Doris G. Ross

Background

Ross, Doris G. was born in Thompsonville, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Philip A. and Eva (Saffir) Sisitzky.

Education

Student Barnard College, Max Reinhardt Drama Workshop, New York University Radio Workshop, Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, Royal Academy Dramatic Arts.

Career

Director New England Zionist Youth Committee, 1943-1945. Director theatre arts Manchester Institute Arts and Sciences, 1947-1948. President Manchester Girls Clubs, 1950-1951, director, 1949-1953, 54-58, 59-69, chairman national advisory board Girls Clubs American, 1955-1957, vice president, 1956-1957, president, 1957-1959, first acting chairman past president committee, 1974, 1st president past president club, 1975-1977, chairman 15th annual conference, 1960, chairman silver jubilee committee, 1969-1970, chairman directions and social concerns committee, 1978-1979, founder Children"s Creative Theatre, 1978, chairman, 1979-1981.

Honorary member, 1981-1993.

Executive Committee Girls Clubs New York, 1970-1973, board directors, 1970-1973, sustaining director, 1973-1993, co-chairman long range planning committee, 1970-1971. 1st president Theatre Art Players, Temple Emanuel, New York City, 1970-1971.

Trustee Actors Studio, 1978-1982, conceived Actors Studio Achievement awards celebration, 1981. Director Manchester Settlement Association, 1951-1954, Manchester Visiting Nurses Association, 1955-1961.

Delegate National Society Welfare Assembly, 1957-1959, White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1960, voting delegate national council state commission, 1960, member New Hampshire state Executive Committee, 1960, New Hampshire state sub-commission on Leisure Times Activities chairman, 1960.

Charter colleague National Assembly National Voluntary Health and Welfare Orgns., Incorporated., 1976-1993, member National Juvenile Justice Program Collaboration.

Achievements

• Doris G. Ross has been listed as a noteworthy civic worker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, 1981-1993; member Executive Committee Governor"s Committee on Children and Youth, 1961-1963. Member Hadassah (president Manchester Chapter.1943-1944, director Manchester chapter 1942-1949, New England regional vice president 1944-1946). Died September 10, 1993.

Connections

Married Lewis H. Ross, January 4, 1942. Children: Phyllis, Allyne.

Father:

Philip A. Sisitzky

Mother:

Eva (Saffir) Sisitzky

Spouse:

Lewis H. Ross

child:

Allyne Ross

child:

Phyllis Ross