Sustaining Catholic Education in and for the Black Community
By Lois J. Carson, Sr. Roberta Fulton, S.S.M.N., Dorothy Gupton, Veronica Morgan-Lee, Freida D. McCray, Mary Crowley McDonald, Kathleen A. Merritt, Sr. Jamie T. Phelps, O.P., Ph.D., Brother Gary Sawyer, ECSA, Deacon Marvin Threatt, PhD.
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Veronica Morgan-Lee has over 31 years of expertise as a successful professional educator, administrator, and social worker. She is an institution builder and visionary empowering individuals, groups, and organizations toward successful achievement of their mission and goals.
Dr. Morgan-Lee is the CEO of The Village, Inc., a family consulting firm that focuses on building institutions through vision, education, culture, history, and leadership. She is presently the Executive Director of Crossroads Foundation, which provides high school tuition scholarships and academic support to students in targeted Catholic elementary schools who would otherwise be unable to attend Catholic high schools.
Dr. Morgan-Lee received her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA; and a Master's Degree in Social Work from St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1993, she received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from her alma mater, Benedictine College, in Atchison, Kansas, for outstanding work in the areas of race, religion, and social justice. Dr. Morgan-Lee is faculty member of the Xavier University Institute for Black Catholic Studies. Dr. Morgan-Lee is a popular national speaker throughout the country in areas of education, leadership, and race relations.
Freida D. McCray is presently Coordinator of the Adult Faith Formation Program and Coordinator/Facilitator of Little Rock Scripture Study Program. She is also a member of the Bishop's Pastoral Planning Committee, the Urban Subsidy Grant Review Committee, the National Black Catholic Congress Leadership Commission, the Congress Entertainment Committee, and the Diocese of Rochester's Congress Implementation Committee.
Ms. McCray graduated from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee with Bachelor of Science degrees in Social Work and Psychology. Further academic pursuits include completion of a Master's degree in Educational Administration (with a Higher Education concentration), a Master of Science in Education from State University of New York at Brockport, and post graduate work at the University of New York at Buffalo. Her professional career includes 12 years in social work and 24 years in College Admissions and Educational Administration. She presently is employed as a per diem teacher for the Rochester City School district and works independently as an Educational Consultant and Conference Planner/Coordinator.
Mary Crowley McDonald is the Secretary of Education and Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Memphis. Previously, Dr. McDonald served as Principal of St. Benedict at Auburndale and Principal of St. Agnes Academy elementary. She has taught at both the elementary and high school levels, and was an Adjunct Professor for the University of St. Thomas at Christian Brothers University and at the University of Memphis. She has been involved in education since 1966 when she started as a math teacher at St. Maria Goretti High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. McDonald is a graduate of Leadership Memphis, the Regional Representative of National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA); serves on the University of Notre Dame's Task Force for Catholic Education and the NCEA Strategic Planning Task Force; and has been involved with the Governors' Alliance for Regional Excellence in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. She is the Board President of Diversity Memphis and an advisory board member of Gateway Technology, Inc., Facing History and Ourselves, Shelby County Regional Health Council, Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust, and EdPac. She also participates in the Memphis 2005 Strategic Task Force, National Conference for Community and Justice, Germantown Youth Leadership Conference, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the National Civil Rights Museum education collaborative. Dr. McDonald received her Bachelors degree from the Immaculate University in Pennsylvania, Masters from the University of California and Doctorate from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota.
Dr. McDonald was the 2002 recipient of the Humanitarian of the Year Award given by the National Council for Community and Justice. She received the Notre Dame Exemplar Award for Outstanding Contributions to Education from Notre Dame University (1997), and has received numerous other awards, including the Immaculate College Amethyst Award (2001) for outstanding contributions in community service and education, the St. Agnes Academy Award, 150 Women Who Make A Difference (2001), and the Educational Courage Award (1999). Dr. McDonald leads by example and works to make education a vehicle for understanding diversity, promoting unity, and making the future brighter for all children.
Dr. McDonald is the author of A Light Reflected, she writes a regular column for the West Tennessee Catholic Newspaper, and she is a guest writer for several local and national publications. Dr. McDonald gives workshops and speeches at the local and national level on numerous topics, including faculty and staff development, leadership, and parenting. Dr. McDonald and her husband, Joe, have two adult children and six grandchildren.
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