Background
Packard, Phyllis Whitcomb was born on April 26, 1945 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Stanley Page and Jeanne (Lees) Whitcomb.
Packard, Phyllis Whitcomb was born on April 26, 1945 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Stanley Page and Jeanne (Lees) Whitcomb.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Syracuse University, 1968. Master of Public Administration, University South Dakota, 1981.
Curriculum coordinator Native American studies, Upward Bound, U. South Dakot, Vermillion, 1968-1970; fiber arts instructor, U. South Dakot, Vermillion, 1968-1973; art instructor, Yankton (South Dakot) College, 1976-1980; art instructor, Worthington (Minnesota) Community College, 1983-1987; coordinator Black Sheep Weavers, Springfield (South Dakot) Correctional Facility, 1986-1988; executive director, Vermillion Area Arts Council, 1986-1991; arts consultant, South Dakot Arts Council, National Endowments for Arts, Sioux Falls, 1975-1992; senior planner solid waste specialist, Siouxland Interstate Metro. Planning Council, Sioux City, Iowa., 1988-1994; solid waste manager, Clay/Yankton Solid Waste Authority, Vermillion, South Dakot, since 1994.
Board directors Domestic Violence Coalition, Vermillion, 1980-1982, Centennial Committee, Vermillion, 1987. President Vermillion Area Arts Council, 1975-1983, co-chair 1994. Member American Society for Public Administration, Solid Waste Association North America, South Dakota Solid Waste Management Association (vice president since 1995).
Married 1965 (divorced 1975). Children: Ahna Kirsten, Aaron Calib.