Sandra JoAnn Brewster-Walker

Background

Brewster-Walker, Sandra JoAnn was born on June 16, 1942 in Copiaque, New York, United States. Daughter of Willis Hodges and F. Wilda Brewster.

Education

Certified, Island Drafting School, 1965; Bachelor, Dowling College, 1972; Master of Arts, State University of New York, New Paltz, 1978.

Career

Acting assistant director, Urban Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1972-1974; teacher, Middletown Junior H.S., New York, 1974-1978; electrical manufacturing engineer, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1978-1984; public, editor, Ram's Horn Public Company, Stamford, Connecticut, 1983-1984; software manager, Pergamon Press, Inc., Elmsford, New York, 1985-1986; senior vice president public relations, Lockhart & Pettus, Inc., 1990-1992; president, Brewster Group, Inc., Stamford, 1986-1992; deputy director Office of Comm. (appointed by President Clinton), USDA, Washington, 1993-1995; president, Chief Executive Officer, L & P International, Inc., Washington, since 1995.

Achievements

• Sandra JoAnn Brewster-Walker has been listed as a noteworthy publishing executive, public relations, genealogist, consultant, historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Town of Walkill Bicentennial Committee, 1976, Bicentennial Committee, Middletown Public Schools, 1976. Member Circleville Public School Parent-Teachers Association, 1975-1977, vice president, 1977-1978. Instructor genealogy Greater Orange Young Men’s Christian Association, Middletown, New York, 1975, 77, member planning board, 1976.

Vice chairman to corporation campaign advisor United Negro College Fund, Lower Fairfield, Connecticut, 1980-1981. Member JohnAnderson for President Committee, 1980. Executive director Connecticut Legislation Black Caucus, Hartford, 1981-1982.

Aide to State Senator J.C. Daniels, 1981-1982. Founder, board director Bridgeport Black History Project, 1982-1983. Advising committee Connecticut Democrats, 1984.

Inaugural committee Mayor Serrani, Stamford, 1984-1985;coordinator Lower Fairfield County Mondale/Ferraro Campaign, 1984. State coordinator Connecticut Committee to Elect Jesse Jackson President, 1984. Stamford coordinator, since 1988.

Member Connecticut chapter Coalition of 100 Black Women, 1980-1981, National.Project Vote, 1984, advising committee black women's exhibit Long Island and Brooklyn History Society. Volunteer Alberta Jagoes for Mayor campaign, Milford, Connecticut, 1982, Christine M. Niedermeier for Congress Committee, 1984. Member steering committee Margaret Morton for Congress, 1987.

Candidate state representative 145th district, 1988. Advance team and convention operation Clinton for President '92, Clinton/Gore '92. Member NAFE, National Organization for Women, Coalition of 100 Black Women (Lower Fairfield chapter 1986, 89-90), National Abortion Rights Actions League, Rainbow Coalition, National Advance Team Clinton/Gore.

Connections

Married Stuart M. Walker (divorced 1984). Children: Jeffrey, Carlton, Cassandra.

Father:

Willis Hodges Brewster

Mother:

F. Wilda Brewster

Spouse:

Stuart M. Walker

child:

Cassandra Brewster-Walker

child:

Jeffrey Brewster-Walker

child:

Carlton Brewster-Walker