Plymouth Educational Center - Board of Directors Bio

Mrs. Collins is a retired educator who served as the first principal of the Plymouth Day School (as Plymouth Educational Center was previously known). Mrs. Collins is a graduate of Virginia State College (B.S.) and The University of Michigan (M.S.). She has served on the Plymouth Educational Center’s Board of Directors since 1995.

Prior to becoming principal at Plymouth Day School, Mrs. Collins taught at the Charles Houston School in Alexandria, Virginia, and Chaney and Roosevelt Elementary schools in Detroit. Mrs. Collins was instrumental in the development of the Plymouth Day School, where she began her tenure as a kindergarten teacher prior to becoming its first principal.

Mrs. Collins volunteers at Sampson Elementary School in Detroit as a YES Foundation first grade tutor. She is also a member of the following organizations: Links, Inc. – Greater Wayne County Chapter; Auxiliary Detroit Medical Society; Sorosis Literary and Art Club; and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. – Detroit Alumnae Chapter. She is also a member of the Plymouth United Church of Christ, where she served as past president of the Women’s Fellowship and is currently a member of the Bible Study Class and the Pilot Club.

Mrs. Collins is married to Dr. James W. Collins, Sr., and has two sons, Dr. James W. Collins, Jr., and Atty. Jeffrey Collins.