An Interview with Ms Carolyne Miller Abdullah, Program Director for Everyday Democracy

The Journey Begins Internet Radio for the engaged parent and dedicated educator presents an interview with Ms Carolyne Miller Abdullah, Program Director for Everyday Democracy.

Carolyne Miller Abdullah provides technical assistance to neighborhoods and communities that are seeking to find democratic ways of addressing local political and social issues. As a program director, she also advises nonprofits, governmental agencies, business organizations, and media in strategies to increase citizen involvement in local problem solving.

Prior to her work with Everyday Democracy, Carolyne worked for the federal government as a program analyst, budget analyst, and management analyst. Consciously aware of the negative images portrayed on television of African American males, she designed an after school program targeted to African American youth, with special emphasis on African American males, entitled the Self-Esteem Educational (SEE) Program for African Americans. The program was instituted in a Montgomery County, Md., elementary school and used in a Montgomery County Housing Development.

Carolyne holds a degree in political science from Alcorn State University, a Master of Political Science from Iowa State University, and a Master of Public Administration from Penn State University. She is currently in the writing phase of her dissertation for her doctorate in Political Science (Public Policy) from the University of Connecticut.