Year Honored: 2002
Biography
Gloria Wernicki Homer held a lead role in the development of the alternative public school and educational system in Delaware. She co-founded the Campus Community School, a grade 1-12 charter school, and was “instrumental in improving the charter school law to better meet the needs of this alternative educational system.” She volunteered her time working with peers in the development of this system and also spent time as a fifth grade tutor at the Learning Trail.
Homer worked in the State Government for more than 25 years and was appointed by Governor Minner as Secretary for the Department of Administrative Services. She helped to increase government efficiency, through fleet services that provide reliable and affordable transportation for state agencies; created the Delaware Helpline, a first response health and human services number as well as state information and referral service; and started the Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprise (2001), that ensured that “services and technical assistance offered by the state, including training workshops, will foster economic growth for minorities and women.” Homer also served as Director for the State Capital Budget and Chief of Administration.
In addition, Homer was President of the Board of the Campus Community School, a member of the Minner Task Force, Officer in the National Association of State Chief Administrators, a mentor for the Delaware Women’s Leadership Program, court-appointed Special Advocate to the Delaware Family Court, and NC Guardian Ad Litem.
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Sources and Additional Readings
Who We Are. The Learning Trail. (n.d.). Retrieved January 13, 2022, from https://www.thelearningtrail.org/who-we-are
- Collections: 2002