Background
Filer, Emily Symington Harkins was born on May 12, 1936 in Baltimore. Daughter of Frank Fife and Grace (Cover) Symington.
associate chaplain Foundation administrator writer
Filer, Emily Symington Harkins was born on May 12, 1936 in Baltimore. Daughter of Frank Fife and Grace (Cover) Symington.
Degree, Villa Julie Medical Secretary School, Baltimore, 1955. CPE, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Virginia, 2002—2003. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Providence Bible College & Theological Seminary, 2010.
Registrar Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1955-1957, secretary hearing and speech center, 1957-1958. President Distaff Wives, San Francisco, Boston, 1958-1963. Vice president, board directors The Planning Council, Tidewater, Virginia, 1969-1978.
President Junior League of Norfolk (Virginia)-Virginia Beach, 1972-1974. Founder, coordinator Lee's Friends, Norfolk, 1978-1986, executive director, 1986-2001. Retired, 2001; director development Young Women’s Christian Association S Hampton Rds., 2004—2006.
Associate chaplain Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 2006—2008, cpe resident, since 2008. Chairman Tidewater district Virginia Council Society Welfare, 1985-1987, Virginia Council Social Welfare, 1988. Board directors Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, 1979-2001, Olde Huntersville Development, Norfolk, 1985-1987.
Member Glennan Geriatrics Clerkship Faculty Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1996-2001. National consultant, trainer, visiting instructor Norfolk State University, Old Dominion University, Regent University, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Wesleyan College.
License pastoral caregiver, lay reader The Church of Good Shepherd, since 1992, instructor adult Sunday school, 1998, group leader Alpha program, 1999-2000, co-leader lay pastoral care, 2000-2004, lay eucharistic minister, lay eucharist visitor. Chair, Pastoral Care Council, 2003-2004. Board directors, secretary, executive committee Westminster Canterbury of Virginia Beach, 1993-2001.
Member Mayor's Commission on Aging, Virginia Beach, 1996-2000, vice chair, 1997-2000, chair, 1999-2001, member mayor's Census 2000 committee. Board trustees Virginia Wesleyan College, 1979-2001. Member, past president Tidewater district Virginia Council on Social Welfare.
Steering committee Hampton Rds. Leadership Prayer Luncheon, 1999-2007, co-chair prayer luncheon, 2001—2007, speaker passion into Achon, JUNVB. Delegate Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia, 1999-2000, co-chair Diocese Gala, 2001.
Member professional advisory group Clinical Pastoral Education, since 2001, self study group 2004-2005. Volunteer associate chaplain Westminster Canterbury, 2003. Secretary, Tidewater Pastoral Counseling Service Board, since 2006.
Chair, TPCS, 2008. Member International Association for Volunteer Administrators (certified liaison, region IV 1986, professional development liaison association 1987-1988, region IV 1987-1988, 93-94, recertification chair 1990-1992, executive planning committee International Conference on Volunteer Administration 1997, chair subcommittee peer assessment 2000-2002), Southeastern Virginia Association for Volunteer Administrators (deputy secretary 1986-1987, president 1987-1989), Tidewater Cancer Network (associate 1986), National Hospice Organization (professional), Virginia Association for Hospice Organization (associate), Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach (honorary, sustainer, past president, 1st Outstanding Sustainer award 1981), Association for Junior Leagues International (Distinguished Volunteer Centennial Cookbook profile 1996), Association for Fund Raising Professional (Hampton Roads board 2005-2006), Hampton Rds. Chamber of Commerce (co-chairman business district forum 2006), CVA peer assessment, 2001-2007.
Married George Archer Harkins, June 21, 1958 (divorced 1982). Children: Montgomery Fox, Emily Harrison (deceased April 1978). Married Robert Hoagland Filer, June 24, 1989.