Harold C. Dixon

Harold C. Dixon, a native of Goldsboro N.C. and a Graduate of Johnson C. Smith University.  He received a certificate from Central Piedmont Community College in Effective Teaching.  Harold is presently employed with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as a Family Engagement Specialist and has been with the school district for 37 years.  He travels across the across the country conducting numerous workshops ranging from “How to Have an Effective School Improvement Team”, “The Importance of Family Engagement” to “How to Continue Learning at Home” and “Engaging Families in the New Age Era”.  Harold currently serves as

CEO / President of the Board of Directors for the Pride Educational Empowerment Program (PEEP) the non-profit of Pride Magazine.  Harold is currently developing and launching the CMS Male Empowerment Network (CMS-Men), A mentoring program that will benefit many students across the district.  Harold partnered with the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Dr. Karen Mapp to develop a training manual for the Male Empowerment Network program.  Harold is also a current member of the National PTA Family Engagement Committee.  Harold C. Dixon is the first African American male President of the Mecklenburg PTA Council.  Under his leadership many trainings, programs and leadership development opportunities was instituted.  Under Harold’s leadership, the council’s membership and budget tripled and the Mecklenburg PTA Council Male Engagement initiative “Be There Dad” was birth and received the NCPTA Oak Leaf Award in April of 2015.   Under Harold’s Leadership, the Mecklenburg PTA Council had the largest Reflections Arts program in the state of North Carolina producing many students who have won at the national level.  Harold C. Dixon is the past president of the North Carolina Parent Teacher Association (NCPTA) the largest volunteer association in the state of North Carolina.  Mr. Dixon is a former workshop presenter for the North Carolina Congress of Christian Education and a former intern for the National Congress of Christian Education.  Mr. Dixon has received numerous awards and recognitions including the “NCPTA Distinguish Service Award”, the highest award in PTA and the 2016 “Growing the Dream Award” presented by the City of Charlotte.  Harold serves on many boards and organizations: NCPTA Board of Directors, former Chair of NCPTA conventions and events.  Harold also is the former Chair for NCPTA Male Engagement Initiative.  Mr. Dixon served as a founding member of The Young Black Leadership Alliance Executive Leadership Team, and he served on the board of directors for The North Carolina General Baptist Home & Foreign Missions Convention.  Harold served as the Host / Ambassador for the 2015 National PTA Convention held in Charlotte NC.   During the 2016 National PTA Convention, Harold was voted in and installed on the National PTA Nominating and Leadership Development Committee.  Harold is the former youth pastor for the Saint Paul Baptist Church and Saint Luke Baptist Church.  Harold is currently the Assistant Director of Music for the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church.   He is also the proud father of his daughter, Alexis M. Dixon and very proud granddaddy of Mason and Madison.

Harold has a passion for children and young people and believes that if there is to be a dynamic positive change in today’s society, it will come through our youth.