Cerrell Poindexter, of­
fice m ger and director
of per nnel t Benton
TownYrip, m
Benton Harbor and grad-
ted from Benton Harbor
High School.
Her record of hieve­
n began early; e
in the top 5 percent of her
graduating cl in high
hool with 4.0 grade
point ver . Sh w
member of the tiona]
Honor Society and of B�
Sister.
rs, Poinde ter then
attended Lake ichigan
College, m . oring in r -
r
d CO
tarial nee and person-
nel.
Her job experience
tarted ith being a camp
counselor at the YWCA and
working at ilders Boo -
tore before came to
her pre nt job t Benton
To nship.
r. Poindexter holds
the distinction of being the
first Bl woman to wor
at Benton To nship and
has been . th them for th
t 25 years. She started
cler in th sanitation
department and orked her
way up.
She h ttended er-
al cl s t ichigan State
C Invi ational Trac
meet set
I upport
.fric Black
"Th Oct. 4 date h
been finalized," Goodchild
id, 'and supercede any
pre . u date co idered for
th invitational meet.'
The Trailblazer
ne are tr club
formed by Goodchild to
Imulate in tere in running
. and rve means of im-
proving and exchang-
ing ide . Inquirie bout
th forthcoming High
School Invitational t
or about th C Trail­
blazers ould be di ted
to Goodchild t C.
- Th
Reformed Church in Ameri­
t it annu m ting
, too
trong tand in pport of
in South Mrical.
By an a1mo t unani­
m u vote, the Synod p­
pro < d recommendatio
of it T Force on OD­
Vio ent liberation of South
frica calling for policy
of not holding inve tments
in banks or corporations
doing busine in South
Afri and th provision of
ongoing fmancial supoort
for church- dministered
h th, education and el-
fare program in South
frica, * .... ��..,� ...
3 pa
y
P. MrrCHELL.1
Souv nir book of
B nton Harbor's
Blac History
AVilUaDtefl'om ARRE ITCHELL
925-1071 or 27·1111
at 2000 A 011 uin, nton Harbor
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Univer . ty and in ort
cour in management and
personnel. She also too
cl s and workshop and
TA seminar
She is a former member
of th board of director
of in City Federal Credit
Union and the Berrien
County Action Board of
Directors.
r Poindexter is an
ctive member of the Pro­
gre Baptist Church.
She is financial secretary
and tru ee on th Church
Board and he d of the re­
creation department. Sh
ork with young peopl in
church and helps organize
programs.
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In her spare tim, e
likes to bicycle listen to
musi and read.
rs. Poindexter's am­
bition' to meday 0
full time with tod y young.
"I feel th e to rno
of our problems today .
with our young people,"
rs. Poindexter said.
She likes Benton Har­
bor and thinks i is "a great
place to come home to."
She al feel there are
great opportunities and
great future for the Blac
woman today. She fee
th ey to the future is in
education, for young and
old alike.
CERRELLPO
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