Elayne R. Mitchell, 85, of Columbia, Maryland passed away peacefully on December 6, 2018. She was born and raised in Washington, D.C. and attended Morgan State College, Towson University and the University of Maryland earning Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph. D. degrees, respectively. She spent most of her career in early childhood education holding positions of elementary school teacher, Director of Early Childhood Programs for the State of Maryland, Supervisor for Baltimore Public Schools and Superintendent of Schools for Indianapolis. She is survived by her children Linda Tyler, David & Kelly Mitchell, daughter in law Carla Mitchell and granddaughters Kristin and Kimberly Mitchell.