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A March 23, 1988, Portland Observer, Page 7 Geraldine Elizabeth Hammond — a long-time resident of Port land — currently resides in Salem, Oregon. Mrs. Hammond is employed w ith the Salem/Kaiser School D istrict as an adm inistrator who is coordinator of theM igrant Edu cation, Indian Education and Chapter I programs. She has been the principal of the follow ing schools: Rosedale Elementary and Pringle Elemen tary Schools, Salem; Woodlawn, Rice and W ilcox Elementary Schools, Portland. She was also the Curriculum Coordinator with Portland Public Schools at High land Elementary School, and she taught second grade at Highland (which is now Martin Luther King Elementary School). Mrs. Hammond was the first African-Am erican Tele-Teacher in the Northwest. Her program, the “ Miss Geri Show", was seen on KBPS TV for two years — with her little puppet friends She wrote and developed her own materials. The “ Miss G eri" tapes are still being used on closed cir cu it for primary grade students Geraldine Elizabeth Hammond She graduated from Dillard University in New Orleans, Loui siana, with a Cum Laude degree in Education (at the tender age of 17). Her graduate degrees are in Administration, Clinical Psycho logy and Curriculum Develop ment. She did post graduate work at the Nova University in Florida where she was involved in the Doctorate program. She is a member of the follow ing organizations: Alpha Kappa Alpha S orority; Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority; Steering Com mittee, Salem Area, Jesse Jack- son Campaign; Red Cross Volun teer; co-leader for the Senior High Youth of Morningside Me thodist Church, Salem. She is the mother of two sons: «S ä . r.-‘- centbp ■ ’ << A 4B V ir * ■V 7? ■ •A* & :.4i Dwavnp Fric and Leneld Dedrix. Her philosophy: “ It is the the job for all support persons to help individuals to reach their fullest potentials through education, love, financial assistance; espe cially our youth. This I see is the responsibility of the church, schools, the family and in stitu tions that impact the lives of the youth of today.” Japhena Hall, R.N. Edna M. Robinson, long time resident and com munity organizer, is con cerned with the North/ Northeast community and its residents, and shares their concerns of employment opportuni ties and crime protec tion within the communi ty- Photo by Richard J. Brown Japhena Hall has been em ployed with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oregon for 13years, and currently holds the title of Super visor of Hospital Audits. She began here career with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oregon in the Medicare Depart ment as Inpatient Claims Review er. In 1976 she was transferred to Medical Affairs. She was promo ted toSenior Hospital Review Co ordinator in 1979 and became Supervisor of Hospital Audit in 1984. She has served on the cre dit union board for 6 years. Japhena is married to Alex ander Hall, Jr., and is the mother of four and grandmother of one. She is a member of Sharon Se venth Day Adventist Church. Her hobbles include reading, playing the piano, singing and bowling. Japhena enjoys working with people in any capacity. Japhena has been a resident of Portland for approximately 30 years. Kaiser Selects 1987 Employee of the Year Myra Faison, interim super visor of adm itting was selected one of Kaiser Medical Center's 1987 Employees of the year. According to Lorna Bunker, director of volunteers for the medical center, nominations are received from patients, staff and visitors for selection of an em ployee of the month. From the employees of the month an em ployee of the year is chosen. She was selected for her friendliness to v is ito rs , p a tie n ts , fe llo w employees and hard work and de dication to her job." In her 14 years at the medical center, Faison has worked in a variety of positions w ithin the ad m itting department. She likes the challenge and variety found in admitting. “ You deal w ith a lot of people who want help or need information right away.” “ Myra is an excellent choice for employee of the year, says Bunker. Myra knows her job well and is pleasant to everyone. Bess Kaiser Medical Center, 5055 N. Greeley, Portland, is one of two non-profit com m unity me dical centers providing hospital care to more than 310,000 Kaiser Permanente members of the pre paid health plan in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Wash ington. 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