Background
Mincey, Ethel Louise Berry was born on June 29, 1931 in St. Louis. Daughter of William Hardy and Lucy Mae (Vailes) B.
Mincey, Ethel Louise Berry was born on June 29, 1931 in St. Louis. Daughter of William Hardy and Lucy Mae (Vailes) B.
Bachelor of Science in Home Economics Education, State Teachers College, Cheyney, Pennsylvania, 1953; postgraduate, Temple University, 1954-1967; Master of Education, University of Illinois, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Education, University of Illinois, 1976.
Elementary school teacher, Upper Dublin School District, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1954-1955;
elementary school teacher, School District Philadelphia, 1959-1970, 86-;
assistant professor, then associate professor, Illinois State University, Normal, 1972-1984. Teacher, consultant, Project Head Start, Philadelphia, 1966-1970, Champaign, Illinois, 1972-1974, Washington, 1978-1979. Adjunct Professor, Community College Philadelphia, since 1985.
Member field faculty, graduate program, Vermont College of Norwich U., Montpelier, since 1986. Presenter workshops, conferences in early childhood education. Consultant in field.
Volunteer, Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, since 1987, Afro-American History and Cultural Museum, Philadelphia, since 1989, Philadelphia Elders of Jazz Project. Board member Philadelphia High School Girls Alumnae Association, since 1992. Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Association Childhood Education International, American Association of University Women (grantee 1978, 79), National Association for Education of Young Children, National Association University Women, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma.
Married James Mincey, June 20, 1954 (divorced 1964). Children: Pamela Anne Mincey Moscowitz, James Alan.