Background
Smith, Nancy DuVergne was born on March 22, 1951 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Frank Gordin and Edna Henley (Brogan) Smith.
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Smith, Nancy DuVergne was born on March 22, 1951 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Frank Gordin and Edna Henley (Brogan) Smith.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Tulane University, 1973; Master in Liberal Arts, Harvard University, 1989.
Newspaper reporter The Meridian (Mississippi) Star, 1975-1977, 81-82. Managing editor New Age magazine, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1978-1980. English teacher American Cultural Institute, Alexandria, Egypt, 1981.
Editorial director public affairs office Wellesley (Massachusetts) College, 1983-1995, lecturer writing program, since 1989, editorial and web consultant, since 1992. Communications director Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Technology, Policy & Industrial Development, since 2000. Member seminar faculty Radcliffe University.
Chair advisory board Boston Writers Room, 1990-1992. Board directors Artists Foundation, Families with Children from China Northeast. Member Boston Women Communicators, National Writers Union (secretary-treasurer 1985-1989, national board directors), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (conference speaker 1988, 89, 92), National Writers United Services Organization (secretary-treasurer).
Married Mark Michael Sirdevan, October 25, 1980. 1 child, Mei Smith Sirdevan.