Background
Cole, Elma Phillipson was born on August 9, 1909 in Piqua, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Brice Leroy and Mabel (Gale) Phillipson.
Cole, Elma Phillipson was born on August 9, 1909 in Piqua, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Brice Leroy and Mabel (Gale) Phillipson.
AB, Berea College, 1930; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1938.
Social work staff, 1930-1942;
director department social service, Children's Hospital District of Columbia, Washington, 1942-1949;
consultant public cooperative, Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth, Washington, 1949-1951;
executive secretary, National Midcentury Committee on Children and Youth, New York City, 1951-1953;
consultant recruitment, American Association Medical Social Workers, 1953;
associate director, National Legal Aid and Defender Association, 1953-1956;
executive secretary, Marshall Field Awards, Inc., 1956-1957;
director associate organizations, National Assembly Social Policy and Development, 1957-1973;
associate executive director, National Assembly National Volunteer Health and Social Welfare Orgns., 1974;
director education parenthood project, Salvation Army, 1974-1976;
assistant secretary department women's and children's social services, Salvation Army, 1976-1978;
director research project development bureau, Salvation Army, 1978-1992;
independent consultant, Salvation Army, since 1993. Member Manhattan advisory board, since 1975, secretary, since 1984. Consultant national organizations GoldenAnniversary White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1959-1960.
Member of advisory county public service National Association Life Underwriters and Institute Life Insurance;judges committee Louis I. Dublin Public Svc. awards, 1961-1974. Vice president Blue Ridge Institute Southern Cmty. Svc. Executives, 1977-1979, Executive Committee, 1979-1981.
Member awards jury Girls Clubs American, 1981-1993. Advisory board National Family Life Education Network, 1982-1997.
Committee public relations and fundraising American Foundation for Blind Commission on Accreditation, 1964-1967. Task force on volunteer accreditation Council National Organizations for Adult Education, 1974-1978. Advisory board sexuality education project Center for Population Options, 1977-1986.
Board directors, secretary James Lenox House, 1985-1989, president, 1989-1994, treasurer, 1994-1998. Board directors, secretary James Lenox House Association, 1985-1989, president, 1989-1994, secretary, 1994-1998. Board directors Values and Human Sexuality Institute, 1980-1985, Presbyterian Senior Services, New York, 1998, Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, 1993, executive committee.
Member Public Relations Society of America (certified), National Association Social Workers (certified), National Conference Social Welfare (member public relations committee 1961-1966, 69-82, chair administration section 1966-1967), Science Society Study Sexuality, Junior League New York, Women's Club of New York, Pi Gamma Mu, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married John Strickler Cole, October 3, 1959.