Renay Ingram

Background

Ingram, Renay was born on February 26, 1951 in New Haven. Daughter of James Brown Ingram and Mary Simmons.

Education

Bachelor of Arts n American History, American International College, 1974

Master of Arts in Education, American International College, 1989.

Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAGS) in reading (Reading Specialist), American International College, 1991.

University Rhode Island Library Science Program at University of Massachusetts (1 year), 1985—1986.

Career

English language arts and Reading Specialist at Chestnut Accelerated Middle School, Springfield, Massachusetts, since 1990

Director /Owner Essentials Educational Services and Products 1976 to Present

Former Owner and Operator of EZ MINI-Mart

Publisher BestBeat Books (Juvenile Fiction, Poetry, Editorials, News Articles) (1976 to Present)

Achievements

• See above

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor Bottom Line and Contact newspapers. Author: (poetry) Moments Polished Supremely, Off the Heart and Into the Heat, Do You Love This Child, They Wear the Falsehoods, Tributes. Travel writer: Mecca Travel Club, 1985-1990.

Membership

Co-founder Pan-African History Museum, Springfield. Consultant, studio art leader, docent, exhibitor Springfield Library. and Museum Association. Co-founder Pan-African History Museum, 1999.

Member City-Wide Community Cmty. Service Learning Advisory Board, 1994—1995. Member study team Cohort Group on Violence in a Traumatic World, since 1997.

Producer African Percussion Drummers, since 1994.

Connections

Married Dhafir Faheem, May 15, 1977. Children: Hakim, Sabir Jihad, Dhafir, Mansour.

Father:

James Brown Ingram

Mother:

Mary Simmons

Spouse:

Dhafir Faheem

child:

Hakim Ingram

child:

Sabir Jihad Ingram

child:

Dhafir Ingram

child:

Mansour Ingram