Harriet Wands Sacca

Background

Sacca, Harriet Wands was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts Daughter of Harry J. and Anna F. (Mara) Wands.

Education

Student State University of New York, Albany, Oneonta.

Career

Teacher public schools, Albany, New York, 1942-1966. Instructor College Saint Rose, 1962-1963. Director music education Albany (New York) Board Education, 1966.

Bureau associate examiner personnel New York State Department Education Past president Soroptimist International, 1969-1970, City Club Albany, Incorporated., 1974-1975.

Active Albany County Democratic Committee, 1962. Judicial delegate 3d Judicial District New York State, 1975-1996.

Member Albany Local Development Corporation. Board directors Saint Joseph"s Housing Corporation, Albany Tulip Festival.

Member of advisory board capital Region Center Arts in Education, 1983, Albany County Alteratives to Incarceration, 1983-1996, chair sub committee, 1985.

Board directors Cooperative Extension Community Resources Development, 7 County Youth Symphony Orchestra, 1970-1984. Project director New York Council on Arts. Chair festival New York School Music, 1988.

Member committee of 5 appointed selectname for 16,000 seat Civic Arena.

Trustee associate College of Saint Rose, 1996. Member Executive Board New York State Council Music Adminstrs., 1996.

Area 3 representative New York State Council Music Adminstrs., 1995.

Achievements

• Harriet Wands Sacca has been listed as a noteworthy music educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Harry TrumanLibrary. Member National Council Music Adminstrs., Music Educators National Conference, New York State School, Music Association, Capitol Hill Choral Society (director), New York.St. Council Arts Award Childrens Opera (director project), Albany Adminstrs. Association, Albany Civic Auditorium (director), Delta Kappa Gamma, Delta Epsilon.

Clubs: Business and Professional Women"s, Soroptimist.

Connections

Father:

Harry J. Wands

Mother:

Anna F. (Mara) Wands