Background
Sparks, Gertrude Copeland was born on July 14, 1929 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
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Gertrude Copeland Sparks
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Education
Bachelor in Business Education, North Carolina Central University, 1951. Master of Business Administration, New York University, 1966. Doctor of Vocational-Technology Education, Rutgers University, 1982.
Career
Office manager, New Haven, 1955-1959. Administrative intern Connecticut Department Education, 1979-1981. Educator-coordinator Milford (Connecticut) Public School System, 1959-1982.
Consultant Connecticut, 1982-1985. Executive director Young Women’s Christian Association Greater New Haven, 1985-1993. Member national task force Planning Program for Teacher-Educators in Vocational Education, State Connecticut Commission to Study Means of Providing Greater Opportunity for Non-College Bound Students, reorganization task force National Distributive Education Clubs American.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, New Haven, founder, supervisor Bethel Gospelites Choir, chair finance development committee Christian education building, treasurer, manager New Haven African Methodist Episcopal Federal Credit Union, since 1967. Co-chair Intervention Committee for Fighting Back Initiative, New Haven, 1980, Mayor Daniel's Transition Team. Treasurer Tri Club New Haven, since 1983.
Council executives United Way Agencies, New Haven, since 1985. Active Consortium for Substance Abusing Woman and Their Children, New Haven, since 1981. Member National Association Young Women’s Christian Association Executives, National Association Distributive Education Teachers, American Vocational Association (life), Connecticut Association Distrbutive Education Teachers, Connecticut Council Young Women’s Christian Association Executives, Greater New Haven Business and Professional Association (board directors), Association Agencies Serving African Americans (vice president 1989-1991), African American Women's Agenda (vice president 1990-1992), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (life), North Carolina Central University Alumni Association, New York University Graduate School Business Administration Alumni Association, Rutgers University Graduate School Education Alumni Association.
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Daughter of Frank Pettigrew Copeland and Lucy Higgs Dawster-Copeland. Widowed, 1954.
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Political Party
Democrat
Education
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1951
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1966
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1982
Career
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1955 - 1959
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1959 - 1982
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1979 - 1981
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1982 - 1985
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1985 - 1993
Awards
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Recipient Graduate Leadership Development award, 1978-1981, Business award National Association Negro Business and Professional Women's Club, Inc., 1986.Recipient Graduate Leadership Development award, 1978-1981, Business award National Association Negro Business and Professional Women's Club, Inc., 1986.