Background
Ozier, Wanda Marie Chicola was born on December 26, 1951 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Sidney and Violet Christine (Lea) Chicola.
Ozier, Wanda Marie Chicola was born on December 26, 1951 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Sidney and Violet Christine (Lea) Chicola.
Bachelor, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1972. Master of Arts, Northeast Louisiana University, 1981.
House director, Methodist Home Hospital, New Orleans, 1973;
program director, Renaissance Home for Youth, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1975-1981;
program coordinator, Family Counseling Agency, Alexandria, 1981-1983;
executive director, Shepherd Center, Alexandria, 1983-1988;
executive director, Hope House, Alexandria, since 1988. Board directors Federal Emergency Management Agency, Alexandria, 1984-1993, Louisiana Alliance for Mentally Ill, Baton Rouge, 1990-1991, Region VI Mental Health Advisory Council, Alexandria, since 1990, Regional VI Advisory Council for Children and Adolescent Support System Program, Alexandria, 1989-1993. Board directors, vice president Center Louisiana Alliance for Mentally Illinois, Alexandria, since 1985.
Member state advisory board Hands Across American, New Orleans, 1985. Member state planning committee Louisiana Coalition for Homeless, Shreveport, since 1991. Member steering committee, parent trainer Parents Conference on Special Education, since 1992.
Secretary Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, New Orleans, 1981-1983. Member task force on homelessness United Way, Alexandria, since 1986. Ad hoc member Louisiana Governor's Task Force on Child Care, Baton Rouge.
Chairman Alexandria Mayor's Humanitarian Committee, since 1990. Board directors Food Bank Center Louisiana, Alexandria, 1989-1992, Robert Rayford Human Resources Center, Rapides Parish Special Education Advisory Council, 1994. Graduate Partners in Policymaking, Development Disabilities Council Louisiana, 1991.
Founding member Louisiana Coalition to End Homelssness. Member Women Inforum, Alex/Pineville Women's Commission. Active Central Louisiana Coalition to End Homeless, since 1993, Local Education Assistant Commission, 1994, Alexandria All-American City Team, 1994, United Way Executive Directors Association.
President Central Louisiana Homelessness Coalition, since 1999. Member Alexandria Citizen's Advisory Board, since 1999, Principle Centered Community Task Force, 1999. Board directors Inner City Revitalization Corporation, 1999.
Member Public Relations Society Louisiana (Alexandria chapter board directors 1997-1999), Louisiana Council Social Agencies (president 1980-1981), Professional Women's Exchange (president 1993), Exchangette Club (treasurer Alexandria 1985), Louisiana Association Non-Profit Agencies (board directors since 1998), Rotary.
Married William Byron Ozier, September 27, 1980. Children: David Wayne, Tonya Blaire, Susan Marie.