Mary Green Portela

Background

Portela, Mary Green was born on March 22, 1932 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Daughter of Silas and Bertha Lee (Teart) Gillard.

Education

Associate of Arts, Edward Waters College, 1952; Bachelor of Science, Oakwood College, 1955; Master of Arts, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1964; student, Walkers Commercial Business College student, Florida State University student, United States School Music student, Institute Children's Literature, since 1990.

Career

Teacher counseling, music, elementary education, Greenville (Florida) Training School, 1957-1971; teacher mental retardation, Greenville (Florida) Primary School, 1971-1985; teacher physical education, Greenville (Florida) Primary School, 1985-1987; Fla's. model classroom/pre-kindergarten intervention teacher, Greenville (Florida) Primary School, 1987-1990; adult basic education teacher, North Florida Junior College, Madison, Florida, 1975-1990. Musician, singer Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Greenville, 1968-1978, and other churches of Madison, Leon and Jefferson County including New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, Serman, Florida, Greenville Church of God, 1956-1990.

Achievements

• Mary Green Portela has been listed as a noteworthy Primary school educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Bush Task Force and Inner Circle, 1989-1990. Member, charter founderThe Ronald Reagan Republican Center and Smithsonian Institution, 1989-1990. Nursinghome and missionary worker, Monticello, Tallahassee, Jacksonville and Madison, 1957-1990, also other cities in the United States, Israel, Egypt, Greece and Guatemala, 1985-1990.

Member Habitat for Humanity, Madison County Teacher Association (past vice president), Higher Dimensions, National Education Association, Capital Area Progresive Woman's League (reporter 1989-1990), Dwight Thompson World Outreach.

Interests

• Avocations: singing, playing organ and piano, cooking, collecting, writing poems and short stories.

Connections

Married John Green, July 3, 1964 (divorced August 1974). Children: Carolyn Geniece Franklin, Frederick Virgil Green. Married Saul Portela Rosales, December 18, 1988.

Father:

Silas Gillard

Mother:

Bertha Lee (Teart) Gillard

Spouse:

John Green

Spouse:

Saul Portela Rosales

child:

Frederick Virgil Green Portela

child:

Carolyn Geniece Franklin Portela