Background
Hammonds, Phyllis Yvonne was born on August 24, 1954 in Helena, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of Elton and Thelma Helen Hammonds.
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Phyllis Yvonne Hammonds
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Bachelor of Science in Education, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, 1974. Master of Science in Education, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, 1975.
Career
Head Start trainer Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, 1975—1978. 2d grade teacher Yselta Indiana School District, El Paso, Texas, 1978—1980. Trainer Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 1980—1991.
Doctoral graduate assistant Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1991—1993. Private consultant EDUCthinkers, Inc., West Helena, Arkansas, since 1993. Founding president traveling photograph exhibition The Arkansas Delta Through the Lens of Rogerline Johnson, 1952-1971.
Director, adviser, founder Preservation of African American Cemeteries in Arkansas Delta, 2003.
Achievements
Membership
Founder Save Our Children: Black History Quiz Bowl, Helena, 2005. Member Delta Cultural Center Advisory Board, 1993—1998, History State Review Committee, Little Rock, 1999—2002, Women's History Institute, Little Rock, since 2005. Founder E. C. Morrris Foundation, Helena, since 2005.
Member of National Association for Education of Young Children (associate).
