| 词条 | Sharon H. Abrams |
| 释义 |
| name = Sharon H. Abrams | image = | alt = | caption = circa 2013 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Waterville, Maine | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = United States | other_names = | occupation = | employer = Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers | alma mater = University of Maine at Farmington | years_active = 1973—present | spouse = Don Abrams | children = 2 | known_for = | notable_works = | awards = Maine Women's Hall of Fame, 2004 }} Sharon H. Abrams is an American nonprofit executive. She was the executive director of the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers, a nonprofit agency in Waterville, Maine, from 1992 to 2015. She began working at the Home as a teacher in 1973 and was subsequently promoted to program head, assistant executive director, and executive director. Since retiring from the latter position, she continues to work at the Home as a volunteer and social worker. She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2004. Early life and educationSharon Abrams was born in Waterville, Maine. Her father was a shirt cutter at C. F. Hathaway Company for more than four decades.[1] She attended Waterville Senior High School and the University of Maine at Farmington. She is a certified teacher and licensed social worker.[2] CareerAfter graduation and marriage, Abrams worked as a substitute teacher in the home economics department of Waterville Senior High School.[1] In 1973 she joined the staff of the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers as the first teacher in their Teen Parent School Program, which provides an "alternative" high-school education combined with classes in childcare and parenting for pregnant teens.[3][4] Abrams taught in the program for eight years until becoming program head from 1982 to 1990.[2] In 1990 she was promoted to assistant executive director of the Home and, in 1992, to executive director.[2] Abrams retired from the executive directorship on December 31, 2015.[5] She plans to continue working at the Home as a volunteer and social worker.[6] Other activitiesIn 1978 the Kennedy Foundation invited Abrams to participate in a study of its new "curriculum of caring".[10] In 1996 she was appointed as a member of the Committee to Study Poverty Among Working Parents in the 117th Maine Legislature.[7] In 2014 Abrams joined the board of the nonprofit REM (Revitalize the Energy in ME). She is also a member of that group's Youth Homelessness Planning Team.[8] Awards and honorsIn 1979 she was voted one of America's Outstanding Young Women.[9] She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2004.[10] Personal lifeAbrams is married and the mother of two.[3] She and her husband Don[6] reside in Winslow.[8] References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.watervillerotary.com/Stories/1-25-2009-classification-talks-from-sharon-abrams-and-tim-beals|title=1/25/2009 Classification Talks from Sharon Abrams and Tim Beals|first=Steve|last=Kelleher|date=25 January 2009|accessdate=26 January 2016|publisher=Rotary Club of Waterville, Maine}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-abrams-23b37790|title=Sharon Abrams|publisher=LinkedIn|year=2016|accessdate=23 January 2016}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.centralmaine.com/2015/02/16/waterville-program-marks-40-years-of-helping-teen-parents/ |title=Waterville program marks 40 years of helping teen parents|first=Rachel|last=Ohm|date=16 February 2015|accessdate=23 January 2016|work=Morning Sentinel}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.keepmecurrent.com/maine_women/features/the-real-unglamorous-lives-of-teen-moms/article_f3709ae2-9951-11e1-9a2d-001a4bcf887a.html|title=The real, unglamorous lives of teen moms|first=Joanne|last=Lannin|date=8 May 2012|accessdate=23 January 2016|work=Maine Women|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714105953/http://www.keepmecurrent.com/maine_women/features/the-real-unglamorous-lives-of-teen-moms/article_f3709ae2-9951-11e1-9a2d-001a4bcf887a.html|archivedate=14 July 2014|df=}} 5. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.mainebiz.biz/article/20160111/CURRENTEDITION/301069996/leadership-change-after-23-years-at-maine-children's-home|title=Leadership change after 23 years at Maine Children's Home|first=Laurie|last=Schreiber|date=11 January 2016|accessdate=29 January 2016|work=Maine Biz}} 6. ^1 {{cite web |url= http://www.centralmaine.com/2015/11/10/richard-dorian-is-maine-childrens-home-new-executive-director/|title= Richard Dorian to become Maine Children's Home executive director|first=Rachel|last=Ohm|date=10 November 2015|accessdate=23 January 2016|work=Morning Sentinel}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/LegRec/117/House/LegRec_1996-01-30_HP_pH1580-1586.pdf|title=Legislative Record of the One Hundred and Seventeenth Legislature of the State Of Maine|volume=VI|year=1996|page=1580|publisher=Maine Legislature|accessdate=26 January 2016}} 8. ^1 {{cite web |url= http://rem1.org/board-of-directors/|title=Board of Directors|publisher=REM|accessdate=23 January 2016}} 9. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.mdf.org/events/Leadership-Unplugged-Spring-2015---Session-2-with-Sharon-Abrams/817/|title=Leadership Unplugged Spring 2015 - Session 2 with Sharon Abrams|publisher=Maine Development Foundation|year=2015|accessdate=26 January 2016}} 10. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.bates.edu/news/2004/02/10/isaacson-honored/|title= 'Seed of Sarah' author Judith Magyar Isaacson, former Bates dean, honored by Maine Women's Hall of Fame|date=10 February 2004|accessdate=23 January 2016|publisher=Bates College}} External links
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