Angela Biggs Wilkes

Background

Wilkes, Angela Biggs was born on November 6, 1952 in Reynolds, Georgia, United States. Daughter of George William and Biease Annetta (Grice) Biggs.

Education

Bachelor, Clark Atlanta U., 1974; Master of Arts, U. Cincinnati, 1980.

Career

Program coordinator, Alice Paul House battered women's shelter, Cincinnati, 1977-1980; director community services, Mental Health Superior vena cava syndrome N.W., Cincinnati, 1981-1982; director development, Community Guidance, Inc., Cleveland, 1983-1984; marketing and community services consultant, Cork Institute of Technology Mental Health Superior vena cava syndrome, University Heights, Ohio., 1984-1988; vice-president, director training, Wilkes Mental Health Cons., Shaker Heights, Ohio., since 1985. Guest lecturer Mendel School Applied Social Sciences, since 1996.

Achievements

• Angela Biggs Wilkes has been listed as a noteworthy Mental health consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Citizens Mental Health Assembly, Cleveland, 1989-1990, Women Together, Inc., Cleveland, 1986-1987, League Park Center, Cleveland, 1984-1986. Member Action Ohio-Battered Women, Columbus, Ohio, 1979-1984. Deputy registrar Cuyahoga County Board Elections, Cleveland, since 1988.

Member Guild of St. Dominic, Shaker Heights, since 1982. Teacher parish school religion St. Dominic Cath.Ch., since 1992. Member ASTD, Academy Medicine Cleveland Auxiliary (president since 1993, board directors 1987-1988, 90-), Ohio State Medical Association Auxiliary (board directors since 1992), American Medical Association Auxiliary, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Association Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Diabetes Association Gtr.

Cleveland (board directors since 1993), Endowment Society, Clark Atlanta U. Alumni Association, U. Cincinnati Alumni Association.

Interests

• Avocations: collecting china, Black folk art.

Connections

Married Linster BryantJr., February 22, 1979 (divorced March 1983). Married Gary M. Wilkes, June 25, 1983. Children: Stephen Alexander, David Alan.

Father:

George William Biggs

Mother:

Biease Annetta (Grice) Biggs

Spouse:

Gary M. Wilkes

Spouse:

Linster BryantJr.

child:

David Alan Wilkes

child:

Stephen Alexander Wilkes