Background
Lenix-Hooker, Catherine Jeanette was born on May 10, 1947 in Camden, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Frank and Annie Louise (Blyther) Lenix.
Lenix-Hooker, Catherine Jeanette was born on May 10, 1947 in Camden, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Frank and Annie Louise (Blyther) Lenix.
Bachelor, Howard University, 1968. Master of Library Science, University Maryland, 1970. Student, City College of New York, 1988.
Chief black studies division Martin Luther King Junior Public Library, Washington, 1970-1977, temporary chief librarian, 1977. Director public services Anaheim (California) Public Library, 1977-1981. Assistant chief Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library, New York City, 1981-1990, interim administrator, 1983-1984, deputy director P.L. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1984-1990.
Consultant Corporation Public Broadcasting, Washington, 1975, Birmingham (Alabama) Museum project, 1986.
Freelance writer Crippled Children"s Society Los Angeles, 1979-1981. Founding member International Harlem RenaissanceCom., New York City, 1982.
Chairman Saint Mark"s Roman Catholic School Parent Adviser.Bd., 1987. Member Executive Board Harlem Hospital Community Board, since 1982, chairperson board, since 1985.
Board directors North General Home Attendant Corporation, New York City, 1982-1984.
Executive director Krueger-Scott Mansion Cultural Center, Newark, 1990. Founding member Newark Jazz Festival, Incorporated., 1991.
Each person is responsible before God for his or her own understanding of the Bible and is encouraged to work out his or her salvation with fear and trembling.
Founding member International Harlem Renaissance Committee, New York City, 1982, Newark Jazz Festival, Inc., 1991—1997. Member executive board Harlem Hospital Community Board, since 1982, chairperson board, since 1985. Board directors North General Home Attendant Corporation, 1982—1984, Habitat Humanity, Newark, since 2000.
Chairman St. Mark's Roman Catholic School Parent Advisory Board, since 1987. Executive director Krueger-Scott Mansion Cultural Center, Newark, 1990—1999. Member Newark Landmark and Preservation Committee, since 1991, Victorian School American Class, 1999.
Director marketing and development Newark Symphony Hall, since 2000. President The Lenix Group, since 2002. Member of American Library Association (executive board black caucus), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Howard University Southern California Alumni Association (scholarship chairman 1980-1981).
Daughter of Frank and Annie Louise (Blyther) Lenix. Divorced; 1 child Frank R. Junior.