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Maggi Smith Hall
Margaret Elizabeth Smith - (Born January 14, 1945 in Jacksonville FL); Hall is a retired Public School Teacher, Author, National, State, and Local Award-winning Environmentalist and Historic Preservationist, and Owner/Broker West Volusia Properties, DeLand FL.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1963-67 --   B.A., Stetson University, DeLand FL; 1974-75 --   M.Ed., Summa Cum Laude, Francis Marion University, Florence SC; 1981-84 --   Multiple Museum Management Courses, SC State Museum, Columbia SC; 1983 --        "Successful Museum Interpretive Planning," The Smithsonian, Annapolis MD; 1994 --	   Environmental Education Symposium, Cancun Mexico; 1998-pres -- Real Estate License, St. Augustine/Orlando FL

1967-1968 -- Greystone Baptist Church - 1st grade, accelerated, Durham NC  1968-1973 -- Durham County School System – Head Start summer program; 5th, team-teaching; 2nd, open class; 4th-6th, combination behavior problems, Durham NC

1973-1980 -- Florence School District I - 6th, combination behavior problems, low-achievers; developed 1st-12th itinerant learning disabilities program/clinician; developed/taught 7th-8th, self-contained class for emotionally disturbed juvenile delinquents, Florence SC

1980-1984 -- Marion School District I - 5th-8th, Itinerant learning disabilities clinician, Marion SC

1980-1986 -- Marion County Museum - Founder and Director. Received state and federal grants to restore a two-story 4,000 SF 1886 Academy Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the longest operating public school in SC. As a volunteer for four years, collected, conserved hundreds of artifacts, restored the building. Took a leave of absence from teaching to create the museum’s educational outreach program and pursue permanent funding. Budget: $250,000. Marion County SC

1983-1986 -- South Carolina Arts Commission - Directed Rural Arts Program for Marion County SC

1986-1992 -- Marion School District II - Learning disabilities clinician, Mullins SC

1991-1995 -- Wildlife Action, Inc. - Founder and director of the Fork Retch Environmental Education Center. Through my volunteer work with this environmental organization, I recognized the need for outdoor activities correlating with classroom lessons. The Center opened Earth Day 1993. During that first year my staff and I taught more than 5,000 students. Trained 										teachers to use the facility. Budget: $150,000, Mullins SC

1994-1995 -- Marion School District II - 4th, LD clinician; 1st-12th, classes Environmental Education 	Center, Mullins SC

1995-1999 -- Freelance Writer, St. Augustine FL

1995 – present -- Writer – articles, books

1998-1999 -- Island Cottages, Owner/Manager of 10 residential/commercial units, St. Augustine FL

1999 -- Freelance Writer, News-Journal, Daytona Beach FL

2001 - present - West Volusia Properties, Broker/Owner, DeLand FL

PUBLICATIONS

1970-1973 Brochures - Eno River Preservation Association, Durham, NC; 1981-1986 Brochures - Marion County Museum, Marion SC; 1981-1986 Monthly newsletter - Marion County Museum, Marion SC; 1983 A Driving Tour of Historic Marion County, SC - Marion County Museum, Marion SC; 1983-1985 Historical curriculum for school system - Marion County Museum, Marion SC; 1981-1986 Historical calendars - Marion County Museum, Marion SC; 1983 Cooking Through the Ages in Marion County - Marion County Museum, Marion SC; 1984-1995 Brochures - Wildlife Action, Inc., Mullins SC; 1985-1995 Editor/author bi-monthly twelve-page magazine Wildlife Pride - Wildlife Action, Inc., Mullins SC; 1985-1995 Executive Secretary/Assistant Administrator – Wildlife Action, Inc., Mullins SC; 1985-1988 15 Standard Operating Procedure Books - Wildlife Action, Inc., Mullins SC; 1988 Cooking Wild, Edition I - Wildlife Action, Inc., Mullins SC; 1990 Curriculum guide for day camp - Wildlife Action, Inc., Mullins SC; 1991-1992 Developed environmental education school curriculum - Wildlife Action, Inc., Mullins SC; 1992-1994 Editor/author monthly newsletter Environmental Education Center - Wildlife Action, Inc., Mullins SC; 1994-1999 Contributor to Wildlife Pride, Mullins SC; 1996 Cooking Wild, Edition II - Wildlife Action, Inc., Mullins SC; 1996 “Wild in the Woods” - Sandlapper, The Magazine of South Carolina, Columbia SC; 1997 Wildlife Pride 20th Anniversary - Wildlife Action, Inc., Mullins SC; 1997 “Hunters and Fishers, The Endangered Species” - Wildlife Pride, Wildlife Action, Inc., Mullins SC; 1997 “From the Porch Swing, Our Florida Heritage” - Florida Living, Gainesville FL; 1997 “A Look Back” - Stetson University Review, DeLand FL; 1999 Book - Flavors of St. Augustine: An Historic Cookbook - Tailored Tours Publication, Buena Vista FL; 1999 “Our Heritage,” - The Chronicle, St. Augustine FL; 1999-2000 Articles for News-Journal, Daytona Beach FL; 2001 “Not Only ‘Can’ Conservation Work, It ‘Must’ Work” – Wildlife Pride, Wildlife Action, Inc., Mullins SC; 2002 Book - Images of America: St. Augustine – Arcadia Press, Mt. Pleasant SC; 2003 Book - Images of America: DeLand – Arcadia Press, Mt. Pleasant SC; 2003 Book – Stetson University: The College History Series – Arcadia Press, Mt. Pleasant SC; “DeLand Florida: Architectural Revitalization in Action,” – American Bungalow, February 2007'''; “St. Augustine, Florida” Florida InsideOut – Jan/Feb, Miami FL'''

IN PROGRESS  -   JUST SHUT UP AND TEACH: Educators' Rights on Trial - My "WORK IN PROGRESS" is more than a teacher's experience in intimidation and the fight to regain free speech. It goes to the heart of what's wrong with educational system today and it's only getting worse. Each of those who commented on my manuscript read it thoroughly. Andy Beeson was a student during my battle and his parents supported me. He is now an attorney assisting the SC legislature in developing/clarifying laws. The others who wrote blurbs also believe "it's not just about a teachers' fight - it's about the fight for the soul of democracy." I believe people can get the wrong opinion about the book by not reading it. Perusal won't work. The true account starts innocently enough and escalates into a tribal war. The reason I won and the reason that all the district judge and my attorney were escalated to the 4th circuit and the other to become a federal judgeship in Charleston is that they oversaw this case. At the time the 4th circuit was the most conservative of all courts in the nation; yet I won in an incredible way. The NEA would have taken it to the Supreme Court they considered the fight so imperative. The story starts with a description of the town but the lay of the land aka the thinking of the populace is what we're fighting even now. To shut people up is frightening and it's gaining momentum. The fake news, the ultra conservative movement, white supremacy - it all is an underlying currency to destroy our democratic way of life and put into power the Dr. Foil and Cindy Legette's of the world.

NATIONAL AWARDS & HONORS

1988 -- Featured in Public TV documentary Conserving America: The Rivers, WQED and The Richard King Mellon Foundation, preserved the Little Pee Dee River as a SC State Scenic River, Pittsburgh PA

1990 -- Featured in TV documentary When A Tree Falls, Decade Films, halted I-20 Connector across the Little Pee Dee River from Columbia to Myrtle Beach SC, New York NY

1993 -- Conservation Citizenship Award, initiated through Wildlife Action Inc. the protection of the Little Pee River, Chevron Corporation, Washington DC

1994 -- Environmental Woman of Action from South Carolina, established Wildlife Action's Environmental Education Center (second center in SC), Wilderness Society, Washington DC

1996 -- Placed 2nd, United States Army Writing Contest, Washington DC

1998 -- Placed 2nd Place, Radio Flyer Writer’s Contest, Chicago IL

1995 -- Southern Living July, protected the Little Pee Dee River, Birmingham AL

2004 -- Southern Living March, initiated DeLand FL’s Garden District Preservation Project, Birmingham AL

STATE AWARDS & HONORS

1983 -- Adaptive Restoration of Historic Facility, SC Department of Archives/History, for restoring the longest operating public school (1886) in SC then creating the Marion County Museum in the building, Columbia SC

1995 -- Education Conservationist Award, established Wildlife Action's Fork Retch Environmental Education Center - SC Wildlife Federation, Columbia SC

1991 -- Teachers as Professionals, SC State Education Dept. Blue Ribbon Committee, Columbia SC

2006 -- Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Individual Achievement Award, Tallahassee FL

2006 -- Florida Humanities Council FORUM magazine featured Flavors of St. Augustine, St. Petersburg FL

2006 -- Florida MainStreet Outstanding Economic Restructuring Program, Tallahassee FL

2006 -- City Citizen of the Year, Florida League of Cities, Tallahassee FL

LOCAL HONORS & AWARDS

1971 -- Chair, Southern Association Self-Study, Lakeview Elementary, Durham NC

1971 -- Teacher of the Year, Lakeview Elementary, Durham NC

1973 -- Chair, Southern Association Self-Study, McKenzie Elementary, Florence SC

1988 -- Wildlife Action's 1st “Trailblazer Award,” Mullins SC

1988 -- Wildlife Action Member of the Year, Mullins SC

1991 -- Richard Watkins Conservation Award, Sierra Club

1991 -- Woodmen of the World Environmental Award, Marion SC

2005 -- Faith, Hope, & Charity Community Service Award, DeLand FL