Nessa Parker Loewenthal

Background

Loewenthal, Nessa Parker was born on October 13, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Abner and Frances (Ness) Parker.

Education

Bachelor in Education and Psychology, Stanford University, 1952.

Career

Faculty, Stanford Institute for Intercultural Communication, Palo Alto, California, 1973-1987; director, Trans Cultural Superior vena cava syndrome, San Francisco, 1981-1986; director, Trans Cultural Superior vena cava syndrome, Portland, Oregon, since 1986. Director dependent services and international education Bechtel Group, San Francisco,1973-1981, international education consultant, 1981-1984. Member of advisory committee department international studies Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1986.

Member Oregon Ethics Communications, since 1990. Member Bay Area Ethics Consortium, Berkeley, 1985-1990. Chairman ethics committee Sietar International, Washington, since 1987, member governing board, 1992-1995.

Member of faculty Summer Institute for International Communications, Portland, Oregon, 1987-1997. Core faculty Oregon Governor's School Svc. Leadership, Salem, 1995-1997.

Achievements

• Nessa Parker Loewenthal has been listed as a noteworthy Communications educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Update Federal Republic of Germany (Country Orientation Series: Updates)

    (Book by Loewenthal, Nessa)

Membership

Member equal opportunity and social justice task force National Jewish Council on Public Affairs. Board directors Kids on the Block, Portland, Portland Jewish Academy, since 1996, Portland Ashkalon Sister City Association, Portland Jewish Federation, since 1999, Coalition to Eliminate Bias and Hate Crimes in Oregon, since 1999. Board directors, co-chair ethics committee Society Humanistic Judaism, 1996-1999.

Task force on Racism and Violence, Portland, Oregon. Member Lafayette (California) Traffic Commission, 1974-1980. Board directors Center for Ethics and Social Policy, 1988-1991.

Member executive board and planning committee Temple Isaiah, Lafayette, 1978-1982. Board directors California Symphony, Orinda, 1988-1990. Member executive committee overseas schools advisory committee United States Department State, 1976-1982.

Board directors Jewish Federation Oregon. Member community relations committee Portland Jewish Federation. Member National Jewish Community Relations.

Member Task Force on Racism, Ethnicity and Public Policy, since 1998. Member American Society for Training and Development (executive board international professional performance area 1993-1997, 99), Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research (chairman 1986-1987, nomination committee 1984-1986, co-chairman 1989-1990, chairman ethics committee 1989-1998, governing board 1992-1995), World Affairs Council.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, swimming.

Connections

Married Martin Moshe Loewenthal, July 7, 1951 (deceased August 1973). Children: Dann Marcus, Ronn Carl, Deena Miriam. Married Gerson B. Selk, April 17, 1982 (deceased June 1987).

Father:

Abner Parker

Mother:

Frances (Ness) Parker

Spouse:

Gerson B. Selk

Spouse:

Martin Moshe Loewenthal

child:

Ronn Carl Loewenthal

child:

Deena Miriam Loewenthal

child:

Dann Marcus Loewenthal