Melissa Annette Slagle Whitehead

Background

Whitehead, Melissa Annette Slagle was born on August 9, 1938 in Stafford, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Fred Howard and Dora Gene (McDuffee) Slagle.

Education

Bachelor and Bachelor of Social Work, Oral Roberts University, 1989. Associate of Arts, Tulsa (Oklahoma) Junior College, 1987. Master of Science in Social Work, University Texas at Arlington, 1990.

Career

Secretary, programmer, unites states department Defense, Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, 1959-1963; executive secretary, Northern Virginia Restaurant Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 1966-1969; owner, public, Professional Publs., Inc., Vienna, Virginia, 1969-1974; editor, National Rural Letter Carriers Association, Washington, 1974-1978; communications director, Sweet Adelines, Inc., Tulsa, 1978-1980; director, Bristow (Oklahoma) Help Center, Inc., 1984-1989; counselor, New Choice, Inc., Tulsa, 1988-1989; social worker social work department, Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation, Dallas, 1989-1990; post-traumatic stress disorder therapist, Veterans Administration Hospital., Dallas, 1989-1991; post-traumatic stress disorder therapist, Green County Mental Health, Muskogee, Oklahoma, since 1991.

Achievements

• Melissa Annette Slagle Whitehead has been listed as a noteworthy social worker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Community Education, Bristow, 1982-1984, Airport Authority Board, Bristow, 1983-1987, Green County Pilots Association, Bristow, 1981-1989. Safety counselor Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region of the United States, 1984-1989. Member National Association Social Workers, North American Association Christians in Social Work (vice president local chapter 1987-1989), Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol Professional Counselor Association, American Association Counseling and Development, Association Specialists in Group Work, International Organisation Women Pilots (Tulsa chapter chairman 1986-1988), Tribal Member Cherokee Nation.

Interests

• Avocations: flying single engine airplanes, oil painting.

Connections

Married Thomas Sprangle, September 6, 1957 (divorced 1968). Children: Dathan Casey, Kyle Thomas. Married Earl Evan Whitehead, March 10, 1981.

Father:

Fred Howard Slagle

Mother:

Dora Gene (McDuffee) Slagle

Spouse:

Thomas Sprangle

Spouse:

Earl Evan Whitehead

child:

Kyle Thomas Whitehead

child:

Dathan Casey Whitehead