Gladys A. Robinson

Family

2 Children,

EDUCATION

Bachelor's, Bennett College for Women
Graduated, University of California Los Angeles/Johnson and Johnson Health Care Executives Program
MS, Education and Counseling, North Carolina A&T State University
PhD, Leadership Studies, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 29, 2024
Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 28, 2020
Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 28, 2011-present
Former Deputy Democratic Leader, North Carolina State Senate

COMMITTEES

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Appropriations/Base Budget Committee
Education/Higher Education Committee
Elections
Health Care Committee
Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Education
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid
Legislative Ethics Committee
Revenue Law Study Committee
Select Committee on Nominations
State and Local Government Committee

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency, 1982-present
Member, State Health Coordinating Council

RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS

Co-Chair, Democratic Women’s Caucus, present
Former Chair, High Point AIDS Coalition, present
Life Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, present
Member, Lillian's List, present
Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, present
Member, Triad Adult & Pediatrics Medicine Board, present
Member, Democratic Women of Guilford County, present
Vice Chair, Guilford County Delegation, present
Co-Chair, Piedmont Triad Leadership Network, 2003-2004
Member, Leadership Greensboro, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, 1993
Board Member, North Carolina Black Caucus Foundation
Former Board Member, North Carolina Teacher Academy
Former Chair, Guilford Coalition on Homelessness Committee
Former Chair, Healthserve Medical Center
Former Member, Women’s Professional Forum
Former Trustee, Bennett College for Women Board of Trustees
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Member, Board of Governors, University of North Carolina
Member, Metropolitan Council of Negro Women
Member, Setrac Committee, Greensboro Convention and Visitors Bureau
Member, North Carolina Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia
Member, North Carolina Commission on Education of Minority and At-Risk Students
Member, National Council of Negro Women
Member, North Carolina Minority Health Advisory Council
Sunday School Teacher, Providence Baptist Church
Vice President/Founding Board Member, Guilford Community AIDS Partnership