Sandra Helen Ritter

Background

Ritter, Sandra Helen was born on December 31, 1947 in Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Villanova U., 1969; Master of Business Administration, Control Michigan U., 1981; Master of Education in Counseling, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, 1994; Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, 1998.

Career

Engineer, Automation Industries, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1974-1983; senior engineer, Naval Sea Sys. Command, Alexandria, Virginia, 1983-1985; partner, Clemmons (North Carolina) Primary Care, 1987-1991; owner, proprietor, Serendipity Resource Center, Clemmons, 1985-1991; mental health assistant, Charter Hospital, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1992-1994; private practice, Greensboro, since 1994.

Achievements

• Sandra Helen Ritter has been listed as a noteworthy Psychotherapist, counselor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer hospice, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1990-1992. Volunteer counselor The Listening Post, Greensboro, 1993-1994. Member worship committee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Greensboro, 1993-1995, service leader coordinator, 1994-1995.

Member ACA (member of advisory county 1996-1998), Association for Adult Development and Aging (Midlife chair 1996-1997), International Association Addictions and Offenders Counselors (chair addictions committee 1993-1996, member accreditation committee 1995-1996, president since 1997), American Mental Health Counselors Association, Association for Counseling Edition and Supervision (Outstanding Doctoral Student 1995), C.G. Jung Society, North Carolina Association for Adult Development and Aging (president 1995-1996), North Carolina Association for Specialists in Group Work (president 1996-1997), North Carolina Counseling Association (co-chair special task force 1995-1996, treasurer 1995-1996, executive county since 1994, chair strategic planning committee 1996-1997, president-elect 1997-1998, president since 1998), Chi Sigma Iota (fellow, member Upsilon Nu Chi chapter, treasurer 1993-1994, awards chair 1993-1996, president-elect 1994-1995, president 1995-1996,International Outstanding Master's Student 1994).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, volunteer work, duplicate bridge, traveling.

Connections

Daughter of Earl Jean and Lois Mae (Hartley) R. Stepfather Harry R. Smith. M.Billy Lee Ferguson, May 23, 1995.

Children: Christopher Andrew Hawkins, Alexander Cameron Hawkins (deceased). Stepchildren: William Lee Ferguson, Ann Ferguson Bishop.

Father:

Earl Jean Ritter

Mother:

Lois Mae (Hartley) Ritter

child:

Christopher Andrew Hawkins Ritter

child:

William Lee Ferguson Ritter

child:

Ann Ferguson Bishop Ritter

child:

Alexander Cameron Hawkins Ritter (deceased)