Background
Tennant, Mary Jo was born on January 6, 1938 in Tacoma. Daughter of Glenn Everett and Adelia Maurine (Converse) Sigler.
Tennant, Mary Jo was born on January 6, 1938 in Tacoma. Daughter of Glenn Everett and Adelia Maurine (Converse) Sigler.
AB, Cornell University, 1959. MT, University Arizona, 1976.
Teacher Yuma (Arizona) District 1, 1975-1977, Children"s Way School, Fairfax, Virginia, 1977-1978, Saint Michael School, Annandale, Virginia, 1978-1984. Substitute teacher Conejo Valley Unified District, Thousand Oaks, California, 1985. Teacher English Newbury Park High School, 1986-1987, Redwood Intermediate School, Thousand Oaks, 1987, department chairman English, 1989.
Member District Secondary Curriculum advising committee.
Member District Writing Assessment committee. Member District Writing Portfolio assessment committee.
Member Tri-District Celebration of Learning committee. Member Cornell Club of Washington, 1979-1984, Cornell Club Southern California, 1984.
Area chairman Cornell Alumnae Ambassador, 1994, area vice president class of 1959, 1995.
Vice president school board American School Vientiane, Laos, 1973-1974, secretary school board, 1972-1973. Neighborhood chairman Arizona Cactus-Pine council Girl Scouts United States, 1974-1977, board directors, 1976-1977. Member apostolic commission Saint Jude"s Church, Westlake Village.
Volunteer Friends Civic Arts Plz, Thousand Oaks, since 1998. Member apostolic commission St. Jude's Church, Westlake Village, religious education teacher, since 1986. Neighborhood chairman Arizona Cactus-Pine Council Girl Scouts United States, 1974—1977, board directors, 1976—1977.
Member of National Education Association, California Teachers Association, Alpha Phi (district alumnae chairman 1985-1989, house corporation board Calstate Northridge since 1995).
Married Charles Edward Tennant, June 27, 1959. Children: Stephen Victor, Catherine J. Tennant Mc Guire, Susan M. Tennant Swenson, William G. Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1959.