2023 Mildred P. Butler Life Members Scholarship Recipient

has been a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated since February 2022 with Zeta Zeta Chapter in Dolton, Illinois. She is currently employed as a literacy coach at Mae Jemison Elementary School in Hazel Crest, Illinois and assist struggling readers in the areas of reading comprehension, phonics and fluency. Additionally, she provides coaching and professional development support that enables teachers to think reflectively about improving student learning. She has worked in education for the past nine years and has always been passionate about education and the ims able to have on producing future leaders. She has Bachelors of Arts degree in Communications, s degree in Education and currently obtains degree in Supervision and Administration with an expected completion date of May

Kimberly has been happily married for 22 years to Mark Beamon, an engineer at Dell and together they have two beautiful daughters, Lauren and Morgan along with four amazing grandchildren they adore. She’s an only child raised by a single mother who always stressed the importance of getting a good education. Her mother always led by example and even worked a second job when she was a child in order to provide her with a quality education. She also taught Kimberly the importance of giving back and that was my inspiration for becoming an educator. For as long as she can remember, she has alrelated activities and projects. Whether it involved her duties as a mother, being a mentor to new teachers in her school district, a mentor to young girls or the annual coat and food drive, she assist with each year during the holidays. It was actually her desire to be affiliated with service-related projects and her passion for education that sparked her interest in becoming a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. For years, Kimberly watched members from afar, exemplify the four principles of scholarship, service, sisterhood and finer womanhood so once she became a member it fell in line with the way she operates both in her personal and professional life. In her spare time, Kimberly loves spending time with her family, traveling and working on home projects. Her t ask the answer is always no.”

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