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Councilman Donald Watkins- District 5

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Education:

Oakland University, M.A. Education

 

Indiana University School of Law

Tuskegee University, B.S. History

Pontiac Central High School

Professional Experience:

Law Clerk, Lisa C. Watkins, Esq.

Law Clerk, Hon. William Waterman, 50th District Court, City of Pontiac

Law Clerk, Hon. Christopher C. Brown, 50th District Court, City of Pontiac

NFL Player’s Agent & Contract Advisor, Certified by the National Football League

Extracurricular Activities:

Academic Games Coach, Detroit Public Schools, 2001 - Present

Head Football Coach, University of Detroit Jesuit Academy, 2008

Head Football Coach, Avondale Middle School, 2006 - 2007

Head Football Coach, Pontiac Notre Dame/Marist Academy, 2005 - 2006

Head Basketball Coach, Hanneman Elementary School, 2002 – 2003

Assistant Football Coach, Pontiac Central High School, 1999 – 2001

   
Professional Organizations:

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Detroit Federation of Teachers

American Federation of Teachers

Parent - Teacher Association

Police Athletic League

Work Experience:

Teacher, Detroit Public Schools, 1999 - Present

Teacher, Pontiac Public Schools, 1996 - 1999

Associate Instructor, Indiana University, 1993 - 1996

Undergraduate Advisor, Indiana University, 1992 - 1993

Youth Worker, Oakland County Drain Commission, 1989

Youth Worker, Oakland County Road Commission, 1988

Youth Worker, Oakland County Facilities Maintenance, 1987

Cook, Elias Brothers Restaurant, 1984 - 1987

Custodian, City of Pontiac, 1983

Community Service:

Tutor,No Child Left Behind Program

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

Awards:

Highly Qualified Teacher, State of Michigan

Afro-American Studies Fellow

Council on Legal Education and Opportunity (CLEO) Fellow. Capital University Law School

Woodrow Wilson Fellow

Consortium for Inter-Institutional Collaboration on African and Latin American Studies (CICALS) Fellow. Michigan State University

National Dean’s List

Interests:

Reading, Writing Children’s Literature, Sports,   History , Playing Guitar, Traveling

Term of Office : 2010-2013; Elected 2009
Contact:  Councilman Watkins by email dwatkins@pontiac.mi.us

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