Anita Mackey

Anita Mackey
Born
Anita Johnson Mackey

(1914-01-01)January 1, 1914
Died(2024-04-16)April 16, 2024
(aged 110 years, 106 days)
EducationUniversity of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
University of Redlands
OccupationSocial worker
Known forFirst African American supervisor at the United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Spouse
Harvey A. Mackey
(m. 1937; died 1986)
AwardsSanta Barbara Council of Social Services Award (1972)
Santa Barbara Woman of the Year (1976)

Anita Johnson Mackey (January 1, 1914 – April 16, 2024) was an American social worker and supercentenarian, who worked on numerous boards and commissions, in 1953, she became the first African-American supervisor at the VA’s Los Angeles outpatient clinic.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Meet 100-Year-Old California Social Worker Anita J. Mackey". National Association of Social Workers California chapter. July 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
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