Background
Berry, Shirley Nichols was born on July 12, 1930 in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Alfred Spencer and Elizabeth May (Abbott) Nichols.
Early childhood education consultant
Berry, Shirley Nichols was born on July 12, 1930 in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Alfred Spencer and Elizabeth May (Abbott) Nichols.
Bachelor of Science, U. Massachusetts, 1952; Master of Arts, Hartford Seminary, 1954; postgraduate, Black Hills State College, 1971-1976; postgraduate, Northern State College, Aberdeen, South Dakot, 1974-1975.
Director field services, Northern Alabama Girl Scouts United States, Huntsville, 1966-1967; supervising teacher, Cheyenne River Sioux Head Start, Eagle Butte, South Dakot, 1972-1973; resource teacher, Cheyenne River Sioux Head Start, Eagle Butte, South Dakot, 1973-1974; resource teacher, career development coordinator, Standing Rock Sioux Head Start, Fort Yates, North Dakota, 1974-1977; education coordinator, Standing Rock Sioux Head Start, Fort Yates, North Dakota, 1978-1979; assistant Head Start director, Standing Rock Sioux Head Start, Fort Yates, North Dakota, 1980, 81-83; day care teacher, Hampshire County Day Care, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1981; independent early childhood education consultant, Mobridge, South Dakot, since 1983; administrative assistant, Dakota Association/Indian United Church of Christ Churches, Mobridge, 1983-1991. Presenter workshops in early childhood education, since 1957. Consultant Head Start programs, North Dakota and South Dakot, since 1980, adviser Child Development Association program, 1975-1991.
Member, officer Church Women United, Huntsville, Alabama, 1960-1967. Member American Association of University Women (chair annual spelling contest Oahe area 1985-1990, state historian 1986-1988, satellite president Gettysburg branch 1988-1991, charter member, then president Oahe area branch), National Association Education Young Children, South Dakot Association Education Young Children (member Capital Connection).
Married William Raymond Berry, September 25, 1954. Children: Bonnie Lynn Berry Childs, Paul Nikolas.