Background
Manns, Essie Jeanette Delaney was born on June 20, 1946 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
Manns, Essie Jeanette Delaney was born on June 20, 1946 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
Associate of Applied Science, Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke, 1979. Bachelor in Psychology/Sociology, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia, 1987. Master of Arts in Psychology, American State University, Honolulu, 1998.
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, American State University, Honolulu, 1998.
Self-employed seamstress, Columbus, Ohio, 1968—1973, Roanoke, 1973—1976. Daycare provider Social Services, 1973—1976. Public relations coordinator Roanoke Valley Outreach Association, 1976—1977.
Parent coordinator counselor Opportunity Industrialization Center, 1977—1978. Peer counselor Virginia Western Community College, 1978—1979. GS-4 nursing assistant Salem (Virginia) Veterans Medical Center, 1980—1985.
Outreach worker 23d District Juvenile Court, Roanoke, 1983—1985. Project fundraiser, alcohol and drug abuse counselor, battered women's counselor Total Action Against Poverty, 1987—1989. Project image counselor Social Services 5th Planning District, 1989.
3d vice president labor and industry Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1992—1997. Co-president Washington Park Alliance for Neighborhoods, Roanoke, since 1998. Co-founder, president STRIVE Economic Empowerment, Inc., since 1998.
Board directors Community Organization for Research and Development, since 1976, Southwest Virginia Community Development Fund, Roanoke, since 1979.
Daughter of Walter Leon Delaney and Nanny Rebecca Minor Delaney Volley. Divorced; children: Christa Manns Hall, Robert Marcellus Junior.