Gloria Petgrave ScogginsGloria Petgrave Scoggins, daughter of Ermestine Martin, is a native of Richmond, California, and active in the field of education for 43 years, with two master's degrees: one in Elementary Education from the University of San Francisco and a master'sdegree in Education from MillsCollege. Gloria has worked in Oakland Unified, Stockton Unified, and West Contra Costa Unified school districts in a variety of teaching and administrative positions, including teacher, principal, and coordinator.In addition to these duties, she has consistently held leadership positions in many Contra Costa County-based community programs focused on education. Serving as President of The Blackboard of West Contra Costa, Gloria worked in collaboration with other community-based organizations to eliminate the opportunity gaps of targeted populations.She also sat on the Richmond's Girls Inc. Board of Directors for several years, focusing on implementing the College Bound Girls Program. In addition, from 2012-2014, Gloria was a co-chair of the Alpha Nu Omega's Emerging Young Leaders Program for middle school girls (ANO is a chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority).After retiring from West Contra Costa Unified, Gloria worked as a Field Instructor at Loyola Marymount University and as a University Supervisor at California State University, East Bay for ten years before becoming conservator of her family's real estate and business holdings. Read More Read Less