Peggy Sparks

Peggy Sparks has written numerous successful grant proposals for innovative programs. She worked as Birmingham Public Schools Community Education Coordinator for seven years and has been Director of the Community Education Department since 1985. She has received numerous awards including the National Conference of Christian and Jews Brotherhood Award, the NAACP Outstanding African American Award, and the Birmingham Council of PTA's Continuous Support Award.

The seventh of twelve children, Sparks received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Tuskegee University. She remained at Tuskegee to work as staff development officer, supervised adult education teachers throughout the Black Belt counties, and published three teaching guides for Adult Education.

Sparks has done consulting work for the U.S Department of Education, the National Center for Community Education, the Kettering Foundation, and others, maintaining her reputation as an energetic, motivational, results-oriented visionary.