Lena Harding Williams

Background

Williams, Lena Harding was born on June 12, 1947 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Arthur McKinley and Mildred (Smith) Harding.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in English Edition and Speech, Norfolk State University, 1969; postgraduate, University of Virginia, 1972-1973; postgraduate, Norfolk State University, 1987; postgraduate, Old Dominion U., 1973-1988; Master of Science in Ednl. Administrn., Old Dominion U., 1993.

Career

English teacher S.H. Clarke School, Portsmouth Schools, 1969-1970; English teacher, W.E. Waters School, Portsmouth Schools, 1970-1971; English teacher, Churchland Middle School, Portsmouth Schools, 1971-1974; English department chairman, Portsmouth Schools, 1974-1986, 88-; consultant college board English vertical teaming, Portsmouth Schools, 1997. Fieldtester Virginia Standards of Learning Language Arts. Teacher/trainer Portsmouth Schools, 1986-1988, lead mentor teacher, since 1990, consultant college board.

Presenter SAT preparatory workshop, New-Teacher Insvc., Writing Across the Curriculum, Reading to Learn, Technology in the Classroom.

Achievements

• Lena Harding Williams has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Hodges Manor Civic League, Portsmouth, since 1985, Parent-Teachers Association. Director Christian education, summer camp youth advisory, coordinator volunteer tutorial service, member sr.choir, usher, coordinator youth activities, member church county, board director kindegarten, Edna Hyke Corbett Achievement award foundation. Coordinator Multiple Sclerosis Read-a-Thon, Back to School Seminar.

Community campaign volunteer Mother's March, American Cancer Society, Muscular Dystrophy, American Heart Association;co-sponsor Cavalier Manor Deep Doubles Tennis Tounament. Fellow Hampton Rds. Institute for Advanced Study of Tchg. Member ASCD, National Education Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Virginia Education Association, National State Teachers of Year Association, National Council Teachers of English, International Reading Association, Virginia State Secondary Reading Association, Virginia Congress English Teachers, Virginia Association Teachers of English (Foster B. Gresham award 1994), Portsmouth Education Association, Portsmouth Reading Council, Tidewater Association Teachers English, Delta Sigma Theta.

Interests

• Avocations: singing, speaking, reading, collecting dolls.

Connections

Married Leroy Stephen Williams, July 8, 1966. Children: Michael LaMar, Darryl LaVon, Stephen LaSean.

Father:

Arthur McKinley Harding

Mother:

Mildred (Smith) Harding

Spouse:

Leroy Stephen Williams

child:

Michael LaMar Williams

child:

Stephen LaSean Williams

child:

Darryl LaVon Williams