While attending the Philadelphia High School for Girls, her innate artistic talent was discovered and she entered the special program in the field of art. Take charge of your health is her motto. Campbell was personally recognized for her professionalism and dedication to ensuring the safety and security of Members and staff. Patricia Russell-McCloud 12. She received her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati of School of Medicine and her bachelor of science in biology from Tufts University. As a resident of the Washington, D.C. area, Ellison was able to call upon her varied professional contacts for advice and assistance in planning the actual operation of the headquarters. Dolly Adams 9. She also serves as community advisor to the Board of Directors of Arlington Hospital, and as secretary of the Womens Committee of the Washington performing Arts Society. Coalition of 100 Black Women, Community Service Award She returned to South Africa as the national president to solidify the construction of the schools and sponsored the South African Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Atkinson wrote the words to The Links song, originated the Coronation Carnival, and was the fourth president of the Philadelphia (PA) Chapter. in Washington and establishment of The Links Foundation, Incorporated. After graduating in 1931, she was appointed to teach art in the Camden, New Jersey schools. A member of the Lynchburg (VA) Chapter from its beginnings, she worked untiringly with the chapter in its outstandingly creative and effective programsparticularly the programs for young people. Mr. Sutherland attended every Links National Assembly and Western Area Conference since 1971 as well as many other Area Conferences. Gladys Gary Vaughn 14. Later it was she who arranged and presided over the first Assemblies and meetings of the Executive Council. Memorial Services were held on Friday, July 15, at the Port of History Museum in Philadelphia. Now known as the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, the program has flourished and earned much-deserved national acclaim. Cornelius Marion (C.M.) As a wife, committed church woman, especially to the Womens Missionary Society and the young people of the African Methodist Episcopal Church; entrepreneur; life member of the NAACP; life member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; member, International Womens Forum (IWF) and civic volunteer; she resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband. She earned her B.A. She put in place the structure for the continuing pattern of active program involvement in which every member of every Links chapter participates in some relevant community project coordinated by the stated goals of the national organization. She was the youngest of two daughters of David and Anna Rosell. Rep. Demings is married to Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, is a proud mother to three sons, and proud grandmother to five. In 2007, Val Demings made history when she was appointed to serve as Orlandos first female Chief of Police. She has been awarded nine honorary degrees and innumerable honors. Professionally, Dr. Glover serves as President of Tennessee State University, her beloved alma mater, and is the institutions eighth and first woman president. She continues in that position. As a young girl, she accompanied her mother, who was pursuing a masters degree at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and attended the Cascadilla College Preparatory School at Cornell. President Fraziers meteor-like career in the Links began with her induction into the Greater Miami (FL) Chapter in 1970. Retiring gave Mrs. Lee the time and opportunity to become even more involved in the community. These words shared by her mentor Founder Fannie Pettie Watts are a daily driving force for Valerie Be the best you can be, do the best that you can, give the best of yourself, and you will go far.She hopes Founder Watts is looking down on her with a smile from above, because she is proud of her accomplishments. In 2019, she received the Baldridge Leadership Award, and was named by Fortune as One of the Worlds 50 Greatest Leaders. She has a long-standing reputation for providing excellent constituent services to the people who elected her. She currently serves as the National Chair and Seventh President of the National Council of Negro Women, an advocacy organization with more than 2 million members, working in the interest of womens rights and civil rights. Among her many religious affiliations are membership in the Bethel A.M.E. Church of Baton Rouge and its Missionary Society, Stewardess Board, and Laymens Organization. In addition, Beatty authored theJumpstart Housing Opportunities Utilizing Small Enterprises (HOUSE) Act, orJumpstart HOUSE Act, which would reauthorize the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) for eight years and require state business development agencies to set aside the lesser of $2.5 million or 10 percent of unobligated SSBCI funds for small businesses to purchase, rehabilitate, or operate affordable housing units. Ellison serves on Central Fidelitys Public Policy Committee. On June 17, 2021, President Biden passed a bill making Juneteenth a National holiday. Kellis expertise in strategic insights, market research, marketing, advertising, communications, special events, public affairs, and advertising sales has translated to exceptional results for powerhouse brands including Procter & Gamble (P&aG), BET Networks (Viacom) and Dell. Throughout her career, Dr. Cole has addressed issues concerning Africa and the diaspora. President Frazier represented the organization in the NAACP Silent March on Washington. On the Council, Congresswoman Pressley worked in partnership with residents, advocates, and other elected officials to combat the inequities and disparities facing the community. Their target was a compost plant built across the street from Skyway that emitted odors that posed a major health and environmental hazard and distracted the children from their studies. She and her students mobilized their community and lobbied government and school board officials until they achieved their goal. Bell, Vera A. Codwell, Adelaide Forde, Jimmie P. Gray, Goldie Hartshorn, Signora Howard, Garrett Lanier, Lynette Peacock, Ann Robinson, Martha Davis Robinson, Elneita Stewart, Doris Wesley, and Ann Wright, to comprise the charter . Many of her activities were youth or family-oriented. Dr. Glover possesses a vast amount of experience as a fundraiser, leading numerous successful multi-million dollar efforts at Tennessee State University, Jackson State University, Howard University, as well as local and national political campaigns. Vivian Beamom 5. Dr. Cole has a long history of community service. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Delta Kappa Education Fraternity, the Potomac Chapter of Girl Friends, Inc. and a member of Ft. Washington Baptist Church. President Adams and her husband Bishop John Adams, are the parents of three successful and talented daughters: Gaye Adams-Massey, Esquire, Dr. Jann H. Adams and Madelyn R. Adams. Adjoa was an international student at the University of Ghana and is an alumna of the Womens Campaign School at Yale University. Who are the founders? The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. Dr. Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, the new president of Links, Incorporated. National President and CEO, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Evans Smith is the 2017-2021 National President CEO for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., one of the nations largest minority female-owned and operated public service non-profits. Her contributions to The Links, Incorporated was most outstanding. Sutherland married Raymond Merriwether, a fellow student at Howard University, and interrupted her studies to become the mother of a baby girl, Chrystal. Julia Brogdon Purnell, charter member and past President of the Baton Rouge Chapter, served as National President of The Links, Incorporated, 1978-1982. As a professional, for a ten-year period, she worked as an attorney for the Federal Communications Commission, Broadcast Bureau, Washington, D. C., where she became chief of the Complaints Branch. Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Cuyahoga Community College For the past 17 years she has served as National President, First Vice President of Programs, Vice President of Finance and Fund Development, National Treasurer and chaired several national committees. The late Beulah Finley Smith and the late Thirlee Smith, Sr., were small business owners and civil rights activists. In addition, she has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from Ohio Dominican University and Central State University. She is leading these brands and her team powerfully through the COVID pandemic, unlocking unprecedented growth (record H1 performance) and market place impact including (but not limited to) noteworthy programs Dove Courage is Beautiful, America wil not be Beautiful, Fathers Taken programs. After the death of her husband, Purnell was joined in Baton Rouge by her sister Christine Brogdon Gilchrist, a Psychologist who retired from teaching in Detroit. She has also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of an engineering firm, a tax manager at a major public utility company, and an accountant with a Big-Four CPA firm. She is actively involved in several professional and civic organizations, including Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and is a generous, mother, wife and friend. She holds membership in four other pharmacy-related groups American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, National Pharmaceutical Association, the Pharmacy Advisory Committee, Shared Purchasing Programthe Hospital Consortium, Inc., and the Florida Pharmaceutical Association. (CREES), of the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC. The national president, Regina Frazier, conducted the service which was attended by organizing members, Atkinson, Stratton, Wright, members of the Executive Council, and other Links members from many sections of the country. Recently, she introduced theFree Credit Score Act, legislation to require consumer reporting agencies to include a credit score when providing consumers with a free annual credit report. Some materials for the display were made available through the kindness of Alice Spraggins, former president of the Washington (DC) Chapter, and Susan Davis of President Maloneys Lynchburg (VA) Chapter. In addition to driving volume, share, and ratings increases for P&aG and BET, respectively, Kelli has created multiple award-winning creative campaigns, including image campaigns, new branding and visual identification systems to drive specific viewership goals. Gwendolyn B. Lee 15. She was national director of this program area from 1962 to 1967 and again from 1969 to 1970, before the national and international facets were separated. With five other organizations, The Links worked with the juvenile justice project of the National Board of the YWCA. Working closely with the National Programs committee, and particularly with Hazelle Boulware of Lynchburg, VA the national director of Services to Youth, Purnell secured for The Links, a grant of $101,205 from the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Program (LEAA) of the U.S. Department of Justice. Scholarship is a principle that Valerie holds in high regard having graduated from York Institute as the class valedictorian at the age of fourteen, and being accepted into ten of the nations top universities. Her stellar work and staunch commitment have earned her numerous national, regional, state and local awards. Among her many distinguished awards and honors are: American Banker Magazine, Community Impact Award Barbara Simpkins held many responsible positions. Three years later the North Carolina Central University social science and history building was renamed in her honor. She was named by Congressional Quarterly as one of the 50 most effective Members of Congress and the U.S. She is a member of 15th Street Presbyterian Church in Washington D.C. and is an Elder in the Church. a Metallurgical Engineer and a fellow member of the Board of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. She served on the Historic & Cultural Landmarks Commission, AIDS Outreach committee, Evans Avenue Business Association, Good Samaritans, and Riverside Neighborhood Advisory Council. Terrell High School in 1943 at the age of 16. In her role as president, she presented the final payment on the pledge of one million dollars to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the largest contribution to UNCF by any Black organization. After her term as national president, Scott served for a time as national director of the Service for Youth program facet. Other professional positions included Accounting Director & Financial Management Analyst, Gwinnett County, Audit Manager, State of Georgia, Comptroller, Governors Office Womens Services, State of Louisiana, Accountant, Sears Roebuck and Company, South Eastern Regional Office and Accountant with Arthur Young and Company. International Grand Basileus, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Rasheeda S. Liberty was elected the 25th International Grand Basileus of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., during the 58th Biennial Boule on July 31, 2020. In her published work, speeches, and community service, she often speaks to issues of racial, gender, and other systems of inequality. In 1983, Frazier received the Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Miami. Dolly Desselle Adams, eighth national president of The Links, Incorporated, was born in Marksville, Louisiana. She also served as The Links first national public relations officer and was chairperson of the Eastern Area Conference help in Philadelphia in 1964. Dr. Newell-Harris added author to her accomplishments having just released her first book entitled, Focus On YOUR BEST HEALTH, which is a smart guide to practical solutions for medical problems faced by healthcare consumers. She has a track record of success in creating, accelerating and turning around business results across branded product categories, sectors and geographies through marketing and operational excellence. Two Links chapters were established outside continental U.S.A. In 1990, President Frazier and National Program Coordinator Anne Pruitt journeyed to Zambia at the invitation of President Kenneth Kaunda to confer with groups of women in these countries about program efforts with which Links might cooperate. She is a graduate of Florida A&M University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics in 1964; Iowa State University, Earning a Masters of Science in Clothing and Textiles in 1968; and University of Maryland-College Park, earning a Doctor of Philosophy in Home Economics Education and Administration in 1974. She also played a major role, alongside other federal and local officials, in helping the City of Columbus win the Department of Transportations (DOT) Smart City Challenge, a nationwide competitionpowered by a pledge of up to $40 million in federal funds to transform one mid-size citys transportation network and make it safer, easier to use and more reliable. Her undergraduate studies were at Kentucky State College, Frankfort, Kentucky, after which she attended an intensive study program, sponsored by the Council for Legal Educational Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and matriculated for her Jurist Doctorate degree at Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C. When the family returned to Seattle after a short period in Pullman, Washington where her husband earned a degree in Architecture, Sutherland organized a youth choir around her own children, Chrystal and Clyde. In addition, several members of the chapter served the organization at the area and national levels. Kelli is also Founder of The SonRise Project, a safe space for parents of children who struggle will mental wellness and addiction issues. 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