Lois Taplin Bronz

Background

Bronz, Lois Taplin was born on August 20, 1927.

Education

Bachelor, Xavier University, 1951. Master of Education, Wayne State University, 1961. Postgraduate, College New Rochelle, New York.

Career

Classroom teacher, New Orleans and Greenburg, New York, 1948-1980. Administrator Xavier University, 1960-1966. Supervisor student teachers Manhattanville, Purchase, New York.

Achievements

• Lois Taplin Bronz has been listed as a noteworthy volunteer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Westchester County Board Legislators, since 1991, vice chair, 1996-2001, chair, 2002-2003. Founder League of Good Government, New Orleans. Member task force on social security, health care Grey Panthers.

President executive committee Hudson Valley Council Senior Citizens. Active other advocacy groups for the elderly. Volunteer, member, board directors Children's Village, Dobbs Ferry.

Former board directors, vice-chair Legal Awareness of Westchester. Board directors Westchester Coalition. Chairperson, board directors, past president Westchester Community Opportunity Program.

Board directors Union Child Day Care Center. Volunteer United Way Westchester, American Cancer Society, Read Aloud. Member advisory board S.T.E.P.

Literacy Volunteer Westchester. Past vice president Child Care Council Westchester. Member, past vice president Greenburgh Central # 7 Parent-Teachers Association.

Member Greenburgh Housing Council. Founder, member G.R.O.U.P. (Police Community Relations). Member M.L.K. Institute Nonviolence, Westchester Black/Jewish Leaders Dialogue, Westchester African/Italian American Leaders Dialogue, Black Scholar Partnership.

Member inter-alumni council United Negro College Fund. Past member admissions committee Xavier University, administration council. Panelist 1st New York State Women's Meeting, Panel of America Women.

Coordinator Westchester Women's Recognition Day. Director Minority Task Force on Women's Issues, Minority Task Force Contractor's Conference. Director Human Rights Commission, Greenburgh.

Conductor meeting Saturday Listening Posts, Greenburgh. Member New York State Democrats (member steering committee women's division), Westchester Women's Council (member, past vice president), Westchester Black Women's Political Caucus (charter), Kiwanis, Xavier University National Alumni Association (past president), Alpha Kappa Alpha. (charter member Pi Iota Omega chapter).

Connections

Married Charles (Chuck) Bronz. Children: Edgar Taplin, Francine Taplin Shorts, Shelly Taplin.

Spouse:

Charles

child:

Francine Taplin Shorts Bronz

child:

Edgar Taplin Bronz

child:

Shelly Taplin Bronz