Kathleen Sullivan Alioto
Kathleen Sullivan Alioto | |
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Chairperson of the John J. McDonough | |
Succeeded by | David Finnegan |
Member of the Boston School Committee | |
In office 1974–1979 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kathleen Sullivan June 20, 1944 Washington, DC |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | |
Relations | Manhattanville College Harvard University, Ed.D |
Occupation | Educator Politician fundraiser |
Kathleen Sullivan Alioto (born June 20, 1944) is an American educator and politician who served on the
Early life and education
Sullivan Alioto is the daughter of
She graduated from
Boston School Committee
Sullivan Alioto taught school for six years before being elected to the School Committee, first as a teacher of disabled children in Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant, then at the John Marshall School in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood,[6] where she taught children with behavioral issues.[7][8] While serving on the School Committee, Sullivan Alioto earned her doctorate at Harvard.[9] She is credited with having been a dedicated member of the School Committee (an elected, unpaid job,) Sullivan Alioto worked full-time to improve the quality of the school.[10][11][9][7][8][12][13]
Sullivan Alioto was regarded as the "most liberal" of the five members of the Boston School Committee when, in December 1974, it voted 3-2 to refuse to comply with the order of Federal District Judge
The
Sullivan Alioto was succeeded on the school committee by her sister, Jean Sullivan McKeigue.
Later career
She was a Democratic Party
Sullivan Alioto served as executive director of the Foundation of the City College of San Francisco.[18][19] In 2016, Sullivan Alioto was a member of an advisory panel that recommended that the federal Department of Education sever ties with the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools because the group was accrediting predatory and fraudulent for-profit colleges.[20]
Personal life
From 1974 to 1976, Sullivan Alioto dated the then-closeted
Sullivan Alioto has two children, Patrick Joseph Sullivan Alioto[23] and Domenica Alioto.[24]
References
- ^ McLaughlin, Jeff (November 7, 1973). "Teacher Kathy Sullivan learns how to win". Boston Globe. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ Cohen, Muricl (January 26, 1977). "Boston school board picks Sullivan as chairwoman". Boston Globe. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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- ^ a b "Senate Candidate Alioto Pregnant". Associated Press. July 25, 1978. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA US Senate- D Primary Race - Sep 19, 1978". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Senate Candidate Alioto Pregnant". Associated Press. July 25, 1978. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ Epstein, Edward (25 April 2001). "$8.5 million donation to City College / Kinko's founder supports child care". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Schevitz, Tanya (10 March 2008). "Community colleges hunt for private cash". San Francisco Chronicle.
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- ^ "Alioto Weds Kathleen Sullivan But Ex-Wife Claims It's Invalid - Priest Excommunicated". The Blade (Toledo). February 28, 1978. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Former mayor is father at 62". Associated Press. February 19, 1979. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Daughter born to Alioto". Associated Press. May 20, 1981. Retrieved 11 June 2011.