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Ella Ward's Biography

Office:

Full Name:

Ella P. Ward

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Herman; 1 Child: Torilus

Home City:

Suffolk, VA, VA

Religion:

Baptist

EdD, Educational Administration and Supervision, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 2000

CAGS, Educational Administration and Suprtvision, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1999

MS, Educational Administration, Old Dominion University, 1993

MA, Mass Communications and Journalism, Norfolk State University, 1978

BA, English, Norfolk State University, 1969

Council Member, City of Chesapeake, Virginia, District At-Large, 2006-present

Appointed, Member, Virginia Board of Education, Richmond

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Virginia, District 4, 2016

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2012

Appointed, Member, Virginia Board of Education, Chesapeake, \2003-2011

Member, Chesapeake School Board, 2000-2008

Vice President, Virginia Board of Education, Chesapeake, February 15, 2006

Member, Conference of Minority Public Administrators, present

Assistant Principal, Cradock Middle School, retired

Teacher, English/Journalism, Wilson High School, retired

Assistant Principal, Waters Middle School, retired

Member, Board of Directors, Chesapeake Rotary Club, present

Member, Camelot Civic League, present

Member, Camelot Parent Teacher Association (PTA), present

Member, Chesapeake Sports Club, present

Member, Deep Creek Band Parents Association, present

Member, Deep Creek Parent Teacher Association (PTA), present

Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, present

Member, Dunedin Civic League, present

Member, East Suffolk High School Alumni Association, present

Member, Great Bridge Battlefield Waterways and Historical Society, present

Member, Mount Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church, present

Lifetime Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Chesapeake Branch, present

Member, National Council of Negro Women, present

Member, Norfolk State University Alumni Association, present

Member, River Bend Civic League, present

Member, Tidewater Seniors in Action, present

Member, Woman's Club, South Norfolk, present

Member, Women's Division Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, present

Awards:

YWCA Women of Distinction Award
EFM Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award
Zeta Phi Beta Finer Womanhood Award
the Old Dominion University Outstanding Alumnus Award
East Suffolk High School Outstanding Alumnus Award
"Strong, Smart, Bold Women" Award by Girls' Inc.
Delta Dream Maker Award
Camelot Community Service Award
Dunedin Civic League's Community Service Award
Delicados Outstanding Teacher Award

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Reading

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

I have decided to run for U. S. Congress in the 4th District in 2016 because we need changes in Washington. I want to help bring jobs back to America, improve our infrastructure, protect Social Security and Medicare, support our military and Veterans, and stop the grid lock in Congress. I also want to close the loop holes for billionaires that have protected the "super rich" while destroying America's "middle class."

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