Laboratory technician, nuclear medicine technician St. Margaret's Hospital, 1966—1970. Housing director Urban League Northwest Indiana, Gary, 1975—1978.
Lay member urban zoning and housing interim study committee Indiana General Assembly, 1976. Consultant National Urban League-Housing and Urban Development, Chicago Region, 1978. Administrative assistant Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc., Gary, 1978—1979, chairman board, since 1981.
Community services specialist Bureau Census, Department Commerce, Chicago Region, 1979—1980. Chief property disposition officer, demolition specialist City of Gary, 1980—1984, manager housing projects, 1984—1986. Real estate broker Bill Miller College Real Estate, since 1985.
Realty loan specialist region V Housing and Urban Development, Chicago, since 1986.
Secretary, vice president Indiana Federation Housing Counselors, 1976—1977. Vice chairman Indiana Organisation of Islamic Cooperation/A State Council, since 1982. Century club Chairman Calumet Council Boy Scouts America.
1st vice president Horace Mann Neighborhood Organization. Member Supervisory Committee Gary Municipal Federal Credit Union. Member of Northwest Indiana American Society Public Administrators, American Society Public Administrators (executive council), Organisation of Islamic Cooperation America (region V advisory board member), American Biographical Institute (national advisory board), Gary Business and Professional Women (president since 1986, named Woman of Year 1986), Indiana Federation Business and Professional Women (state membership committee), Business and Professional Women (president 1985-1986).
Married Lucious Delmas East, April 25, 1959 (deceased 1971). Children: Robert Maurice, Arona Michelle. Married Al Roy Watkins, July 16, 1975 (divorced 1976).