President Carter appointed her associate commissioner in the Department of Health and Human Services where she was responsible for the National Head Start Program, the Appalachian Regional Commission child development programs, child care regulations, and research and demonstration programs. She was a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia where she taught mathematics to students and teachers, established a newspaper and coached track.
Liberia RPCV Barbara Ferguson Kamara will be the speaker at the 140th anniversary of Gregory Congregational United Church of Christ
KAMARA TO SPEAK AT GREGORY'S 140TH ANNIVERSARY, WEEK OF APRIL 15-21, 2010
The Wilmington Journal
Originally posted 4/14/2010
CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE
Barbara Ferguson Kamara will be the speaker on April 25th at the 3:00 p.m. service in celebration of the 140th anniversary of Gregory Congregational United Church of Christ.
She is a Senior Fellow at the Georgetown University Center of Health and Education at Georgetown University. Ms. Kamara provides leadership for the principals and administrators component of the D.C. Excellence in Teaching Partnership.
In May of 2008, she retired as the Administrator of the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education's Early Care and Education Administration.
President Carter appointed her associate commissioner in the Department of Health and Human Services where she was responsible for the National Head Start Program, the Appalachian Regional Commission child development programs, child care regulations, and research and demonstration programs. She was a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia where she taught mathematics to students and teachers, established a newspaper and coached track.
Ms. Kamara has received several hundreds awards in recognition of her work in early care and education and for her work in the community.
She is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University and Bank Street College of Education.
Ms. Kamara grew up in Gregory Church. She is now an active member of Faith United Church of Christ and a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Atlantic Conference and Potomac Association of the United Church of Christ. She is the Region III President of the United Black Christians of the United Church of Christ.
