Brenda Truran Luck

Background

Luck, Brenda Truran was born on September 21, 1938 in Mount Kisco, New York, United States. Daughter of James Wellington and Suzanne (Foglesong) Truran.

Education

Bachelor with honors, Cornell University, 1959. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1960. Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1982.

Career

Teacher Lake Forest (Illinois) Country Day, 1960-1961. Teacher nursery school Riverside Church, New York City, 1967-1968. Teacher English, social studies Carmel (New York ) Central Schools, 1972-1978, assistant principal George Fischer, 1978-1981, principal Kent.

Elementary, 1981-1986, assistant superintendent schools, 1986-1988. Superintendent schools Webutuck School Systems, Amenia, New York, 1988-1993. Consultant comprehensive planning Putnam/Northern Westchester Boards of Cooperative Educational Services, New York, since 1999.

Achievements

• Brenda Truran Luck has been listed as a noteworthy educational consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Book reviewer, photographer Social Education journal, 1967-1996.

Membership

Board directors New York State Alliance for Arts Education, Albany, 1992-1993, United Way of Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1989-1990, Harlem Valley Partnership, Pawling, New York, 1992-1993. Member Rotary, Carmel, 1986-1988. Member New York State Council School Superintendents (faculty member superintendent's academy, conference speaker), Lower Hudson Council School Superintendents (treasurer, secretary, vice president, president-elect 1990-1993), Mid-Hudson School Study Council (advisory committee 1991-1993), Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi.

Interests

• Photography.

Connections

Married Donald George Luck, September 2, 1961 (divorced 1974). Children: Lindsay Luck Duggan, Geoffrey, Michael.

Father:

James Wellington Truran

Mother:

Suzanne (Foglesong) Truran

Spouse:

Donald George Luck

child:

Michael Luck

child:

Geoffrey Luck

child:

Lindsay Luck Duggan Luck