Dear Friend,
My name is Sonya Kates Nixon and I want to be your next City Councilwoman for Vanderburgh County. I consider myself a voice for the common people and I seek the seat of City Council At Large.
MEET SONYA KATES NIXON
Sonya Kates Nixon is a native of Evansville, Indiana, married, have three adult children, and one grandchild. She had the opportunity to work with the legendary Comedian/Television star Redd Foxx of the famous hit television show "Sanford and Son."
My name is Sonya Kates Nixon and I want to be your next City Councilwoman for Vanderburgh County. I consider myself a voice for the common people and I seek the seat of City Council At Large.
MEET SONYA KATES NIXON
Sonya Kates Nixon is a native of Evansville, Indiana, married, have three adult children, and one grandchild. She had the opportunity to work with the legendary Comedian/Television star Redd Foxx of the famous hit television show "Sanford and Son."
Nixon's hobbies include posting monthly inspirational articles on her blogger GOSPEL NOIZE CIRCULAR at http://emagazinegospelnoize.blogspot.com/ including topics on biblical history, gospel music, missionary needs, and testimonies.
In addition, she has worked in the Department of Education, and Drug Control Policy-Education in Lansing, Michigan. Nixon has good common sense, a great listener, and a woman committed to improving better work ethics relations to service the citizens in Evansville.
HER FAITH
- Accepted the Lord in her life in 1986.
- Ordained and licensed into the World Christianship Ministries, April 05, 2005.
- Mrs. Nixon is an Independent Christian Clergy Nondenominational Faith Believer.
- Founder of Gospel Noize Inc. (Television Ministry)
- Declared by the United Nations as Ambassador for Peace the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace.
- Supporter of International Outreach Ministries in the countries of Nigeria, and Kenya Africa.
- Member of Aaron's Army - Bishop T.D. Jakes Ministries, Dallas Texas.
NIXON is a grassroots grant writer and research associate, certified in drafting and interior design, as well.
She currently attends Ivy Tech Community College, and her major is Criminal Justice.
COLLEGE ACADEMIC COURSES COMPLETED
- Financial Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Introduction to Legal Assistant Career and Ethics (Paralegal)
- Business Law I
- Writing Composition for Business
- Principle of Marketing
- Introduction to Retail Marketing
- Computer Information Systems
- Multi-Media Web Graphics and Merchandising
- Introduction to Business
- Introduction to International Business
- Economic Geography
- Cultural Differences for Business
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT - EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
- 2006- Present, offered over 900 hours of community service as a volunteer grant writer and research associate for Churches Embracing Offenders (CEO) Visit: http://churchesembracingoffenders.blogspot.com/
(Churches Embracing Offenders (CEO), DOES NOT SUPPORT "ELECT DEMOCRAT SONYA KATES NIXON FOR CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE." Furthermore, CEO DOES NOT ENDORSE "PAID FOR BY FRIENDS OF SONYA KATES NIXON FOR CITY COUNCIL." In addition CEO does not endorse or support political campaigns, and welcomes the citizens of Vanderburgh County to visit their blog spot to get familiar with the organization and its community services.)
- 2005-06 Volunteer grant writer and research associate for Evansville Small Business Center (ESBC). Grant writer accreditation: Hoosier Lottery-Scientific Games (SG), and WIRED Initiative grants.
- Produce, host, direct, edit, weekly community public access television programming Gospel Noize, HMGG Ministries, and YSPN Talk Show.
- April 10, 2006 - Participated in the walk for Downtown Churches of Evansville, The Monday of Holy Week, The Way of the Cross.
- February 11, 2006 - Black History Series - African Fest at Memorial Baptist Church.
- 2004-05, volunteer assistant youth coordinator for community activities at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church. Volunteer grant writer and research associate, grant writer accreditation: Youth Leadership Grant. Hosted weekend fundraiser rummage sales for the church, and coordinator for youth field trips. Tutor young people in weekly biblical studies, assist youth in the computer lab, and volunteer instructor for drumming classes. Performed for the Third Annual Juneteenth Celebration at the church.
- September 25, 2005 - 51st Annual Women's Day at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Performed drumming techniques with youth and vocals.
- June 10, 2005 - participated in the Southside Kiwanis Club Variety Show Fundraiser. Performed drumming with the youth and vocals.
- 2004 - performed drumming techniques with youth at the 2ND Annual 2004 Kwanzaa Community Celebration, sponsored by Our Times Newspaper.
- 2004 - The Coalition of Inner-City Neighborhoods, Merry Christmas 2004 Celebration. Performed drumming and vocals.
- February 07, 2005 - Performed live with youth drumming techniques at the City Council Meeting.
- February 19, 2005 - St. Vincent's Day Care, (Black History Month) performed drumming techniques with pre-schoolers.
- 2005 - appeared on Channel 14 News with youth. Performed drumming techniques.
- In 2004-05, Sonya was a PTSA member at Bosse High School. She volunteered along with her husband to take on the task of public safety. Together, they were able to establish the cross-safety guards that are now posted at Washington Avenue and Hwy. 41, as well as, reducing the speed zone with public safety cross lights as the corners of Hwy. 41 and Lodge Street. This was an eight year battle of concerned parents, teachers, and administrative staff, requesting that safety guards be posted at Hwy. 41 and Washington Avenue. The PTSA was very proud of Sonya and her husband for meeting their goal and determination to provide safety for the youth in the school systems.
- 2005 - Volunteer for Bosse High School Senior Prom and After Prom Dance.
- In 2004-05, Mrs. Nixon volunteered to help Mrs. Karen Ragland with her campaign to run for school board member for the Evansville/Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) in Vanderburgh County. "It was a lot of fun helping Mrs. Ragland. I posted yard signs, provided research educational materials, handed out flyer's, and attended forums with Mrs. Ragland, and she won!" says Nixon.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT - LANSING, MICHIGAN
- Sonya was a former employee of the Department of Education - Office of Field Services. Her responsibilities included technical assistant to school districts throughout various counties, reviewing Title I, Eisenhower, and Title VI budgets and grants submitted by the school districts for accuracy, and monitoring the submission of grants to the department. She would attend and provide educational materials at the school district conferences.
- Co-Founder of Parent Ambassadors Inc. Created a newly developed program and guideline materials for parents involved with their children, K-12 grades in Title I schools. Hosted a three-day parent involvement "Parent Ambassadors" Conference with the collaboration and support from the Lansing School District. (Over 257 parents were in attendance)
- Received four - (4) State of Michigan Special Tributes from Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, John D. Cherry, Lieutenant Governor, Virg Bernero, State Senator, and Doug Hart, State Representative, endorsing the Young Gentlemen and Women (YG/W) Center, founded in 1999. YG/W is a community support-based educational youth center that is open year-round and offers diverse programs to children in the sixth through ninth grade, as well as their parents Programs at the Center are specifically designed to address the needs of foster children, students who have been expelled from school for truancy violations, those who have been ordered by the court to do four to one hundred hours of community services and students who need one-on-one tutorial help with reading, writing, math, spelling and speech. Visit http://younggentlemenandwomen.blogspot.com/
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
- Hosted, coordinated and performed at her own homeless benefit concerts along with seventeen other professional female vocalist. The benefit concerts entitled "We Are The Privileged," and "Share The Love," was a great success raising over thousands of dollars with the donations going to Sabathani Community Center in Minneapolis.
Some of the areas of concerns that I would like to offer better services to the citizens of Evansville, and surrounding communities are as follow:
- Medicine Error Reduction - Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Alternative Energy Resources for the citizens of Vanderburgh County
- Environmental Research Support
- Support Comprehensive Fair Housing for the Disabled
- Literacy Development (Information, Digital, Visual, Health)
- Workforce Development (Good Work Ethics)
- Mail Fraud Reduction
- Provide better sanitation services for the citizens of Vanderburgh County
The EXTERIOR of our city looks great, however, the INTERIOR throughout certain areas are an EYE-SORE. Together, we can do better.
If you have not registered to vote, I urge you to register today. Let your voice be heard.
Vote for me on May 8, 2007 Primary Election. YOUR VOTE DOES COUNT!
I look forward to providing better services to the people of Vanderburg County.
Please send me your comments and concerns at: electsonya@yahoo.com Also, visit my website at: http://electsonyaforcitycouncil.blogspot.com/
Thank you.
