Preceded by Henry Blackwell Alma mater Howard University Name Deborah Hendrix Education Howard University | Spouse(s) Charles Hendrix Profession Businesswoman Role Businesswoman | |
Website Deborah Hendrix for City Council District 4 | ||
Deborah Hendrix is a businesswoman and president of the Harrison School District 2 Board in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is currently running for Colorado Springs City Council from District 4.
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Biography
After growing up in Chicago and attending Howard University, Hendrix worked for Junior Achievement for 20 years. She held nine positions during that time, working in areas such as board development, people management, strategic planning, event planning, and course facilitation.
One of those positions was as president of Junior Achievement of South Bend, Indiana. She also led the diversity effort at the organization's worldwide headquarters.
Hendrix moved to Colorado Springs in 1991. For the last 13 years, Hendrix has worked as a multi-course instructor for Dale Carnegie Training. She was selected the Instructor of the Year for Dale Carnegie Denver in 2003.
For the last 10 years, Hendrix has also worked as the business administrator for Restoration Church, where she handles the human resources, financial and event management processes.
In addition to her service on the board of Harrison School District 2, Hendrix is president of the board of Colorado Springs Early Colleges, a charter high school. She also serves on the boards of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pikes Peak Region and Discover Goodwill Industries of Southern and Western Colorado.
Campaign for City Council
Hendrix has spoken out against a ballot measure which would increase City Council pay from $6,250 per year to $48,000 per year. She is the fundraising leader in her district.
Hendrix's opponent for City Council is Gary Flakes, a 32-year-old man who was "convicted of being an accessory to murder in the 1997 shotgun slayings of two teenage boys."
Hendrix's candidacy has received endorsements from former State Senator Keith King and State Representative Pete Lee, a Republican and Democrat who ran against each other for Senate District 12 in 2008. She has also received the endorsement of Dennis Hisey, chairman of the board of El Paso County Commissioners, along with the entire District 2 School Board and The Gazette.