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OLIVIA LOWRY SCHWARTZ
Researcher and Writer for the Website Since retirement Dr. Schwartz has been a grant reader
with the Department of Education, She serves in her local church as a Lay Speaker, has taught the Disciples Bible Class, teaches an adult Sunday School Class, was elected chair of the Church Council, is a member of the Education Committee, is the Chair of the Native American Committee, member of Heritage Committee, and a member of the Sanctuary Choir among other duties. Dr. Schwartz has a long history of service with the church in other areas: She is in year seven as a commissioner on the board of the General Commission on Communication, year seven as a member of the President’s Advisory Council for the Wesley Seminary in Washington, D.C.; helped to found the North East Jurisdictional Native American Task Force and served as president for four years and now as treasurer, Secretary for the Committee on Native American Ministries for the Baltimore/Washington Conference, was a member of the first Connectional Table at the conference center and several years ago represented the General Conference of the United Methodist Church at a White House conference on Economic Development in Indian Country. God has blessed Dr. Schwartz with a wonderful husband, a daughter, and a grandson. |
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