Mildred is the committed and devoted wife of Charles Tyree Grayson; the mother of Antonyanella (Toni) Sherese Vanwinkle; and the grandmother of Christopher Jacob Vanwinkle.

 

Milldred is reputed for both her academic achievement and spiritual giftedness which is displayed in her written works and organizational skills.  She holds credentials in both Business and Journalism with emphasis in Public Relations. God has graced her with a nurturing and compassionate nature which enhances her ability to provoke others to goodworks. She has been a consistent, persistent, accessible, and resourceful member of Roosevelt Heights for the past 14 years where she has served in several capacities including:  Former Director of Women Ministry, President of Publishing Board, Member of Altar Workers and Prayer Ministry, Trustee Board Member, Bible Study Teacher, and currently Executive Administrator to Dr. John W. Penton.  At the district level of the churches in District #3, she works as a helper to District Missionary Nettie Dillard which includes Seminar Presenter and Newsletter Editor.  She serves in Washington State Jurisdiction as Public Relations/Journalist; for the Dept of Women she is Editor in Chief of The Vision Newsletter under the Leadership of State Prelate, Bishop T.L. Westbrook and State Supervisor, Mother Gertrude Young.  She also serves as Co-Chair of The Overcomers’ Unit. In the secular world she worked as a Senior Technical Writer for the Boeing Airplane Company before taking early retirement in 2000. Mildred now works as a contracting Tech Writer for the company. Prior to that, she held other positions in Journalism including Editor and Reporter for Tacoma Facts in the early 80s as well as The Tacoma True Citizen Newspaper.   She is the author of four books:  "Spontaneous Thoughts”, "Tried Convicted and Set Free", "From A Prayer Warrior's Closet", and most recently Publisher and Compiler of "The Journey:  How To Keep Going When You Can't See The Road". Mildred founded Poetic Rainbows in 1993, a community outreach ministry that provides a platform for creative expression as an alternative response to violence.