ABOUT PRISCILLA OATES

Priscilla E. Oates

 

Priscilla E. Oates founded Positive Generation in Christ, Inc., a behavioral health organization.  Mrs. Oates imparted much of her passion for her community as co-founder of Positive Generation in Christ Altar Center's vision to teach, train, and equip mature believers for the ministry's work. She is also the founder and CEO of POM Ministries, which helps people become productive citizens through conferences, workshops, media, and speaking engagements. 

 

Born and raised in Princeville, North Carolina, she is the youngest of thirteen children.  She is the daughter of the late Maggie and Julius (Sr.) Everette. Priscilla E. Oates was ordained into the ministry as Co-Pastor under the leadership of Pastor Duarthur Oates in 2002.  She continues to empower the next generation by empowering citizens with jobs, training, and critical assistance in the same community where she grew up. 

 

She attended and graduated in 1987 from NC A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she studied Accounting. She also studied Public Relations at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

 

In 2002, Mrs. Oates became the youngest Black Mayor in North Carolina.  She served as the Mayor of Princeville, the oldest town in the United States of America chartered by Blacks.  Before serving as Mayor, she served as a Princeville Commissioner in the year 2000.  She was elected a second time in 2010 as Mayor of Princeville, North Carolina.

 

She is married to Duarthur Oates, Sr., and they are the proud parents of Duarthur Oates, Jr.