Background
Cross, Vivian Alicia was born on April 17, 1944 in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Robert Everett and Gussie (Lampkin) Post.
educator school system administrator
Cross, Vivian Alicia was born on April 17, 1944 in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Robert Everett and Gussie (Lampkin) Post.
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Control Connecticut State University, 1968; Master of Science in Special Education, Control Connecticut State University, 1979; teacher trainer diploma, Hadassah-Wizo-Canada Research Institute, Jerusalem, 1987; Doctor of Education in Ednl. Administration, Columbia University, 1991.
Teacher language arts and enrichment, Kingswood-Oxford Private School, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1970;
chairman science, Rawson Elementary School, Hartford, 1976-1978;
teacher special education, team leader, Quirk Middle School, Hartford, 1983;
director educational support service, Lighthouse Ministries, Manchester, Connecticut, since 1981;
elementary teacher, Hartford (Connecticut) Public Schools, 1970-1978;
educational diagnostician, Hartford Public Schools, 1987-1988;
curriculum and staff developer, Hartford Public Schools, 1987-1991;
out of district placement special education resource specialist, Hartford Public Schools, 1991-1992;
coordinator student services, Hartford Public Schools, since 1992. Staff in-service workshop presenter, since 1983. Lecturer educational opportunity program Control Connecticut State University, New Britain, 1984-1987.
President Foundation for Ednl. Advancement, Inc., Simsbury, Connecticut, 1992-1996, vice president, since 1996. Forensic educational consultant Thompson & Jacobson Professional Corporation, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1994, Grenier Cons.
Associations, Inc., Canton, Connecticut, since 1992, New Britain Public Schools,1993, Pennsylvania Department Education, Harrisburg, 1988. Lecturer, president Connecticut Association Private Schools, Meriden, 1989, New England Thinking Skills Conference, Storrs, Connecticut, 1988. Developer, initiator, manager, director HPS Symposium Series, since 1993.
Member of advisory committee Teachers Academy, U. Hartford, since 1990. Facilitator, co-implementor grants Aetna Life and Casualty Foundation, 1990, National Research Center for Gifted, 1993, Connecticut Department Education, 1994-1995. Designer, developer, implementer numerous educational initiatives.
Board of directors San Juan Tutorial Program, Hartford, since 1993. Committee member Ednl.Reform Committee, Hartford, 1994. Advisor Youth Congress, 1991-1992.
Representative Connecticut State-Wide Coalition for Ednl. Equity, since 1993; member Environmental Justice Cmty. Advisory Board, Gov's.
Office and DEP State of Connecticut. Member ASCD, Hartford Prins. and Suprs. Association (educational representative since 1993), Phi Delta Kappa.
Married William Sherman Cross, August 31, 1968. Children: Carla Marie, William Sherman Junior.
