Vera James, Ward 1 candidate

Thursday, October 4, 2012

James is a graduate of Arkansas Northeastern College (as MCCC) with an associate of applied science degree in early childhood education. She also has college hours in business management, principals of supervision and human resource management. She holds certificates in basic blue reading and basic electricity from Cotton Boll Technical Institute, and has training with the Mississippi County Literacy Council and disaster training with the American Red Cross. She has worked for Irvin Industries as a Quality Control Inspector and for Universal/Magnetex as a Quality Control Inspector, Production Supervisor, and Quality Control Supervisor. She also serves as a volunteer, teacher assistant, teacher, family service advocate and center coordinator for the Mississippi County Equal Opportunity Commission, and was a past volunteer for the Mississippi County Union Mission, the Haven, AAMOD, Main Street Blytheville, Girl Scouts, SCAN, and MidSouth Health Systems.She attends city council meetings and school board meetings, and communicates with elected officials regularly. She is currently serving as the President of Missions at New Immanuel Missionary Baptist Church, as a chaplain for Great River Medical Center, and is a member of the Blytheville Ministerial Alliance and the Delta Gateway Museum.

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