Paula J. Penn-Nabrit, a
Columbus, Ohio native, is the second of four children and the eldest
of three sisters. It is likely due to her sibling position as first
born daughter that pioneering the uncharted while upholding the
highest achievement standards has been a lifelong pattern.
Paula graduated from the
prestigious Columbus School for Girls with the triple distinction of
being student government president, the only black student in her
class, and the third black graduate in the school's history. Armed
with solid academic preparation coupled with first-hand race and
class consciousness experiences, she enrolled at Wellesley College
in the fall of 1972.
While pursuing a double major
(philosophy and political science) Paula worked for the
Massachusetts Black Caucus, directed, performed, and traveled with
Wellesley's renown Ethos Choir, and interned with Congresswoman
Shirley Chisholm in Washington, DC. Paula graduated in June, 1976
then married Charles Nabrit three months later.
Paula Penn-Nabrit