Background
Jenkins, Harold Augustus was born on March 17, 1946 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of Harold A. Senior and Jeanne (Fouquet) Jenkins.
Jenkins, Harold Augustus was born on March 17, 1946 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of Harold A. Senior and Jeanne (Fouquet) Jenkins.
Bachelor in Philosophy, United College Gordon Barrington, 1968; postgraduate Intense Program Continuing Graduates, Eastern Connecticut State College, 1973; Master of Education, Westfield State College, 1978.
Teacher grades 3, 5, 6, department chair mathematics/science grades 4-6, Plainfield (Connecticut) Public Schools, 1968-1974; teacher grade 6, math specialist K-6, Granby (Massachusetts) Public Schools, 1974-1981; assistant director division administrative law department, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1981-1984; assistant field investigator, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Springfield, 1984-1986; senior field investigator, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Springfield, 1986-1990; field claim representative, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1990; substitute teacher, various schools, Chicago area, 1992-1993; teacher science grade 7, Chute Middle School, School District 65, Evanston, Illinois, since 1993. President, vice president, secretary-treasurer Local Education Association, Granby, Massachusetts and Plainfield, Connecticut, 1968-1981. Coach team Science Olympiad, Chute Middle School, Evanston, since 1993.
Trustee board Winnetka (Illinois) Covenant Church, since 1993. Chairman of the Board Christian education and chairman finance and trustee board Springfield (Massachusetts) Covenant Church,1974-1990. Appointed education and leadership commission Control Conference Evangelical Covenant Church, since 1995.
Member National Education Association, ASCD, National Science Teachers Association, National Middle School Association, National Arber Day Foundation, Parent-Teachers Association.
Married Karin R. Abrahamson, June 22, 1968. 1 child, Sara.