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Missy Crutchfield (born Margie Nel Crutchfield)[1] is an American actress, author, and editor.[2] She attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and got a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and a Master's in Mass Communications from Middle Tennessee State University.[3]
Early Life
Crutchfield was born to former Tennessee Senate member William Ward Crutchfield[1] and Catherine Joan Nunley.
Career
Crutchfield has starred in movies such as Shackin' Up (1984) and Model Behavior (1982). Crutchfield ran for school board in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 2024. [4] Her campaign was focused on "safe school facilities, attracting and retaining teaching talent, offering students better access to public libraries, outdoor education, healthy school food options, and mental health resources, among other initiatives in the works."[3] She is the co-founder of Gandhi Global For Peace, which she co-founded with Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Arun Gandhi.[4] Crutchfield was apart of former Chattanooga, Tennessee mayor Ron Littlefield's cabinet as administrator for Department of Education, Arts, and Culture (EAC).[3][5] Some work Crutchfield organized under Ron Littlefield's cabinet is that she helped facilitate Arun Gandhi's "Gandhi Visits Chattanooga Tour" in which he visited and gave speeches of nonviolence to young people in schools and community centers. Crutchfield also organized several programs with Chattanooga, Tennessee metropolitan-area school students for Black History Month.[3] Crutchfield is also the author and producer of "Sisters Speak Out", a community outreach program three-act play surrounding domestic violence and prevention.[5] Crutchfield has also served as Assistant to the Chancellor at University of Tennessee Chattanooga and Vice-President at Chattanooga State Community College. Crutchfield is the former co-founder and co-editor of Be Magazine. Through Be Magazine, Crutchfield has traveled to several countries globally, giving speeches of nonviolence and participating in humans rights conferences.[6] In the 1990s, Crutchfield was also involved in Chattanooga Venture[7] as an executive director.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Ward Crutchfield, Longtime Tennessee Politician, Dies At 88". www.chattanoogan.com. 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "Missy Crutchfield, Co-Founder and Co-Editor". BeMagazine.org. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ a b c d "Missy Crutchfield Announces Run For School Board District 4". www.chattanoogan.com. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ a b Gordon, Gracyn (2024-03-06). "DECISION 2024: Hamilton County School Board District 4 race". Local3News.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ a b c "Speak Out With Missy Crutchfield Begins Airing Sunday". www.chattanoogan.com. 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ thriveyogaandwellness_Admin (2019-03-13). "Missy Crutchfield". Thrive Yoga and Wellness. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Smith, Joy Lukachick; McClane, Joan Garrett. "Rewriting a history, recasting a future". The Lost Way. Retrieved 2024-04-15.