Experience

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  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  • Washington, D.C.

  • Equal Opportunity Specialist, Technical Assistance on Civil Rights and Aging

    • May 1975 - May 1987
    • Washington, D.C.

    Federal award winning suggested guidelines in printing and communications to make information more readable and accessible to seniors and others with limited vision, hearing and vocabulary. The problems and the guidelines were disseminated .by correspondence and onsite demonstration for almost over 100 public and private domestic and international organizations and agencies. It also included a presenetation at the Mini White House Conference for the Aging.Managed a grant and travelled to inform State agencies in concerns of Federal civil righs practices. Published articles in DHHS Aging, Department of Justice, DHHS American Rehabilitation and American Optometric Association.Pepared and circulated documents in five languages for distribution by field specialists, by State offices and by AARP,, explaining rights of the public under the Civil Rights acts, the Handicapped Act, and and the Age Discrimination laws.Promoted the modification and distribution of taped and captioned video civil rights training presentations. Project manager explaining civil rights issues in State intake offices. Modified and unified three component numerical case tracking systems..

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  Prince Georges County, MD

  • Upper Marlboro

  • Grant Manager

    • 1975 - 1975
    • Upper Marlboro

    Obtained and conducted a Federal Grant to instruct minority youth on the problems related to flagrant trash disposal and promoted inventive recycling of personal and commercial discards. Edited, published and distributed a work/study guide for the attendees in his classes..

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  Performer Magazine

  • Kensington, Md.

  • Associate publisher

    • 1972 - 1974
    • Kensington, Md.

    Assisted in production, advertising sales, and distribution of event programs for Wolf Trap Performing Arts, National Theater, Arena State, Carnegie Hall, Saratoga Performing Arts and New Jersey Symphony

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  American

  • Washington,D.C.

  • American Capital Life Insurance Company

    • 1968 - 1972
    • Washington,D.C.

    Vice President in charge of sales. Supervised sales. Created and conducted sales training and licensing program to train minority man and women in a grant in cooperation with and for the D.C.Urban League .

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  State Life and Health Insurance

  • Tarboro, N.C.

  • Vice President and Director of Sales

    • Mar 1968 - Dec 1968
    • Tarboro, N.C.

    Createdf new life insurance policies. Trained agents. Issued contracts with agents. Conducted sales meetings throughout the State.

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  Fideity Life Insurance (Kemper)

  • DC, mid-Atlantic states and in Fulton, Illinois

  • Public Relations / Sales Support

    • 1958 - 1967
    • DC, mid-Atlantic states and in Fulton, Illinois

    Promoted sales of life insurance by casualty insuranc brokers. Conducted sales meetings.to promote life insurance sales by member causualty insurance brokers.Developed sales stimulus documents.Transferred to Fulton,, llinois to provide contact with and develop promotions and provide visibility to aid 20 field representatives in the U.S. .

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  Paul Revere Life Insurance Company0

  • Washingon, D.C.

  • Life and Health Insurance Agent

    • Sep 1953 - Sep 1958
    • Washingon, D.C.

    Successfully sold and serviced Hospitalization, Disability Income insurance, and Life Insurance policies. President of local Accident and Health Underwriters Association. Monthly Sales columnist in Association's national magazine. Contributed sales articles to and created graphics for Life Association News and Accident and Health Insurance Underwriters Assn.

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  U,S. Public Health Service

  • Washington, D.C.

  • Photofluorographic x-ray technician

    • Sep 1947 - Jul 1948
    • Washington, D.C.

    Operated one community TB control chest x-ray service on bus iocated in private facilities, shopping centers, public schools and Federal buildings.

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  U.S.Navy

  • U.S.

  • Hospital Corpsman

    • Aug 1943 - May 1946
    • U.S.

    Photofluorgraphic and General (X-ray) technician

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  Morning Free Press

  • Easton, PA

  • Columnist

    • Sep 1939 - Jun 1942
    • Easton, PA

    As a volunteer contributor, wrote a weekly column on rhe youth page about my class level school activities and personalities. Composed the history of the Senior graduating class when I was a Junior.