Background
Poyadue, Florene Stewart was born on November 17, 1934 in Lovejoy, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Charles Archibald and Florene (Walker) Stewart.
Foundation administrator nurse
Poyadue, Florene Stewart was born on November 17, 1934 in Lovejoy, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Charles Archibald and Florene (Walker) Stewart.
Diploma in nursing, St. Mary's Infirmary, St. Louis, 1955. BVE, San Jose State University, California, 1975. Master of Arts in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling, Santa Clara University, California, 1983.
Doctor of Philosophy in Community Service (honorary), Santa Clara University, California, 1993.
Staff nurse Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1955—1956. Staff nurse, assistant head nurse, head nurse Providence Hospital, El Paso, Texas, 1957—1965. Staff nurse, supervisor Muenchweiller Hospital, Germany, 1965—1967.
Director nursing Rivera's Eastside Hospital, San Jose, 1968—1969. Program coordinator Cubberly Adult School, Palo Alto, 1970—1985. Founder, Chief Executive Officer Parents Helping Parents, Inc., San Jose, 1976—1998.
Consultant FSP Enterprise, San Jose, 1998—2005. Speaker, consultant, presenter workshops in field.
Member advisory board Bridge School. Member Hypertext Preprocessor Community Associates Board. Member of South Bay Black Nurses Association (long range planning committee 1990—2003, Nurse of Year), National Black Nurses Association, St. John Vianney Senior Club (member hospitality committee).
Married Octave Anthony Poyadue, September 30, 1956. Children: Turhan Michael, Keith Matthew, Jill Alexandria, Dean Archibald.