Bernice B. Wilson, Ph.D., AFC, CFCS Extension Resource Management Specialist P.O. Box 967 Normal, Alabama 35762 PHONE: (256) 372-4969 FAX: (256) 372-5840 e-mail: wilsobb@aces.edu

Education

• Accredited Financial Counselor Certification. Association for Financial Counseling Planning Education
• Financial Planner Program Certificate. The University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Ph.D., Vocational and Technical Education; Family and Consumer Sciences with emphasis in Consumer Studies and Family Resource Management; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
• Ed.S., Adult & Vocational Education, Tuskegee University
• M.Ed., Student Personnel Services, Tuskegee University
• B.S., Home Economics Education, Tuskegee University

Certificate or License

• Alabama Teacher Certificate
• Accredited Financial Counselor Certification
• Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences
• Financial Planner Program Certificate

Job Summary

Provides leadership in resource management by way of developing, implementing and evaluating educational projects and programs relative to family and consumer economics, and resource management for youth, families, businesses, industries, professionals and the general public with a focus on urban and nontraditional audiences. Provides assistance to other Extension Specialists in incorporating resource management subject matter into family and community-related projects and educational programs. Also, develops in-service training programs to support the training needs of Extension County Agents.

Professional Work Experience

• Extension Resource Management Specialist; Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Alabama A&M University--October 1998-present.
• County Agent; Cooperative Extension Program, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama--September 1972-September 1998.
• Co-editor of Economics and Resource Management: Principles for the Financial Planner, by Flora L. Williams, Consumer Specialist, and Family Economist. Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing: Purdue University. (1996).
• Graduate Teaching Assistantship; Virginia Tech--Fall semester 1995.
• Residence Hall Counselor; Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama--1970-1972.
• Headstart Teacher; Syracuse, New York--July 1970-August 1970.