Background
Robinson, Phyllis Fierro was born on August 31, 1951 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Richard Somes and Mollie Robinson.
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Phyllis Fierro Robinson
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Bachelor, U. Connecticut, 1973; Master of Arts, U. Connecticut, 1976; Master of Education, U. Massachusetts, 1993; Doctor of Education, U. Massachusetts, 1997.
Career
Executive director, Youth Theatre Unlimited, Hartford, Connecticut, 1979-1983; administrative manager, Hartford State Company, 1981-1983; stateside coordinator, Cambodian Village Development Project, 1992-1996; organizational facilitator, Nun's Association Cambodian Development, since 1994; research facilitator, Center Refugee Studies, Toronto, Canada, 1994-1996; consultant, Orgnl. & Cmty. Development, Amherst, Massachusetts, since 1979. Executive director Courageous Crossings Institute, Leverch, Massachusetts, since 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer Hospice Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1988, Buddhism for Development, 1997.
Interests
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Avocations: tennis, kayaking, softball, bicycling, meditation. E-mail: [email protected].
Connections
Married William Monroe, June 1, 1981 (divorced October 1982). Married Ethan Robinson Fierro, September 12, 1992.
Awards
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Research grantee Thershold Foundation, San Francisco, 1992, Center Refugee Studies, York, Ontario, 1994, Buddhist Churches American, San Francisco, 1996.Research grantee Thershold Foundation, San Francisco, 1992, Center Refugee Studies, York, Ontario, 1994, Buddhist Churches American, San Francisco, 1996.