Julie F. Parker

Background

Julie F. Parker was born on April 20, 1961, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. She is the daughter of David L. and Merolyn (Graham) Parker.

Education

Parker received her education at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1983. She also finished Union Theological Seminary, and obtained Master of Divinity in 1988.

Career

Julie F. Parker has dedicated herself to a life of teaching and learning. An ordained Methodist minister since 1987 and chaplain at Hofstra Protestant Chaplaincy since 1991, Parker has added writing to her long list of accomplishments. Now she also works as a preacher and lecturer in New York.

Achievements

• Parker's first book, Careers for Women as Clergy, was selected by the New York Public Library as a Book for the Teen Age in 1993.

Works

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  • Everything You Need to Know about Decision Making (Need to Know Library)

    (Accelerated Reader is a program based on the fact that st...)

    1996
  • Careers for Women As Clergy (Careers (Rosen Publishing Group).)

    (Examines the opportunities for religious service, includi...)

    1993
  • Everything You Need to Know About Living in a Shelter (Need to Know Library)

    (Discusses the problems of the homeless, describes shelter...)

    1995
  • High Performance Through Leadership (The Learning-A-Living Library)

    (Discusses the importance of leadership skills and how the...)

    1996

Membership

Parker is a member of the Methodist Federal for Social Action, Planned Parenthood, Democratic National Committee, American Civil Liberties Union, Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Delta Phi.

Interests

• Marathon running, karate, theater, choral singing

Connections

Parker is married to Bill Crawford, a Presbyterian minister. They got married on August 19, 1989, and have 2 children: Graham and Mari.

Father:

David L. Parker

Mother:

Merolyn (Graham) Parker

husband:

Bill Crawford

Son:

Graham Crawford