Background
UmBayemake, Linda was born on February 19, 1953 in Cleveland. Daughter of Charles Morgan and Helen Loretta (Ballard) McDonald.
UmBayemake, Linda was born on February 19, 1953 in Cleveland. Daughter of Charles Morgan and Helen Loretta (Ballard) McDonald.
Associate of Arts, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, 1980. Bachelor, Kent State University, Ohio, 1984. Master of Library Science, Texas Woman's University, 1989.
Medical Research Council, University Kentucky, Lexington, 1998.
Director African American Center Toledo-Lucas County Public Library., Toledo, 1989. Library young adult, correctional and homebound Cuyahoga County Public Library., Warrensville, 1989-1990. Library supervisor Western New Mexico Correctional Facility, Grants, 1990.
Instructor and library supervisor Santa Fe Community College, 1990. Library supervisor Georgia Department Corrections, Buford, 1991. Instructor Kentucky State University, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1992—1996, head circulation, 1992—1993, inter library loan and reference library, 1993—1996.
Public services assistant library Owensboro Community College, 1996. Substitute teacher Franklin County Public Schools, Frankfort, 1997—1998. Offender rehabilitation counselor, substance abuse program Luther Luckett Correctional Center, 1998—1999.
Collection development specialist Book Wholesalers Inc., 1999-2000. STAR program coordinator University Akron, Ohio, 2001—2002. Branch manager East Cleveland Public Library.
Caledonia Branch, since 2001. Chief Executive Officer, founding interventionist LUMBAY6 Intervention Journeys, Inc., since 1996. Founder Lumbay6, since 1996, Lumbay 6 Intervention Journeys, Inc., since 2004.
Member Kent Ohio Cable Commission, since 2003.
Appointed to Kentucky Foster Care Review Board, 1999—2000. Child support, visitation committee Franklin County Family Court, Ohio, 1999—2000. Member Board Elections Franklin County.
Member of National Alliance On Mental Illness, National Rehabilitation Association, Black Caucus of American Library Association (chair new member orientation committee 1994-1996, membership committee 1989-1996, American Library Association Shirley Olofson committee 1993-1996, member minority recruitment committee 1993-1996), Chi Sigma Iota.
Married Bari S. Zaka, December 17, 1972 (divorced January 1979). Children: Manu, Kumar, Bari. Married Nola UmBayemake Joachim, December 20, 1984 (divorced June 1989).
Children: Mayi, Thurayya. Married Glenn Mitchell Hurt, May 17, 1993 (divorced January 1999). 1child, GlennChinua.