Jeanette Deas Calhoun, Ph.D.

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Jeanette Deas Calhoun, Ph.D. of Tyler serves as the Executive Director of East Texas Cares Resource Center. She was founding president of the Jack and Jill Chapter of East Texas. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, The Links, Inc., the American Association of Higher Education, and the American Association of University Women. She served on the State Black Women's Initiative for HIV and is a member of Phi Delta Kappa. Deas Calhoun received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from South Carolina State University, a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling from Atlanta University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Leadership from Florida State University. She is also a graduate of the Texas Women's Leadership Institute.