Background
Friedland, Billie Louise was born on January 6, 1944 in Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States. Daughter of William Jerald and Harriet Virginia (Short) Van Buskirk.
educator human services administrator
Friedland, Billie Louise was born on January 6, 1944 in Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States. Daughter of William Jerald and Harriet Virginia (Short) Van Buskirk.
Bachelor of Science in Education, California University of Pennsylvania, 1972. Master of Science in Psychology, California University of Pennsylvania, 1986. Doctor of Education, West Virginia University, 1998.
Sales manager, buyer Friedland's Ladies Ready-To-Wear, Monessen, Pennsylvania, 1969-1972. Teacher Belle Vernon (Pennsylvania) Area Schools, 1973-1974. Head social science department Yeshiva Achei Tmimim, Pittsburgh, 1974-1975.
Caseworker, outreach to children and their families project Fayette County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Clinic, Uniontown, 1975, center supervisor outreach to children and their families project, 1976. Case manager, family support services coordinator Diversified Human Services Inc., Monessen, 1978-1989, supervisor community living arrangements, 1989-1992. Graduate assistant Affiliated Center for Development Disabilities West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1992-1993, graduate assistant department special education, 1993-1998, coordinator inclusive schooling project, 1998-1999.
Assistant professor special education Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, 1999—2002, Delaware State University, since 2002, associate professor special education, 2005—2007, chair department education, since 2007. Founder 1st Infant/Toddler Day Care Project, Fayette County, 1976-1978.
Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Council for Exceptional Children (sponsor student chapter), American Association Mental Retardation, Association Supervision & Curriculum Development, American Conference Rural Special Education (reviewer RSEQ), West Virginia Federation Council for Exceptional Children (past president division mental retardation/devel/ disabilites), Phi Delta Kappa, Sigma Rho Epsilon, Kappa Delta Pi.
Married David Friedland.