Betty Jo Griffin

Background

Griffin, Betty Jo was born on January 12, 1947 in Monroe, Louisiana, United States.

Education

Bachelor, Southern U., 1969; Master of Arts, San Francisco State University, 1975.

Career

Teacher language arts, Oakland (California) Unified School District, 1970-1973; teacher language arts, Garfield Elementary School, 1973-1977.

Achievements

• Betty Jo Griffin has been listed as a noteworthy Elementary school educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Allen Temple Baptist Church, Oakland, California, since 1987. Literature tutor Delta Sigma Theta, Oakland, since 1990. Chairperson African American Chain Read In, since 1995.

Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Education Association, Oakland Education Association (board directors), California Teachers Association (county of education 1996), National Alliance Black School Educators, Delta SigmaTheta, Phi Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, helping others, public speaking.

Connections

Daughter of Julia Odell (Foster) Calhoun. Divorced; 1 child, James Odell Griffin, Junior.

Father:

Julia Odell (Foster) Calhoun Griffin