Debbie Johnson-Houston

Background

Johnson-Houston, Debbie was born on December 14, 1957 in Kinder, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Calvin and Mary Jane (Johnson) Delafoisse.

Education

Bachelor in Speech/Public Rels., McNeese State University, 1979; Master of Arts in Library. and Information Science, University of Southern Florida, 1992.

Career

Branch library, head interlibrary loan department, Allen Parish Libraries, Oberlin, Louisiana, 1985-1988; branch library I, Northwest Branch, Pompano Beach, Florida, 1988-1992; branch library II, Tyrone Bryant Branch, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1992; branch library III, Hallandale (Florida) Branch Library., since 1992. Adjunct Professor graduate program University of Southern Florida, since 1993.

Achievements

• Debbie Johnson-Houston has been listed as a noteworthy Librarian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Campaign coordinator United Way, 1993. Coordinator Outreach, since 1993. Liaison Friends of Hallandale Library.

Member American Library Association (Executive Board Black Caucus 1993-1994, career development and placementcom. Black Caucus 1993-1994), Broward County Library. Association (Vice-President 1993-1994, president-elect since 1994), Beta Phi Museum F C.

Connections

Married Fred Dorsey Houston, Senior, April 13, 1992. Children: Tariq, Danielle.

Father:

Calvin Delafoisse

Mother:

Mary Jane (Johnson) Delafoisse

Spouse:

Fred Dorsey Houston

child:

Danielle Johnson-Houston

child:

Tariq Johnson-Houston