EmpowHer Institute Names Dr. Vera Rhimes to Position of Vice President Appoints Dr. Vera Rhimes and Paula Gould to Executive Board

Los Angeles, CA, July 02, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Dr. Vera Rhimes, Vice President – Dr. Rhimes is a retired educator with more than 25 years experience as a teacher and university professor. As a professor, Dr. Rhimes lead DePaul University’s Education Leadership Program which focused on teacher and administrator education and training. She was instrumental in the creation of an ED.D Program in the School, as well as writing a grant and creating The DePaul Center for Culture Empowerment and Literacy (CCEL). Dr Rhimes has extensive experience working with school administrators in large urban and suburban environments to restructure programs and instruction. She has conducted many workshops (one for more than 500 Chicago teachers) in conflict resolution, team building, School Environment Analysis, and Planning in urban schools. She has extensive experience in grant writing and management.

Dr. Rhimes earned a doctorate in Administration and Supervision and a Masters in Educational Leadership. She holds certificates in Middle, Elementary and Secondary School Education She has served on numerous boards and is a past president and Outstanding Educator Award Recipient of the Chicago Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa National Honor Society.

Paula Gould, Board Director-- Paula owns PEG PR a boutique public relations firm specializing in the convergence of entertainment and technology. She has nurtured the growth of several start-ups ranging from fuel cell manufacturing to social networking to music branding companies and independent film. Paula is heavily engaged in the evolution of Web and Social Media initiatives that cultivate the way we do business. Paula has contributed to several magazines and websites including grandparents.com and G4 TV’s Best of the Best at CES. She has also appeared in WSJ, PRSA and several tech-focused news sites. Paula oversees communications for the annual WITI (Women in Technology International) Summit and is a panelist on “The Pitching Hour” at Comic Con. Paula donates her time often to a variety of charitable endeavors and was an organizer for the 2010 LATwestival Benefiting Concern Worldwide—a global initiative to eliminate poverty through education.

About EmpowHer Institute
EmpowHer Institute is a 501C-3 non-profit organization founded in February 2003 by Betty LaMarr. EmpowHer Institute creates programs that help low income young women develop entrepreneurial skills that create opportunities to improve their social status and living conditions through financial independence. For more information and to donate please visit http://empowher.org.

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