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About the Author
Francenia Emery, author of THAT'S ME! THAT'S YOU! THAT'S US!
is founder and Executive Director of The Multicultural Resource Center
(TMRC) in Philadelphia. She is also a former teacher, Dean of
Instruction and principal who has supervised the development and
implementation of curricula for school districts as well as national
organizations, such as Foundations, Inc. and Pearl S. Buck
International Foundations, Inc.
She is currently serving a third
4-year term on the 12 -member Governor's Advisory Council for the
Development of Libraries in Pennsylvania. She was recently appointed by
the Pennsylvania Secretary of Education, to serve on his 10-member
Working Group on the revision of Pennsylvania Standards for Educational
Leadership.
Francenia Emery serves on several boards, including
the advisory board of the "Multicultural Review" and is the recipient
of numerous awards, including the awards for outstanding community
service from the Philadelphia Human Relations Commission and the
Northwest Interfaith Movement. She is one of ten Philadelphians
selected for the exhibit entitled, "Philadelphia All-Stars," which was
on display at the Free library of Philadelphia. She is also an inductee
into the "Hall of Fame" of the Germantown Historical Society in
Philadelphia.
In recognition of her contributions to the
education of children and youth, Francenia has received awards from
many organizations, including: the Philadelphia Chapter of the
International Reading Association, the Pennsylvania Association of
School Librarians, and the Philadelphia Schoolmen's Club.
An
associate faculty member of the Multicultural Training and Research
Institute at Temple University and former instructor of Education at
the University of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Emery frequently lectures and
conducts professional development in cultural proficiency at {for}
universities, school districts, and library systems.
Fran, a
devoted mother and grandparent, continues to encourage talented young
people to pursue careers in the writing, illustration and design of
children's books
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