Women's History Month

Dabi's Daughter presents... "HerStory"

JACQUELINE RANKINS SMITH

Jacqueline starting her Career in Banking in the 1970's as a file clerk. With hard work, education, and a "Village", she was able to obtain her goal of the 1st Black Female in the Bank Management Training Program. She then went on to become the Assistant Branch Manager / Branch Operations Officer. Later she would move to Charlotte, NC as an International Banking Officer, then to Atlanta, GA as a Learning Deployment Generalist through their Training Department.

Jacqueline represents multiple decades of Women in Business. As she stated, "She had to learn to balance life and work to achieve her goals".

If you are interested in more information or would like to be a part of her Network, please reach her at ⁠[e-mail]

MRS. PORTER

Mrs. Porter is in her 5th year as an 8th grade math with CMS' Kennedy Middle School. She became a teacher at the encouragement of her daughters after helping them with math and making it fun. Prior to her teaching career, Mrs. Porter worked in both the Public and Private Sector with an emphasis on exceeding the xpectations of all she served. Mrs. Porter enjoys spending time with family, listening to music, and helping others.

Mrs. Porter education includes a Full Athletic Scholarship where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Some strong fields she has worked in includes:

Banking Management/ Retail Management/ Social Worker/ Insurance.

She is most proud of her role as Teacher, where her students describe her as a “Momma Bear that does not play when it comes to Education”. She brings light and enthusiasm wherever she goes.