Minerva Gorena

Background

Gorena, Minerva was born on March 30, 1943 in Edinburg, Texas, United States. Daughter of Humberto and Eva (Benavides) Gorena.

Education

Bachelor, Pan American College, 1963. Master of Education, University Texas, Austin, 1975.

Career

Teacher, Hidalgo County Common School District, Runn, Texas, 1963-1964, Mission (Texas) Indiana School District, 1964-1967, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Indiana School District, Pharr, Texas, 1967-1969. Counselor Out-of-School Neighborhood Youth Corps, associate City County Economics Development Corporation, Edinburg, Texas, 1969-1970. Materials specialist Title VII Bilingual Education Program, Region XIII Education.Service Center, Austin, Texas, 1970-1974.

Consultant division bilingual education Texas Education Agency, Austin, 1974-1977.

Manager user services National Clearinghouse forBilingual Education/Inter-American Research Associations, Incorporated., Rosslyn, Virginia, 1978-1981, associate director, 1981-1986, executive associate 1978-1986. Research associate, coordinator educational personnel training program George Washington University, Washington, 1987-1989, associate director National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, 1989.

National Defense Education Acting fellow, 1967.

Achievements

• Minerva Gorena has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Austin Area Association for Bilingual Education (sec.1975-1976), National Association for Bilingual Education (delegate 1979), Texas State Teachers Association (Region XIII chapter president 1973-1974), National Association Female Executives, Virginia Association Bilingual Education, Virginia Association Hispanic American Democrats, National Association Latino Elected Officials, National Council Hispanic Women (newsletter editor 1986-1987), George Washington University Higher Education Association (president 1988-1990), Young Men's Christian Association, Phi Delta Kappa.

Connections

Father:

Humberto Gorena

Mother:

Eva (Benavides) Gorena