Background
Roberson, Shirley Lois was born on April 26, 1935 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Paul T. Salmonsen and Ruth Mildred (Hofstra) Shimkus.
nonprofit management executive
Roberson, Shirley Lois was born on April 26, 1935 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Paul T. Salmonsen and Ruth Mildred (Hofstra) Shimkus.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Wheaton College, 1957. Master of Education, Worcester State University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University San Francisco.
Teacher Oxford Schools, Massachusetts, 1957—1960, Army Dependent Schools, France, 1960—1962, Laney Junior College, Oakland, California, 1968—1972. Partner, consultant Roberson-Smit Associate, 1975—1979. Executive director A Central Place, since 1977.
President League of Women Voters, Oakland, 1973—1975, convention chairman, 1977. Vice president Community Development Commission, Oakland, 1976—1978. Program member Nonprofit Management, San Francisco, since 1980.
Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association, Oakland, 1981—1984. Vice president board Support Center, San Francisco, 1985.
Elder Montclair Presbyterian Church, Oakland, since 1985. Member of Last Monday (Oakland) (council since 1976), Wheaton Alumnae since 1980, Nonprofit Management Group, Development Executives Roundtable.
Married William Virgil Roberson, June 20, 1961 (divorced November 1979). Children: Kimberly, Marika.