Background
Burton, Bertha Edwina was born on April 19, 1949 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of B. T. and Georgie (Lott) Burton.
Burton, Bertha Edwina was born on April 19, 1949 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of B. T. and Georgie (Lott) Burton.
Bachelor cum laude, Johnson C. Smith U., 1971; Master of Social Work, University of Southern California, 1974.
Recreational therapy coordinator, Mecklenburg County Mental Health, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1969-1971;
teacher, Columbia (South Carolina.) Public Schools, 1971-1972;
director social work, Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, North Carolina, 1972;
instructor, Benedict College, Columbia, 1974-1976;
instructor, King Memorial College, Columbia, 1976-1977;
addiction consultant, Mid-Carolina Council on Alcoholism, Columbia, 1976-1978;
trainer, consultant, Urban Management Cons., San Francisco, 1980-1982;
school out-reach consultant, Community Human Services Project, Monterey, California, 1982-1985;
prison representative Friends Outstide, Correctional Training Facility, Soledad, California, since 1987. Driving under the influence consultant Community Human Superior vena cava syndrome Project, Monterey, 1981-1985. Career consultant Urban Management Cons., San Francisco, 1980-1982.
Central regional consultant Friends Outside, San Jose, California, since 1989.
Member Family and Corrections Network, National Association of Social Workers, Kiwanis (charter), Delta Sigma Theta.