Full Name:
Mavis B. Knight
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Richard; 3 Children
BA, Psychology, North Carolina Central University
MA, Psychology, North Carolina Central University
Former Secretary, Texas State Board of Education
Member, Texas State Board of Education, District 13, 2002-2014
Former Vice Chair, Committee on School Initiatives, Texas State Board of Education
Member, Committee on School Initiatives, Texas State Board of Education, present
Social Services Eligibility Specialist, Food Stamp Program
Experience, Instructor
Experience, Substitute Teacher
Experience, Test Monitor
Former Chair, Accountability Group, North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church
Former Member, Advisory Board, Dallas Cable Television
Former Member, Board of Directors, College of Education, University of Texas, Austin
Former Member, Board of Directors, Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce
Former Member, Board of Directors, Dallas Women's Foundation
Former Member, Board of Directors, Education is Freedom
Former Member, Board of Directors, Girl's Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas
Former Member, Board of Directors, Jacob's Ladder
Former Member, Board of Directors, Visiting Nurse Association of Texas
Former Member, Board of Directors, Youth Services Advisory Board
Member, Dallas Chapter, The Links, Incorporated
Former President, Dallas City Council, Parent Teacher Association
Member, International Trends and Services Committee, Dallas Chapter, The Links, Incorporated
Former Chair, Lay Teaching Committee, Saint Paul United Methodist Church
President, Rites of Passage Program for Girls, Incorporated, present
Former Sunday School Teacher, Saint Paul United Methodist Church
Member, Saint Paul United Methodist Church, present
Member, Scholarship Committee, Dallas Chapter, The Links, Incorporated
Member, Scholarship Committee, United States Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, present
Former Chair, Staff Pastor Parish Relations Committee, Saint Paul United Methodist Church
Member, Texas President's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Award, present
Former Member, Women's Advisory Council, Harris Financial Group
Number of Grandchildren:
9