Betty Burney
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Betty Burney is a member of the Duval County Public School Board, representing District 5. She is serving in her second term, which expires in 2012.
[edit] Prior work
Burney is a Raines High School graduate, earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami and a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Northern Illinois University.
She has served as the Executive Director of The Project Reach Foundation, Inc. and as owner/director of Kidsville Learning Center, Inc. for 14 years.
Currently, Burney is an education consultant for TPG, Inc., and Seabrook and Associates. She is a member of the NAACP Education Committee, Wayman Chapel AME Church and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for The Project Reach Foundation, she's also on the Boards of Directors of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Florida and the Community Connections Board of Directors (A.L. Lewis Foundation).
Burney is also Chairperson for the Willie Gary Classic College Fair. She is the author of the book If These Chains Could Talk and frequently volunteers at the Duval County jail as a motivational mentor for its youth.
Burney and her husband Calvin Burney have two sons who attended of Duval County Public Schools.[1]
[edit] External links
- Duval County Public Schools website
- School board members
- University of Miami
- Northern Illinois University
- The Project Reach Foundation, Inc information
- Kidsville Learning Center, Inc information
- Wayman Chapel AME Church website
- Alpha Kappa Alpha website
- NAACP Education Committee
- Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Florida
- Community Connections website
- Willie Gary Classic College Fair
