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Illinois
MEES Staff - Project MAX
Cobden, Illinois |
Martha
Ferguson
Student Services Specialist |
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Specialist, Martha is responsible for: |
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Facilitating
family literacy services to migrant families; |
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Supervising local home
visits; |
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Providing technical support
to home visitors; |
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Identifying families
eligible for Project MAX, and |
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Facilitating the delivery
of educational services to families. |
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| Prior to working with Project
MAX, Martha was an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow for
the Illinois Coalition for Community Services. She
dedicated a year of service to the local communities
of Anna and Cobden. In Anna, Martha worked on developing
a recycling project with youth and in Cobden she
created an after school activity for upper elementary
students. In addition, she designed and painted
a mural for the Illinois Migrant Council’s
Technology Learning Center. |
| From 1999 – 2003, Martha
was responsible for the overall management of Winghill
Vineyard and Winery, Inc. in Cobden. Her duties
included financial management planning, supervision
of staff, marketing strategies and event planning.
She also designed the company logos, wine labels
and promotional items. |
| Martha obtained a Bachelor of
Fine Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design,
Savannah, Georgia and a Master of Fine Arts from
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. She also has certificates
from the American Heart Association and American
Red Cross in Basic Life Support, C.P.R. and First
Aid. |
| Among the many awards and honors
that Martha has received, the most recent were from
McDonald’s Corporation in 2002 where she organized
and participated in the design and execution of
two murals, and from the White House in 2000 where
she was one of four Illinois artists selected to
create an original ornament for the Blue Room Christmas
tree. |
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