Background
Ungar, Manya Shayon was born on May 30, 1928 in New York City. Daughter of Samuel and Ethel M. (Liese) Shayon.
volunteer education consultant
Ungar, Manya Shayon was born on May 30, 1928 in New York City. Daughter of Samuel and Ethel M. (Liese) Shayon.
Bachelor, Mills College, 1950.
Actress television and radio, NBC, Columbia Broadcasting System, New York City, 1950-1958;
founder, president, board directors chapter, AFS, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, New Jersey, 1963-1970;
volunteer project director handicapped cub scouts, Boy Scouts American, Plainfield, New Jersey, 1958-1961;
founder, co-director, Summer Theater Workshop, Scotch Plains, 1967-1978;
legislation vice president, New Jersey State Parent-Teachers Association, 1977-1979;
president, New Jersey State Parent-Teachers Association, 1979-1981;
legislation vice president, National Parent-Teachers Association, Chicago, 1981-1985;
1st vice president, National Parent-Teachers Association, Chicago, 1985-1987;
president, National Parent-Teachers Association, Chicago, 1987-1989. Member arts education advisory panel National Endowment Arts, Washington, 1988-1991, panel National Institute Work and Learning, 1988-1991. Advisory county National Panel Drug Free Schools, Washington, 1989-1991, education advisory board NBC, 1988-1992, Public Broadcasting Service, 1988-1991, Scholastic, Inc., 1990-1994.
Board directors Mathematics Science Education Board, 1988-1992.
Trustee New Jersey Children's Specialized Hospital, 1990—1999, New Jersey Public Education Institute, from 1987. Member advisory council Natural Resources Defense Council, Mothers and Others, 1999—1999. Member gography assessment advisory council National Assessment Education Progress, 1991—1992, member national oversite commission on geografic standards, 1992—1994.
Member New Jersey Basic Skills Council, 1990—1994. Chairman New Jersey Mathematics Coalition, from 1994. Member accreditation committee American Psychological Association, 1992—1998.
Member teacher programs advisory panel Educational Testing Service, 1990—1994. Member external review committee Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Preventing Rsik Behaviors in Adolescents, 1993. Chairman scholarship committee Fanwood-Scotch Plains College Club, from 1997.
Member New Jersey United for HIgher Standards, from 2000. Member standards review committee New Jersey Department Education, from 2001. Board directors Washington Rock Girl Scout Council, 1995—1998, Literacy Volunteers of America, Union County, from 2001.
Board directors, secretary SP-F Community School Advisory Commission, from 2000. Member of League of Women Voters (chairman voters service Westfield area 1991-1995, New Jersey fiscal policy and education committees since 1998, SP-7 community schools advisory committee since 2000).
Married Harry Fireman Ungar, June 25, 1950. Children: Paul Benedict, Michael Shayon.