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Barbara
Ann Seals Nevergold
Co-Founder of Uncrowned Queens A
native of Louisiana, Ms. Nevergold moved to the East side of
Buffalo, New York in 1947 with her parents, Clara Ellis Seals
and the late Rev. Willie B. Seals, seven brothers and sister.
She is a graduate of the Buffalo Public Schools, Buffalo
State College, and the University at Buffalo.
She earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree at UB in
Counseling Education. She
also studied at Laval University in Quebec, Canada and at the
University of Dijon in Dijon, France.
Dr.
Nevergold is an educator, administrator, community and political
activist. She has
served in leadership roles on numerous local and national
boards. She serves
on the boards of Heritage Centers, Buffalo Psychiatric Center,
the Buffalo Rotary Club and the Afro American Historical
Association of the Niagara Frontier, Inc.
Previous board memberships have included the Buffalo
General Hospital, Planned Parenthood Federation of America,
Inc., Kaleida Health Trustee Steering Committee, Gethsemane
Manor, St. John Christian Academy, Columbus Hospital, the YWCA
of Buffalo and Erie County, the Western New York Council for
African Relief, and the Buffalo Alliance for Education.
Dr.
Nevergold has been a vocal advocate for parental involvement in
the public schools. She
co-founded, with Dr. Bertram, Concerned Parents and Citizens for
Quality Education, Inc. CPCQE was credited with increasing
public awareness of educational issues and organizing parents as
effective advocates. In
addition, she served on a number of committees and task forces
established by the Buffalo Board of Education.
Dr.
Nevergold began her career as a French teacher in the Buffalo
School System. She
also worked as a guidance counselor in the system.
Subsequent positions have included:
Executive Director of Niagara Frontier Association for
Sickle Cell Disease, Inc.; Vice President for Children’s
Services at Friendship House of Western New York, Inc.; CEO of
Planned Parenthood of Buffalo and Erie County, Inc.; and
Regional Director for Berkshire Farm Center. Currently,
Dr. Nevergold is the Director of Student Support Services at the
University of Buffalo’s Educational Opportunity Center.
She also is an instructor at Empire State College.
She is
the author of: Fantastic
Color & Special Effects:
The Seals Ebony Studio in Western New York
Heritage Magazine (Spring, 2002); To Be an Instrument for
Their Voices: Finding, Writing and Sharing Family Histories
in Afro-Americans in New York Life and History, (July
2001); and Transracial Adoption:
In the Child’s Best Interest? in African America
Women’s Health and Social Issues, Catherine F. Collins
(editor). Drs.
Nevergold and Bertram have co-authored
Uncrowned Queens:
African American Community Builders of Western New York,
Vol. 1 (2002).
Dr.
Nevergold has received numerous awards including: the Williams
Wells Brown Award in recognition of her efforts to preserve
local African American history; the UB Star Award 2001 for
outstanding work on the Pan-American Exposition centennial
celebration; the Excellence in Education Award from Xi Epsilon
Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; and the
Community Service Award from the Mary B. Talbert Civic and
Cultural Club.
Dr.
Nevergold is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Xi
Epsilon Omega Chapter, Inc. and the Erie County Chapter of the
Links, Inc. She
also serves on the Christian Education Ministry and is active in
other activities at her church, St. John Baptist Church.
Dr. Nevergold is married to Paul R. and they have two
adult children, Alanna Elizabeth Nevergold-Marrow and Kyle
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posted 26 December 2007
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