
Outside of the schools, Ms. Fortes was very active in her community. She served on the No Place for Hate Committee through the Pottstown Police Department in Pennsylvania and the committee advisory panel for Occidental Chemical and as the publicity chairperson for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Further, she remains affiliated with prominent organizations like the American Association of University Women, Kappa Delta Pi, the Pennsylvania State Education Association, the National Women’s History Museum, and the Boyertown Area Education Association.Now in retirement, Ms. Fortes is spending her time pursuing hobbies like reading, baking bread, sewing, giving piano lessons, and community service.