Background
O'Keefe, Ruth Ann was born on August 4, 1935 in St. Louis. Daughter of Roy Jay and Ruth (Schopfer) Harris.
O'Keefe, Ruth Ann was born on August 4, 1935 in St. Louis. Daughter of Roy Jay and Ruth (Schopfer) Harris.
Bachelor, Bryn Mawr College, 1956. Master of Arts, University Maryland, 1961. Doctor of Education, The American University, 1965.
Teacher Harford County Public Schools, Bel Air, Maryland, 1957-1960. Researcher University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 1961-1962, Institute Educational Research, Washington, 1962-1965, Planning Research Corporation, Washington, 1965-1968. Researcher, evaluation Washington School Psychiatry, 1968-1970.
Early childhood specialist Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, 1970-1971. Program manager Head Start, Department of Health and Human Services, 1971-1978. Director family support programs Departments Army and Navy, 1978-1985, senior advisor navy quality of life programs and policy, 1985-1992.
Consultant for Head Start and military, since 1992.
Member American Psychological Association.
Married Earl Davy, December 28, 1956 (divorced 1962). 1 child, Thomas Earl. Married Stephen O'Keefe, April 19, 1964 (divorced 1971).
1 child, Christopher Ford. Married Edward Ross Brewer, January 19, 1985.