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Ruqaiyah Morris' Biography

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Full Name:

Ruqaiyah 'Kiah' Morris

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: James

Home City:

Bennington, VT

BA, Gender and Women’s Studies, University of Illinois

Representative, Vermont State House of Representatives, District Bennington-2-2, 2014-2019

Candidate, Vermont State House of Representatives, District Bennington-2-2, 2018

Policy Council Member, Bennington County Head Start, present

Member, Bennington County Prescription Drug Task Force, present

Chair, Bennington Recreation Center Task Force, present

Former Member, Health Care Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives

Community Health Improvement Specialist, Southwestern Vermont Health Care, present

Director, Alliance for Community Transformations, present

Vice-President, Kuumba Lynx Youth Arts Organization, present

Domestic Violence Advocate, Project Against Violent Encounters (PAVE), present

Former Vice President, Bennington Coalition for the Homeless

Awards:

Kiah received the Courage Award from the Vermont Oral Healthcare for All Coalition for her advocacy efforts that changed the legislation to provide comprehensive dental care for pregnant and post-partum women.

In April 2013, Kiah was selected as a Women's Leadership Fellow (Women's Executive Leadership Program) -- one of 12 women chosen nationally "who will have an impact on the nation" by the Impact Center, a Washington DC-based leadership development organization.

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