Jack Howard

Background

Howard, Jack was born on August 26, 1924 in Santa Ana, California, United States. Son of Floyd Willie and Inez (Cooley) Howard.

Education

AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1948; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1952.

Career

Reporter, Springfield (Ohio) Daily News, 1949-1951; labor editor, San Francisco Chronicle, 1952-1960; chief investigator government information subcommittee, United States House of Representatives, 1960-1963; special assistant to undersecretary of Labor, 1963-1964; administrator, Neighborhood Youth Corps, 1964-1966; administrator, bureau of Work Programs, 1966-1967; executive assistant to, Secretary Labor, 1968; vice president, Ednl. Sciences Programs, Inc., New York City, 1969-1971; secretary-treasurer, consultant, William Benton Foundation, New York City, 1971-1980; assistant to public, Encyclopedia British, New York City, 1971-1973; assistant director, Twentieth Century Fund, New York City, 1974-1976; assistant to president, American Federation State assistant to president, County and Municipal Employees American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1976-1997; independent consultant, since 1997. International vice president American Newspaper Guild-American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1957-1960.

Membership

With Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member American Civil Liberties Union.

Connections

Married Margaret Anne McKinnon, August 25, 1950 (deceased). Children: Marc, Anne.

Father:

Floyd Willie Howard

Mother:

Inez (Cooley) Howard

Spouse:

Margaret Anne McKinnon

child:

Marc Howard

child:

Anne Howard