Background
Hummingbird, Rita G. was born on February 10, 1951 in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. Daughter of Manuel and Elvira Ann Marie (Bopp) Hummingbird.
Hummingbird, Rita G. was born on February 10, 1951 in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. Daughter of Manuel and Elvira Ann Marie (Bopp) Hummingbird.
Bachelor in Accounting cum laude, Texas Lutheran College, 1972.
Staff accountant Ansell Megna & Company, Galveston, Texas, 1973-1976, Smith Cole Saur & Armstrong, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1976-1978. Manager tax department Stewart Robertson Millican & Company, 1978-1982. Partner Hummingbird and King (formerly Bryn and King), since 1982.
Treasurer Creative Craft Alliance, Shreveport, 1979-1983. Secretary Estate Planning Council of Shreveport, 1983, treasurer, 1984, vice president, 1985, president 1986. Member Sesquicentennial Commission, Shreveport, 1984-1986, Mayor's Commission on Needs of Women in Shreveport, 1985-1987.
Member black/white communications committee Futureshape Commission, Shreveport, 1986-1988. Board directors Shreveport Art Guild, 1986-1987. Member, treasurer 1988, chairman 1989.
Board directors Downtown Development Authority, Shreveport, since 1986. Trustee Louisiana Certified Public Accountant Political Actio Committee. Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Texas Society Certified Public Accountant's, Society Louisiana Certified Public Accountant's (member taxation committee 1982-1984, member tax conference committee since 1982), Shreveport Chamber of Commerce (graduate Leadership program 1980, chairman leadership council 1984, vice president education and community development 1985, vice president community development 1986, Rising Young Business Leader 1983).