Background
Arteaga-Morgan, Ivette de was born on August 28, 1931 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Daughter of Julio Carlos and Irma (Ortiz) de Arteaga.
Arteaga-Morgan, Ivette de was born on August 28, 1931 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Daughter of Julio Carlos and Irma (Ortiz) de Arteaga.
Bachelor in Liberal Arts, Political Science, Spanish and Education, College Mount St. Vincent, 1954. Master of Arts, Hofstra University, 1957. Postgraduate, Hunter College, 1959.
Postgraduate, Florida Atlantic University, 1970. District Attorney in Higher Education and Reading, University Miami, 1976.
Elementary teacher 3rd, 5th and 6th grades, Merrick (New York) Schools, 1954-1957;
caseworker, Catholic Foster Care Superior vena cava syndrome, New York City, 1957-1958;
administrator, Lennox Hill Settlement House, New York City, 1958-1960;
elementary teacher disadvantaged students, Roseville (Michigan) School Board, 1960-1961;
instructor modern language Department, University Wisconsin, Eau Claire, 1966-1968;
visiting teacher, social worker inner-city blacks and hispanics, Miami, Florida, 1968-1970;
coordinator, Spanish Curriculum Development Center, Miami, 1970-1973;
associate professor education, chairperson education, supervisor student teaching, Biscayne College, Miami, 1975-1978;
project manager, Bilingual Alternative for Secondary Education, Miami, 1978-1982;
assistant principal, Citrus Grove Middle School, Miami, 1982-1984;
assistant principal, McMillan Middle School, Miami, 1984-1986;
coordinator, Department Community Participation, Miami, 1986-1988;
coordinator, Project Stay in School, Miami, 1988-1989;
assistant principal, Palmetto Adult and Community Education Center, Miami, since 1989. Adjunct Professor education Florida International U., since 1976. Consultant Lau Desegration Center, Miami, 1973-1989, Key West School (Florida) Board, 1976-1986, Public School 25, Bronx, New York, 1970, Miccosukee (Florida) Adult Education, 1978, Delaware School Board, numerous others.
Coordinator Bilingual Training Classroom Teachers, Hartford, Connecticut, Reading Bilingual Classroom, New Haven, Bilingual Curriculum, Philadelphia. Field reader unites states department Education, United States Department of Health and Human Services. Presenter, proposal writer in field.
Chair board directors League United Latin American Citizens National Ednl. Svc. Center, Inc. Florida.
Volunteer social worker Catholic Welfare, 1961-1966. Board directors Coalition of Hispanic Mental Health and Human Services Organization, Florida Cares, La Raza Florida, treasurer, Dade County's Youth and Family Development, since 1981. Member Community Relations Board, since 1983, Democratic Executive Committee, Florida, since 1988.
Past treasurer Organization Puerto Rico Democrats, Florida, 1985. Past secretary Coalition Hispanic Women, Florida, 1982. Member advisory board South Florida Employment and Training Consortium.
Vice chair Governor's Commission Hispanic Affairs, 1984-1989. Active Women's Political Caucus. Member American Association of University Women, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ASPIRA (vice president personnel 1981-1987), ASPIRA Florida (founder, chair since 1980), National Association Teachers English Speakers Other Languages, National Mental Health Association, National Association for Bilingual Education (presentor national conferences), National Association Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (founding member), National Association Teachers English, National Conference Puerto Rican Women (national 1st vice president, founder, president Miami chapter, Educator of Year 1980), Florida Teachers English to Speakers Other Languages (minority committee), Bilingual Association Florida (secretary 1978, vice president 1980), Florida Foreign Language Association, American Council on Learning Disabilities, American Personnel and Guidance Association, Florida Personnel and Guidance Association (board directors), Florida Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, International Reading Association, Florida Council Reading Association, Bilingual Multicultural Consortium (board directors), Dade County School Administrators Association (legislation committee), National Puerto Rico Coalition, Inc.
(board directors), American Hispanic Educators Association Dade, Miami Hispanic Club (secretary 1985-1987, scholarship chair), Phi Delta Kappa, Epsilon Tau Lambda.
Married Robert H. Morgan, June 13, 1959. Children: Robert, Joseph, Elizabeth, Michael.
