Background
Harris, Linda Jean was born on November 8, 1949 in Tyler, Texas, United States.
Harris, Linda Jean was born on November 8, 1949 in Tyler, Texas, United States.
Bachelor in Language Arts and English, Marylhurst College, 1971. Master of Science in Education and Psychology, Portland State University, 1983.
6th grade teacher, Whitaker Middle School, Portland, Oregon, 1971-1976; administrator assistant, Whitaker Middle School, Portland, Oregon, 1983-1984; advisory specialist area superintendent's office, Office of Staff Development and Community Rels., Portland, 1976-1982; administrator assistant, Boise School, Portland, 1983-1984; administrator assistant, Boise-Eliot School, Portland, 1984-1988; principal, Woodlawn School, Portland, since 1988. Board directors Portland Teachers Credit Union.
Board directors I Have A Dream Foundation, Portland, since 1992, principal program. Member advisory board Woodlawn Children of Promise, Portland, since 1991, Woodlawn Initiative for Success and Empowerment, Portland, since 1991, Inner/N.E. Young Men’s Christian Association, Portland, 1990-1992. Member National Association Elementary School Principals, Oregon Alliance Black School Administrator (secretary 1984, vice president 1990, certified of appreciation 1992), Northwest African American Writers Workshop (editor 1988-1990, award 1992), Portland Elementary Principals Association, confederation Oregon School Administrators, The Links, Inc.
(Portland chapter), Portland Association Public School Administrators, Delta Sigma Theta (secretary), Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Delta Kappa.
Daughter of Bernardo Navarro and Lavada (Land) H. Divorced; children: Darryl Nickerson, Nathan Jay Nickerson.