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Margaret Henry's Biography

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Full Name:

Margaret Rose Henry

Gender:

Female

Family:

2 Children: John, Marcus

Birth Date:

06/20/1944

Birth Place:

Rayne, LA

Home City:

Wilmington, DE

BA, Texas Southern University

MA, Community Development and Leadership, Springfield College

Senator, Delaware State Senate, District 2, 1994-2019

Majority Leader, Delaware State Senate, 2017-2019

Majority Whip, Delaware State Senate, 2009-2016

Former Member, Community/County Affairs Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Elections & Government Affairs Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Ethics Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Executive Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Chair, Health and Social Services Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Chair, Judiciary & Community Affairs Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Council, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Public Safety Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Rules & Ethics Committee, Delaware State Senate

Former Member, Rules & Ethics Committee, Delaware State Senate

Executive Director, Delaware Guidance Services

Assistant Dean of Student Services, Delaware Technical and Community College, present

Former Executive Director, Girls Incorporated of Delaware

Former Administrator, Ingleside Retirement Apartments

Employee, United Way of Delaware

Former Program Coordinator, Women's Center at Delaware Technical and Community College

Employee, Young Women's Christian Association

Member, Board of Interfaith Housing Delaware

Member, Board of Trustees, Medical Center of Delaware

Member, Board of Trustees, National Society of Fundraising Executives

Member, Board of Trustees, Wesley College

Member, Brandywine Professional Association

Chair, City of Wilmington's Civil Rights Commission

Former Chair, Delaware State Arts Council

Honorary Chair, Delawareans United to Prevent Child Abuse, present

Member, Governor's Commission on Families

Member, Junior League of Wilmington

Sustainer, Junior League of Wilmington, present

Former President, Links Incorporated, Wilmington Chapter

Awards:

"Woman of the Century," Delaware Young Women’s Christian Association
"Gerald E. Kandler Memorial Award," Delaware Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union
Legislator of the Year, Delaware Bar Association, 2002.

Names of Grandchildren:

Myles Isaha Henry

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