T. Nicolette Toussaint

Background

Toussaint, T. Nicolette was born on November 11, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Richard A. Slusser and Myra J. Toussaint-Devine.

Education

Bachelor in English, Bachelor of Science in Journalism, University Colorado, 1974. Master of Science in Publication Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1979.

Career

Copywriter, Spiegel Catalog, Chicago, 1974-1975; copywriter, Doug Gotthoffer Advertising, Palo Alto, California, 1983; public relations specialist, National Organization for Women, 1975; manager advertising and creative services, General Electric/Calma, California, 1980-1982; senior copywriter, Lowe Marschalk, San Francisco, 1983-1985; creative supervisor, Northwest Ayer, Los Angeles, 1986; creative director, Sound Ideas Prodns., San Francisco, 1987-1990; manager creative services, Rides for Bay Area Commuters, San Francisco, 1989-1993; senior committee consultant, Comm. Technologies, San Francisco, 1993; president, Public Rels. for Social Change, San Francisco, 1994-1996; media director, The Utility Reform Network (TURN), San Francisco, 1996-1998; committee director, Hewlet-Annenberg Challenge for Public School Reform, since 1998.

Achievements

• T. Nicolette Toussaint has been listed as a notable Writer, nonprofit organization official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Regional coordinator Clothesline Project, San Francisco, 1993-1995. Member of national program board Unitarian Univesalists Acting To Stop Violence Against Women, 1995-1996. Publicist Women and Cancer Walk, San Francisco, 1995,96, Dangerous Promises, anti-violence campaign, Los Angeles and San Francisco, 1995, 96.

Member of advisory committee Vanguard Public Foundation, San Francisco, 1996-1997. Member National Organization for Women (chairman task force on violence against women San Francisco chapter 1994, vice president public relations 1995-1996, president 1996-1997, immediate past president since 1997), Sierra Club.

Interests

• Avocations: watercolor painting, sweater design, growing roses.

Connections

Married Mason A. Ingram.

Father:

Richard A. Slusser

Mother:

Myra J. Toussaint-Devine

Spouse:

Mason A. Ingram.