Edna Bell, American commissioner. board directors Point of Light award (President Bill Clinton), Bridge Builder award Metropolitan Detroit Optimist Club.

Bachelor of Science, Wayne State University, 1989.

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Manager Michigan Bell Telephone, Detroit, 1969-1989. Elected board member Detroit Board of Education, 1980-1991.

County Commissioner (Wayne), Detroit, since 1991.
Trustee Jail Commissary Board.

Chair Wayne County Community Corrections Advisory Board, Public Safety and Judiciary.

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• Edna Bell has been listed as a noteworthy commissioner by Marquis Who's Who.

• Board Director:

  • Metro Detroit Young Women’s Christian Association,

  • National Council Alcohol and Drug Abuse,

  • Homes for Black Children,

  • Staff Commonwealth Homes,

  • Renaissance W. Community Mental Health Board,

  • Don Bosco Home for Boys.

• Established Drug Free Zone Program Detroit Public Schools.

• Member:

  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,

  • National Association Black Company Officials (president 1997-1999),

  • Washington, District of Columbia, 1979-1997,

  • Detroit Urban League,

  • National Association Counties Leadership Team (chair).