John F Kennedy High School Alumni
Cleveland, Ohio (OH)
Greg Evans
John F Kennedy High School
Class of 1978
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GREG'S PROFILE
First Name | Greg |
Last Name | Evans |
Graduation Year | Class of 1978 |
Gender | Male |
City | N/A |
State/Province | OR |
Country | United States |
Occupation | Educator |
Married | Yes |
About Me | Greg Evans Biography Greg Evans is an educator, civil rights activist and transportation policy advocate; he is also a classroom instructor, lecturer, workshop facilitator and consultant. Greg is the founder and program director of the award winning Rites of Passage Summer Academies for underrepresented student populations at Lane Community College. His education and training spans the worlds of education and business. Greg holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Myers University in Cleveland, Ohio and a Master’s degree in College Student Services Administration from Oregon State University, in Corvallis, Oregon. Greg is a member of the faculty at Lane Community College serving as an Ethnic Studies instructor and Director of African American Student Programs. He is the President and CEO of The Greg Evans Group Education Consultants. He has been an adjunct faculty member at Northwest Christian University. Greg has also taught classes at Willamette High School in the Bethel School District. Greg is a member of the Lane Community College Education Association (LCCEA). He is a past president of the Oregon/Washington State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and past vice-president of both the National and Western Region Councils on Black American Affairs of the American Association of Community Colleges. In 2006, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski appointed Greg to the Board of Directors of Lane Transit District, Oregon’s second largest transit authority. With this appointment, Greg became the first minority and African American member of the board in its history. In October, 2010 he was reappointed to a second four year term on the LTD Board of Directors. In October, 2010, Greg was elected to the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) 18 member executive committee. In June, 2012, Greg was elected president of the Lane Transit District Board of Directors. Greg is active in youth sports and has coached students from kindergarten through high school working locally with Kidsports, the Eugene YMCA, and Emerald Valley Little League for nearly 20 years. Greg is a member of the Lane County Fair Board of Directors (2008-present) serving as chair in both 2010 and 2012. Greg is the recipient of over two dozen awards for his civic engagement and work in the community including five Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards, the NAACP Thalhiemer Award, NAACP Eugene/Springfield Branch Community Leadership Award, the Oregon Assembly for Black Affairs Education Award, Lane County Board of Commissioners Community Service Award, and the 2012 Trial Blazer Award from the Oregon Northwest Black Pioneers. On October 2, 2012, Greg received the transit industry’s highest honor for a public transportation board member, APTA’s 2012 Outstanding Public Transportation Board Member Award. This award is presented annually to an individual serving on the governing board of a public transportation system who has made outstanding co...(read more) |
Class of 1978 Alumni
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Recent Class of 1978 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1978 Reunion for Free
1978 40th Class Reunion
Invited Classes: 1978
Date: Aug 30, 2018
Description: JFK Class 1978, please email - JFK40YR@GMAIL.COM or call 440-941-3716 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION - $ 78/PP; after July 22...(read more)