Mary Katherine Johnson

Background

Johnson, Mary Katherine was born on June 12, 1945 in Prescott, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Walter Frank and Mary Jane (Larson) Johnson.

Education

Bachelor, Michigan State University, 1967; Master of Arts, Michigan State University, 1970; postgraduate, University of California, Berkeley, since 1970.

Career

Teacher, East Lansing (Michigan) Public Schools, 1967-1968; teacher, Hall's Crossroads School, Aberdeen, Maryland., 1968-1969; teacher, Oakland (California) Public Schools, 1970-1982; teacher, consultant, Bay Area Writing Project, Berkeley, since 1978; teacher, consultant, Bay Area Mathematics Project, Berkeley, since 1994; teacher, consultant, Bay Area California Arts Project, Berkeley, since 1997; consultant, Child Development Project, San Ramon, California, 1985; teacher, Berkeley Unified School District, since 1986; coordinator public programs, mathematics education program, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1996-1998. Member MATHTEQ University of California, Berkeley, 1987-1990. Member committee of credentials Common for Teacher Preparation and Licensing, Sacramento, 1974-1976.

Speaker.Asilomar Mathematics Conference, 1991, 94-98, member program committee, 1995. Speaker Wine Country Mathematics Conference, 1992, California chapter Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps Conference, 1992, 94, 97, 98, board directors, since 1997. Speaker Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps International Conference, 1993, Supported Life Conference, 1992.

Representative Northern Regional Special Education Local Plan Area Committee, Region III Full Inclusion Task Force for State of California, 1994-1998. Participant California Research Institute, 1992. Member of advisory task force on teacher preparation in mainstreaming California Commision on Teacher Credentialling, 1996.

Achievements

• Mary Katherine Johnson has been listed as a noteworthy Elementary education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Coord. children's county Epworth Methodist Church, Berkeley, 1985-1988, 96-98, Youth Council, 1993-1995. Certified lay speaker Bay View district California-Nevada United Methodist Church, Berkeley, since 1989, board of trustees, 1994-1996, 98-. President of the board of trustees Maya's Music Therapy Fund, since 1994. member National Council Teachers English, National Council Teachers Mathematics California English Council, California Mathematics Council, Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.);board directors California Chapter Association Personswith Severe Handicaps, since 1997.

Interests

• Avocations: singing, jogging, swimming, gourmet cooking, sewing.

Connections

Married William F. Hilton, June 23, 1968 (divorced 1985). Children: Bradley Eric, Karin Louise.

Father:

Walter Frank Johnson

Mother:

Mary Jane (Larson) Johnson

Spouse:

William F. Hilton

child:

Karin Louise Johnson

child:

Bradley Eric Johnson