Atlanta Daily World

New Staff Appointments Made At Phyllis Wheatley

Phyllis Wheatley Branch YWCA announces the appointment of Mrs Sujette Fountain Crank, executive director and three other new staff members.

The announcement of the new staff appointments was made by Mrs. J. E. Garnett, chairman of the personnel committee.

WIDE EXPERIENCE

Mrs. Sujette Fountain Crank comes to the association with a wealth of training and experience. Her educational background consists of an A. B. degree from Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Georgia; a B S. degree and a M. S degree from Northwestern University, Graduate Social Work Study at Western Reserve and the University of Chicago and work toward the Ph D. degree at the University of Chicago.

PROGRAM DIRECTORS

Her work experience consists of the following:

Director of Education Workshops, Loop Center, Chicago Y. W C. A.; Program Director for Business and Professional Women, South Parkway Center, Chicago Y W C. A.; and interim Metropolitan Program Director for the Business and Professional Department of the Chicago Y. W. C A in addition to work at South Parkway. She has been Director of Negro Activities Jane Boyd Community House, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

As director of Education Workshops, Loop Center Chicago Y. W. C. A.: Mrs. Crank supervised between 25 and 30 teachers and from 600 to 800 students per term during three terms of the program year.

Though predominantly white, both the faculty and constituency of these workshops included all racial and religious groups.

Phyllis Wheatley, officials say, is fortunate to be able to secure the services of Mrs. Crank as its executive director.

Other staff appointments include the following:

Mrs Clara Lowe. Senior Y-Teen Director. Mrs. Lowe is a graduate of Alabama State Teachers College and holds a Religious Education degree from Gammon Theological Seminary. Her experience consists of the following: Caseworker at the Fulton-County Department of Public Welfare and secretarial work at Clark and Talladega Colleges, and with the Congregational Church.

Mrs. Anna Davis Reed, Health Education Director. Mrs. Reed has a major in Physical Education and Health at Langston University, and has studied at Pittsburg College.

She has served as Physical Education Instructor at Camp Bide-A-Wee. Wichita, Kansas; Recreation Director, Paseo Playground, Kansas City, Mo., and Counselor for Interracial YWCA Campaign, Topeka, Kansas. She was an active member of the Tolbert Branch Y. W. C. A Committee of Management and served on many committees at the Branch and at Central "Y" before coming to Atlanta.

Miss Eloise Ashmore has been appointed new Junior Y-Teen Director. Miss Ashmore is a 1953 graduate of Morris Brown College. She has had experience working with the Camp Fire Organization. She did temporary work at the Branch during the summer months.

With these new appointments to strengthen the present staff. Phyllis Wheatley Branch Y. W. C. A. looks forward to one of the best program years it has ever had. The branch earnestly solicits the support of each and every one in the total Atlanta community.