Rep.
Yvonne S. Wilson, a Democrat, represents part of Jackson County (District 42)
in the Missouri House of Representatives.
Rep.
Wilson was elected to the House in August 1999 to fulfill an un-expired
term. She is a board member of the Missouri Legislative Black
Caucus Foundation, treasurer of the Missouri Black Caucus and secretary of the
Missouri Legislative Women’s Caucus. She is also the chair of Region XI of
National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) and serves on their
Education Committee.
Prior
to her legislative duties, Rep. Wilson spent 35 years with The School District
of Kansas City as a teacher, consultant, principal and ultimately director of
Elementary Education. She also served
as a consultant with the Division of Continuing Education at Penn Valley
Community College and as interim director of TALENT (Taking a Lead in Educating
New Teachers) at the Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City. She was the executive director of the Bruce
R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center and Museum and during her six years on the
Board of Curators of Lincoln University she served two terms as president of
the board.
Other
community involvement for Rep. Wilson includes: membership on the Kansas City,
City of Fountains Foundation board of directors; Kansas City Sister City
Commission; life member of NAACP and National Alumni; Sheraton Estates
Neighborhood Association; Alumni Association of Lincoln University; Freedom
Incorporated board of directors; member of Delta Sigma Theta, sorority. In addition, she has been the Jackson County
Democratic committeewoman for Ward 16 since 1994 and is the recipient of many
awards and recognitions, including the 1996 Missouri Legislative Black Caucus
Gwen B. Giles Public Services award, 2001 Greater Kansas City NAACP Leadership
Award, and the 2001 Missouri Community Colleges Association Distinguished
Legislative Award.
A native Kansas Citian, Rep. Wilson has traveled extensively including trips to Russia, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, South Africa, England, France, Tanzania and China.
Rep.
Wilson currently resides in Kansas City with her husband of 49 years, Jim. They have three children: Berishia Wilson
Chamberlain, Alycia Rodriguez Nichols and James E. (Jay) Wilson (deceased), and
eight grandchildren.