Background
Mackey, Anita Johnson was born on January 1, 1914 in Riverside, California, United States. Daughter of Frank Hannibal and Anna Elizabeth (Ewing) Johnson.
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Anita Johnson Mackey
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Anita Johnson Mackey, American Social worker, consultant. Avocations: reading, traveling, speaking in groups.
F C. Recipient Federal Employees Distinguished award Federal Government Southern California, 1974, Distinguished social Svc. award Santa Barbara Council Social Superior vena cava syndrome, 1971, Lifetime Achievment award Santa Barbara Newspress, 1989, Excellence award Message Magazine, 1992.
Education
Associate of Arts, Riverside Junior College, 1933; Bachelor, U. Redlands, 1937; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1941; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Andrews U., 1974.
Career
Medical social worker, Provident Hospital, Chicago, 1940-1943; case supervisor, American Red Cross Home Svc., Chicago, 1940-1946; social worker, supervisor, VA Chicago Office, 1946-1953, 53-64; field worker tri counties, VA, Santa Barbara, California, 1964-1975. Consultant social work Santa Barbara 7th Day Adventist Elementary School, 1986-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Goleta Valley Community Hospital, Santa Barbara, since 1981, Loma Linda U., 1971-1981. Commissioner City Housing Authority, Santa Barbara, 1980-1992. Past board directors Citizens Planning Association Santa Barbara County, Inc., since 1971, Interracial Council for Business Opportunities, Santa Barbara.
Charter board directors Santa Barbara Channel City Women's Forum. Past board dirs.Santa Barbara Citizen's Adult Ednl. Advisory Council, 1968-1971.
Member Santa Barbara Citizen's Commission Civil Disorders, 1970, education committee Hospice Santa Barbara, advisory county Pacific Union Conference Seventh Day Adventists. Member University of Chicago African-American Women Pioneers. Member NASW (Santa Barbara chapter, Appreciation award 1987), Academy Cert.Social Workers, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (chair housing committee 1945, Distinguished Freedom award 1990), Riverside City College Alumna Association (Distinguished Alumna award 1976), California and Junior College Association (Distinguished award 1976), Mental Health Association (housing and personnel committee 1987), Channel City Club (board directors), Delta Kappa Gamma.
Connections
Married Harvey Alexander Mackey, June 13, 1937 (deceased). 1 adopted child, Olu O Adekanmbi.
