Marie Ann Polite

Background

Polite, Marie Ann was born on January 26, 1954 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Daughter of Lucius Senior and Leola (Denegal) Levett.

Career

Learning disabilities specialist, Savannah (Georgia)-Chatham Board Education, 1976-1988; assistant principal middle school, Savannah (Georgia)-Chatham Board Education, 1988-1990; assistant principal high school, 1990-1991; high school principal, since 1992; learning disabilities specialist, Royce Reading Center, Savannah, 1980-1985. Summer employment counselor Savannah-Chatham Board Education, since 1986. Training consultant Georgia Employees Association, 1986, Map to Success Cons.

Firm, Savannah, since 1985. Talk show host Station WSOK, Savannah, since 1986. Site visitor and review panelist schools of excellence program unites states department Education, 1988, 89, 90,91, 92, 93.

Achievements

• Marie Ann Polite has been listed as a noteworthy School administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Commissioner Savannah Housing Authority, 1987-1991. Member Leadership Georgia for Education, 1989. Graduate Leadership Savannah, 1990-1992.

Board directors Rape Crisis Center, Girl Scouts Council Savannah. Member American Management Association, American Society for Public Administration, Georgia Federation Teachers (vice president since 1983), Savannah Federation Teachers (president 1983-1986), Savannah Women'sNetwork (board directors 1987-1989), Georgia Federation Business and Professional Women (district director Southeast Georgia 1986-1988, president Port City chapter 1983-1987), National Political Congress Black Women, Action Together (president), Phi Delta Kappa, Pi Alpha Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Pi.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, reading, public speaking, modeling.

Connections

Married Alan Polite, September 1, 1972. Children: Sharmona Melissa, Nakisha Kenyatta.

Father:

Lucius Senior Levett

Mother:

Leola (Denegal) Levett

Spouse:

Alan Polite

child:

Nakisha Kenyatta Polite

child:

Sharmona Melissa Polite