Introduction III
Frances Baynor Parnell was a secondary family and consumer sciences teacher for 32 years
and served as department chair. She is president of Natural and Family Resources, Inc., which
provides opportunities to be involved in cultures around the world. She has conducted research
and completed a project on work and family skills to supplement family and consumer sciences
education programs in North Carolina. In addition to writing this text and its supplements, Frances
coauthored the book Guarding Your Own Mental Health in a Fast-Paced World. She has written
numerous articles for professional publications. She has conducted many workshops and given
frequent presentations.
She has also contributed her expertise and leadership to a number of professional and civic
organizations, which have earned state and national recognition in areas of environmental concerns.
During her years of teaching, Frances has received such awards as the North Carolina Home
Economics Teacher of the Year, the Outstanding Educator Award (from East Carolina University,
where she received her B.S. and M.S. degrees), and the Frances Hutchinson Teacher of the Year Award.
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The author and Goodheart-Willcox Publisher would like to thank the following professionals
who provided valuable input to this edition of Succeeding in Life and Career:
Cassie D. Blackwelder
Family and Consumer Sciences Instructor
Leesville Road High School
Raleigh, North Carolina
Linda Cooper-Suggs
Family and Consumer Sciences Instructor
James B. Hunt High School
Wilson, North Carolina
M. Kathleen Goldman
Family and Consumer Sciences Instructor
Salem High School
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Jana Lucas
Family and Consumer Sciences Instructor
Stratford High School
Houston, Texas
Beryl T. McMillian
Family and Consumer Sciences Instructor
Green Hope High School
Cary, North Carolina
Yvonne Nixon
Family and Consumer Sciences Instructor
Liberty Junior High
Liberty, Missouri
Charlotte C. Penny
Family and Consumer Sciences Instructor
North Cobb High School
Kennesaw, Georgia
Brenda D. Samdahl
Family and Consumer Sciences
Department Chair
First Colonial High School
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Linda Olsen Spruill
Family and Consumer Sciences Coordinator
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Yvonne Tomlinson
CTE, Family and Consumer Sciences, and
Principles of Technology Instructor
Brenham High School
Brenham, Texas
Sharon Carter Underwood
Family and Consumer Sciences Instructor
Leesville Road High School
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Joyce Honeycutt Wooten
Burgaw, North Carolina
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