She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Phi Delta Kappa and Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Societies. Dr. E. Earl McCloud, Jr., and moved to San Antonio, Texas where her husband was serving in the United States Army. She was appointed national vice president in 1995. Stanford was active with the Visiting Nurses Association and the Montgomery Hospital Association. She retired from the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in July 2006, as County Auditor after 20 years of service. Virginia served on the Board of Directors for the following organizations: Past President, Albany State University Foundation Board of Trustee; Past Chair, Georgia DOL-Statewide Youth Motivation Task Force Program; Vice President of the Gwinnett-Rockdale-Newton Community Service Board, National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA), Gwinnett Chapter, American Red Cross Advisory Board, Southern Education Foundation, Board Member, member of Women Ministry Council, and the Ladies Usher Board at The Historical Ebenezer Baptist Church. She is a registered pharmacist and consultant pharmacist in Florida and in D.C. After graduation from Howard she was employed in Washington for a few years, first as a pharmacist in the largest drug store chain in the East, and later as the chief pharmacist with the National Association of Retired Teachers and the American Association of Retired Persons Drug Service. 25 Influential Black Women in Business,The Network Journal Scotts daughter was the first Black student to attend the Friends Select School in Philadelphia. Congresswoman Wilson is the founder of the Florida Ports Caucus, a bipartisan coalition formed to help pass the Water Resources Reform and Development Act. Her loyalty to achieving, often against the odds, is, in a word, unforgettable. She currently lives with her family in New York City. Among numerous awards is The O. Max Gardner Award from the North Carolina Consolidated System of Higher Education given in 1975 for the greatest contribution to the welfare of the human race; the William Hugh McEniry Award from the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities in recognition of principles of dedication and commitment to the education and advancement of the state. A unique tribute was the establishment in 1977 of the Helen G. Edmonds Graduate Colloquium of History at North Carolina Central University, by the (then) 25 Ph.D. holders in History and Social Sciences, her former students who had completed their work in the undergraduate and graduate departments at North Carolina Central University. Duties include overseeing the House floor and galleries, the House Appointments Desk, the House garages and parking lots, as well as administering all staff identification badges. She defended the Affordable Care Act in court, enforced environmental law, and was a national leader in the movement for marriage equality. [9] Sarah Strickland Scott, 1949-1953 Margaret Rosell Hawkins, 1953-1957 Pauline Weeden Maloney, 1957-1961 Vivian J. Beamon, 1962-1970 Helen Gray Edmonds, 1970-1974 Pauline Ellison, 1974-1978 Julia Brogdon Purnell, 1978-1982 Regina Jollivette Frazier, 1986-1990 Even now, she says, a familiar face will sometimes greet her in various cities and a young woman will remind Link Sutherland of how she, as a Leaderette, had profited from those experiences. Transformational Leader Bringing Vision, Sparking Innovation & Delivering Value. These Wigs Install in Seconds. Each course endeavor afforded new knowledge, growth and understanding. Her academic areas, Administration and Supervision of Educational Institutions, helped establish the foundation of her life as an educator civic leader churchwoman, wife and mother. Throughout her career, the Vice President has been guided by the words she spoke the first time she stood up in court: Kamala Harris, for the people. Before the end of her first term, Ellison was able to report completion of steps in this task as outlined by the transition committee chaired by Dorothy Harrison of Chicago. Dr. Glover also served as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson (Mississippi) Airport Authority. She was a member of Jack and Jill, the Mothers Study Club, Matinee Ensemble, and the Bryn Mawr School and Home Group. 83, the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2013. 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. Smith was also recognized in 2017 as an Outstanding Georgia Citizen by the Office of the Secretary of State and is the recipient of a U.S. Congressional Certificate of Special Recognition. Dr. Beamon was the first Black candidate to run on the charter ticket as a candidate for the Cincinnati City Council. While her father ultimately overcame his addiction and went on to become a published author, Congresswoman Pressley was primarily raised by her mother Sandra Pressley, a tenants rights organizer who instilled in her the value of civic engagement. Copyright 2012 - 2023 | All Rights Reserved - The Links, Incorporated | Designed and Developed by, Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, Thornton Township High School, District 205, Hillcrest High School, Country Club Hills, IL. 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. The Stanfords were members of the A.U. In that role, Vice President Harris created a ground-breaking program to provide first-time drug offenders with the opportunity to earn a high school degree and find employment. She is an active member of the Dogwood City (GA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, Ph.D. is a 1986 alumna of Fayetteville State University (FSU), and the 17th national president of The Links, Incorporated. She graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of Law. She ushered through legislation in record time to memorialize a new Federal Bureau of Investigation building in honor of Special Agents Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove, who were killed in what is considered the bloodiest shootout in FBI history. Campbell was educated at the Johns Hopkins University (MS), and the University of Florida (BS). A loving mom, friend, leader, and volunteer, Sutherland passed on June 24, 2015. Feeling the need to broaden her education just for the joy of it, Link Sutherland earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech and Sociology from Portland State University and took graduate studies at Seattle Pacific University, majoring in Christian Ministries. She has several decades of active membership and involvement in many civic and community organizations. She is actively involved in several professional and civic organizations, including Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and is a generous, mother, wife and friend. On July 29, 2022, Kornisha McGill Brown was re-elected for a second term as the 27th National President of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated at the 45th National Convention in Orlando, Fl. At the time she served as national president of The Links, Beamon was the widow of Dr. Reginald E. Beamon, a dentist who was also an activist. 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. Maloney received more than a hundred honors and awards from national, regional, state and local organizations. She served as national president of The Links, Incorporated and The Links Foundation, Incorporated and is the immediate past chair of the board of directors of Imani Community Church. While AARP has long been recognized for its services, information and advocacy on behalf of people age 50 and over, Jenkins led efforts to redefine AARPs vision, challenge outdated beliefs and spark new insights that allow people to adapt to the new realities of aging with relevant solutions to everyday issues such as health, financial resilience, digital and social connectivity, work opportunities and personal fulfillment. During her tenure, the district has received $3.1 billion in grants, contracts, and other assistance. Recognizing her record of service and productivity, in 2010 voters overwhelmingly elected her to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Moreover, she coordinated the changes involved in continuing the shift from voluntary leadership to the current partnership of voluntary elected leaders supported by an expanded professional staff funded by the organization. Her challenge to The Links is that a major program for The Links, Incorporated, by the year 2000 should be the establishment and ongoing functioning of a Black Family Institute. This Institute should be a separate and permanent research center which would formulate goals and develop programs which attack mega-problems, and would furnish government, civic organizations, and Links programs the most recent expert knowledge on the Black family. (Ellison: Twenty-fifth Assembly Minutes, p. Leonard, a Fayetteville native and graduate of Reid Ross High School, has a broad background in public health. The Florida lawmaker also created Wear Something Red Wednesdays, a weekly photo opportunity and press event with congressional leaders and lawmakers. During a two-year residence in Germany she traveled and studied in England, Belgium, Austria, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, and France. She also served on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Helen Grey Edmonds 6. Mrs. Liberty joined the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority in 1994 at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is the first woman, the first Black American, and the first South Asian American to be elected Vice President, as was the case with other offices she has held. 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. half marathon as well as the Walt Disney marathon. In her first speech, she spoke out on behalf of immigrants and refugees who were then under attack. Simpkins died December 10, 2009 at her home in Fort Washington, Maryland. It is believed the reason for this feel good surge is tied to peoples natural desire for meaning and significance. Kornisha was recognized as Chapter President of the Year by the Southeastern Region at the 29th Biennial Mothers Regional Conference. Formerly, Copeland served as Chief Diversity Officer at Key and under her leadership Key was consistently ranked as a Top 50 or Most Noteworthy Company for Diversity by DiversityInc. After Sutherland and her first husband were divorced, she married Colonel Earl Sutherland (ret.) President Frazier has also served as a Preceptor at the College of Pharmacy of the University of Florida, and as a Clinical Field Instructor at the Florida A. and M. University College of Pharmacy in Tallahassee, Florida. 4660, an Amendment to the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2015 affirming the authority of the Attorney General to reduce prison overcrowding by developing and implementing lawful policies relating to requests for executive clemency from deserving petitioners. Campbell began her career as a Criminal Investigator assigned to the Washington, D.C. Field Office. In Lynchburg, Dr. Weeden opened his dental office and Maloney served successively as teacher, guidance counselor and administrative principal at the citys Dunbar High School. During this period of service, she established the relationship between The Links and Africare, which resulted in the furnishing of The Links room at the Africare House in Washington, D.C, and in the digging of numerous water wells all over the African continent. degree from Howard University and the M.A. Margot James Copeland, Director of Philanthropy and Civic Engagement Jo Ann Jenkins holds a variety of board and advisory positions including AARP Board of Directors; General Mills Board of Directors, TheWall Street JournalCEO Council, Kennedy Center National Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors, Stanford School of Medicine Board of Fellows, AVNET Board of Directors; World Economic Forum Stewardship Board for the Education, Gender, and Work System Initiative; World Economic Forum, Board of Governors for the Health Systems Initiative; Vice-Chair, International Oversight Board, National Academy of Medicines Healthy Longevity initiative. Over the course of her career, she has held teaching and administrative positions in anthropology, womens studies, and African American studies at several major universities. By the end of her second term, the national headquarters was fully operational. Prior to being elected as National President, Kornisha served as the 2017-2019 Regional Director of the Southeastern Region. She also served on the board of trustees of Westchester State College. The Links, Incorporated, organization of African American women founded in 1946 that is devoted to strengthening African American communities through fund-raising, education, advocacy, and volunteering. Congresswoman Johnson is the first African-American and woman to chair the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and is the Dean of the Texas Congressional delegation in addition to serving as Dean of the Texas, New Mexico and Arizona Democratic Congressional Delegation. The Houston (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated was organized in 1951 by Dr. Thelma Patten Law who invited thirteen other civic conscious friends, Thelma O. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is an advocate, a policy-maker, an activist, and a survivor. She has traveled abroad to Africa where she has assessed methods of supporting the delivery of safe and effective health care to women. In 2010, Vice President Harris was elected Californias Attorney General and oversaw the largest state justice department in the United States. As well, she has mentored 145 professionals who have taken their place on the global stage in their chosen fields of endeavor. Barbara Jean Dixon Simpkins was born and educated in the public schools of Pensacola, Florida. Congresswoman Johnson has a reputation as a stateswoman who works with both parties to get things done a reputation earned during her more than 40 years in public office. Purnell was born in Belton, South Carolina, one of three daughters of the Reverend and Mrs. Richard E. Brogdon. Until his retirement, her husband, Emmanuel Crogman Wright, was president of the historic Philadelphia banking institution founded by his father, Major R. R. Wright, Sr., an ex-slave and financial genius. 2nd National President and Co-Founder Philadelphia (PA) Chapter Many awards and recognitions were presented to her, including the Elks Oratorical Scholarship for her exceptional ability, talent and skill in the art of public speaking. Since the early age of eight, this national president was at the nations podiums as a gifted child prodigy, speaking to large audiences in an oratorical, persuasive and motivational style. Purnell has also studied at Louisiana State University, Syracuse University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana. In addition to participating in two fact-finding missions to Nigeria and passing two resolutions, she has been a leading voice in a daily, international Twitter campaign to #BringBackOurGirls. She was also able to give her personal attention to every aspect of this task centralizing functions, developing staffing and procedures for centralized systems, and furnishing and equipping the office itself. Incorporated. She is married to Stephen V. Leonard and they are the proud parents of two sons Victor and Alexander. 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. With a near-perfect record of meeting chapter obligations, the Grants-in-Aid for the first biennium exceeded $132,000.00 and ultimately exceeded $1,000,000.00. 4,5) Thousands of Links share Gayes opinion. Adjoa chairs the Democratic National Committees African American Leadership Council, and has worked on several bi-partisan initiativesincluding training women across the political ideological spectrum at American Universitys Women & Politics Institute. Prior to being re-elected as National President, Kornisha served as the 2017-2019 Regional Director of the Southeastern Region. She maintained a relationship, begun as an undergraduate at Howard University, with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and served as Director of the Eastern region a subdivision that embraced chapters in nine states. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty is a native Ohioan with a strong history of connecting people, policy and politics to make a difference. Her bill, theReimburse Educators who Pay for Academic Year (REPAY) Supplies Act of 2015, was later included in the bipartisan tax package, theProtecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015, and was signed into law on December 18, 2015. Vice President of the United States of America. It is one of the nations oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of women who are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other people of African ancestry. The Links programs, but by the end of her presidency in 1962, the organization had been set on its present course of action. A charter member, vice president; and later president of the Arlington (VA) Chapter, she was, during her fourth year as Arlington (VA) Chapter president, appointed national director of Services to Youth. Katie Murphy Greene, the daughter of Sidney and Belle Glascow Murphy, was born in Eugaula, Alabama. 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. 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