Martha H. Palmer

Background

Palmer, Martha H. was born on January 10, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Thomas Manuel Senior and Marie Louise (Cranford-Crawford) Palmer.

Education

Bachelor in Psychology, Eastern Illinois U., 1976; Master of Science, Eastern Illinois U., 1977; certified in community law, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, 1981; student, University Illinois, Chicago, 1992; postgraduate, Northern Illinois U., since 1995.

Career

Medical assistant health services, Eastern Illinois U., Charleston, 1976-1977; director school age and senior citizen programs, Young Men’s Christian Association, Chicago, 1978-1980; site director, facilities manager, Centers for New Horizons, Chicago, 1980-1985; counselor, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, 1985-1989; lecturer, Malcolm X College, Chicago, 1989; recruitment coordinator, Malcolm X College, Chicago, 1989-1990; director, Bethel Self Sufficiency Program, Chicago, 1989-1990; assistant professor counseling Harold Washington College, City Colls. Chicago, since 1990. Developer Harold Washington College Sisters Academic Scholarship Program, 1997.

Achievements

• Martha H. Palmer has been listed as a noteworthy Counseling educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Coord. Afrikan Cultural Pageant, Eastern Illinois U., Charleston and Northern Ill.U., DeKalb, 1972-1986. Member political committee Chicago Black United Comtys. andBlack Indiana Political Orgns., Chicago, since 1981. Program chair 500 Black Men and Women, Chicago, 1989-1992.

President, member Sojourners United Political Action Commission, Chicago, 1993-1999. Founder Harold Washington College, Black Women's Caucus, Chicago, since 1991. Education representative Task Force for Black Political Empowerment, Chicago, since 1994.

Coordinator College Support Groups for Self Help, 1991. Co-founder Black Maleness Program, 1991. Volunteer La Rida Hospital, Chicago;co-convenor Rainbow People United to Save Humanity Coalition City College Chicago division.

Co-founder Sisters in Scholarship Program, Harold Washington College, 1997. Co-chair 150th Commemoration Women's Rights National Womens Political Caucus Greater Chicago. Member National Organization for Women, National Association Black Psycholigists, Illinois Association Black Psychologists, Delta Sigma Theta.

Interests

• Avocations: singing, dancing, designing, drawing.

Connections

Married Lewis A. Boahene, March 1992. 1 child, Kwasi A.

Father:

Thomas Manuel Senior Palmer

Mother:

Marie Louise (Cranford-Crawford) Palmer

Spouse:

Lewis A. Boahene

child:

Kwasi A. Palmer