Naida Sylvia Segura

Background

Segura, Naida Sylvia was born on May 31, 1943 in Kingsville, Texas, United States. Daughter of Edmundo Leyvaand Guadalupe Garcia.

Education

Teacher certification, Saint Mary's University, 1968, Master of Arts, 1980. Licensed professional school counselor Texas.

Career

Teacher English, Southwest Middle School, San Antonio, 1965-1968. Teacher English and Spanish, Lakeside High School, Atlanta, 1968-1969. English teacher Southwest High School, San Antonio, 1970-1978, Pease Middle School, San Antonio, 1978-1980.

Elementary school counselor Northside Indiana School District, San Antonio, since 1980.

State advisor Future Teachers American, San Antonio, 1974-1975. Counselor, consultant Sunshine Cottages School. Hearing Impaired, 1984-1986. School counselor Dolores B. Linton Elementary School, 1980.

Member Hispanic Task Force Widowed Persons Service, Chicago, Phila, 1987, presenter conference workshop on Hispanic grief, Washington, 1987.

Speaker Hispanic Women's Conference, San Antonio, 1984, Federal Program Parents, San Antonio, 1982. Judge University Texas Prose Reading, San Antonio, 1985, Harlandale Independent School District Festival Cultural Prose Reading, San Antonio, 1985. 1st vice president Linton Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association, 1985-1986.

Member Hispanic Widowed Persons Task Force, Washington, 1987.

Secretary, board directors Barrio Comprehensive Health Care Clinic, 1986. State delegate Hispanic Women's Network of Texas, Dallas, 1987.

Named Teacher of Year, Southwest Educators Association, 1975, Outstanding Educator, Texas Teachers Association 1976;Outstanding Educator Pease Middle School 1979, Teacher of Year, 1979. Recipient Outstanding Achievement award Northside Independent School District, 1984,Texas New Traditional award and Southwest regional winner, 1987.

Institute Cooperative Ibero-American scholar, Madrid, 1984.

Achievements

• Naida Sylvia Segura has been listed as a noteworthy school counselor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Southwest Personnel and Guidance Association, Texas Personnel and Guidance Association, Southwest Educators Association (president 1974-1975), American Association Counseling and Development, Career Counselors Texas, Northside Counselors, Association, United Teaching Profession, National Education Association, Texas State Teachers Association, San Antonio Area Women Deans, Adminstrs. and Counselors, Hispanic Women of Texas (San Antonio representative, founder).

Connections

Married Luis Mendias Segura (deceased. Children: Elvia T., Orlando R. Bachelor of Arts English, Incarnate Word College.

Father:

Edmundo Leyvaand Guadalupe Garcia. Segura

Spouse:

Luis Mendias Segura

child:

Incarnate Word College Segura

child:

Orlando Roberto Segura

child:

Elvia T. Segura