Anne Mitchell

longtime BI resident, passed away on 10/22/2012. She was 85 years old.She was born and raised in Holyoke, MA. She earned a BA in psychology from Mount Holyoke College and an MA in Early Childhood Education from Yale University.Mrs. Mitchell taught in various colleges around the country and then in public schools in San Francisco, CA. There she met and married Glenn Mitchell and they lived in Sausalito, CA for 15 years.In 1971, they moved to BI with their children Amy and David. Mrs. Mitchell started and became Coordinator of the Early Childhood Program and coordinator of the Parent Education program at Olympic College. She also served terms as Chair of the State Organization of Parent Education Coordinators from 27 community colleges; as President of the WA Association of Educators of Personnel in EC Programs; as President of Project Family in Bremerton; as a member of the OSPI's Committee on Preschool Accreditation and was a presenter at the National Association for the Education of Young Children conferences.She wrote 2 books on education and parenting and had articles published in such magazines at the Saturday Review, NAEYC Journal, Of Primary Interest (the newsletter of the Colorado Department of Education), the Sun and the PI.After retirement in 1991, she and Glenn traveled extensively around the world and the country. She also served on the Kitsap County Commission on Children and Youth, the Social Action Committee of the BI Unitarian Fellowship, a committee on the future of education in the Bainbridge School District, as well as writing a third book on children and families.She was preceded in death by her husband Glenn in 2002 and is survived by son David and family of Olympia, WA and daughter Amy and family of Rockland, ME.There will be a celebration of her life on November 10th from 4-6pm at the home of Sue and John Anderson, 1181 Irene Place NE. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Olympic College Foundation, Attn: Anne Mitchell Memorial (Early Childhood Education Program), 1600 Chester Avenue, Bremerton, WA 98337.