• Regional Leadership
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Eastern Region Leadership Team

Position Name
Regional Director Robin M. Jacobs
Regional Representative Thais Ridgeway
National Nominating Committee, Chair Glynis M. Hill
National Nominating Committee, Member Terri Johnson
National Finance Committee, Member Kimberly Lloyd
National Finance Committee, Member Doreen Dixon
National Scholarship & Standards Committee, Member Deborah Stapleton
Regional Nominating Committee, Chair Renee Buckmon
Regional Nominating Committee, Member Marie-Carmel Durandisse
Regional Nominating Committee, Member Chris Richardson
Regional Nominating Committee, Member Tracy L.F. Worley
Regional Nominating Committee, Collegiate Member Jazsmin Watson Booth
Regional Secretary Debbie Tijani
Regional Journalist Karla Jones-Penn
Regional Chaplain Bishop Vashti McKenzie
Assistant Regional Chaplain Frenchettia Payne
Assistant Regional Chaplain Jasmine St. John
Regional Programs, Chair Erin Duggins
Regional Social Action, Chair Allora Goode-Cyrus
Regional Social Action, Co-Chair Thais Ridgeway
Immediate Past Regional Director Wendy J. Johnson
Immediate Past Regional Representative Denesia Parris

Past Regional Officers

Time Frame Past Director Past Representative
1925 - 1926 Dorothy Pelham Beckley  
1926 - 1929 Florence Baugh Evans  
1929 - 1931 Gladys Byram Shepherd  
1931 - 1934 Loraine Heathcock  
1934 - 1938 Mary J. Nightengale  
1938 - 1942 Reba Bowens  
1942 - 1946 Marian Palmer Capps  
1946 - 1950 Muriel Johnson Jenkins  
1950 - 1954 Pauline T. Weedon  
1954 - 1958 Jennie D. Taylor  
1958 - 1964 Dorothy Shaed Proctor  
1964 - 1968 Constance Clayton  
1968 - 1970 Christine James Moore  
1970 - 1972 Marva Scott-Starks Patricia (Ford) MacIntosh
1972 - 1974 Brin Hawkins Marita Green
1974 - 1976 Marilyn Tolbert Holmes Sharon Childs
1976 - 1980 Chappelle Armstead-Armstrong Vanessa Kidd ('76 - '78)
Andrea Blackwell ('78 - '80)
1980 - 1984 Dorothy B. Stanley Nina R. Hickson ('80 - '82)
Sylvia Quinton ('82 - '84)
1984 - 1989 Madeline Young Lawson Tamara K. Marshall ('84 - '86)
Francello (Phillips) Calhoun ('86 - '89)
1989 - 1993 Gwendolyn E. Boyd Alonda (Cannady) Williams ('89 - '91)
Louise G. Spencer ('91 - '93)
1993 - 1997 Guessippina Bonner Pamela D. Jackson ('93 - '95)
Erika Watson ('95 - '96)
Angela Williams ('96 - '97)
1997 - 2001 Elsie Cooke-Holmes Dione A. Vieira ('97 - '99)
Katrina Grays ('99)
Kiyonda Hill ('99 - '01)
2001 - 2005
Cheryl A. Hickmon
Anita Barksdale ('01 - '03)
Chantel L. Lee ('03 - '05)
2005 - 2009
Wendy J. Johnson
Roniesha L. Copeland ('05 -'07)
Candice Williams ('07 - '09)

Eastern Region Members on National Executive Board

Position Name
Regional Director Robin M. Jacobs
Regional Representative Thais Ridgeway
Nominating Committee, Chair Glynis M. Hill
Arts & Letters, Co-Chair Yolanda J. Rodgers-Howsie
Arts & Letters, Honorary Chair Suzzanne Douglas Cobb
Constitution & Bylaws, Co-Chair Theljewa I. Garrett
Corporate Partnerships Task Force, Co-Chair Charlotte McKines
Documents Review Task Force, Co-Chair Cheryl A. Hickmon
Information & Communications, Co-Chair Ashley Allison
Leadership Academy, Co-Chair Elsie Cooke-Holmes
Legal Advisor Devarieste Curry, Esquire
National Chaplain Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie
Protocol & Traditions, Co-Chair Jeanne H. Costley
Social Action, Co-Chair Gwendolyn E. Boyd
Social Action, Co-Chair Patricia Lattimore
Social Action, Honorary Chair Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Eastern Region Members on National Committees & Commissions

Committee/Commission Name
Arts & Letters Commission Yolanda Rodger-Howsie, Co-Chair
Suzzanne Douglas Cobb, Honorary Chair
C. Gloria Akers
Dayna Fleming
Kimberly Jordan
Joe Ann Oatis
Collegiate Transition Task Force Roniesha Copeland
Constitution and Bylaws Theljewa Garrett, Co-Chair
Amber Mills
Deborah Stapleton
Corporate Partnership Task Force Charlotte McKines, Co-Chair
Deborah Elam
Documents Review Task Force Cheryl Hickmon, Co-Chair
Leslie Anderson
Mary Hudson
Finance Doreen Dixon
Kimberly Lloyd
Heritage & Archives Venida Hamilton
Barnelle Herring
Housing & Properties Faye Clark
Sinthea Kelly
Information & Communications Ashley Allison, Co-Chair
Sharon Farmer
Eunique Jones
Joi-Marie McKenzie
Leadership Academy Elsie Cooke-Holmes, Co-Chair
Renee Harper
Deloris Johnson Drakes
Dr. Mabel Murray
Membership Services Vernelle DeLagarde
Ruth E. Johnson
Cynthia Muse
Negotiating Karen Willis
Nominating Glynis M. Hill, Chair
Terri Johnson
Personnel Stephanie Minor-Harper
Robin Steele
Program Planning & Development Sheila Martin Dobbins, Ph. D.
Dr. Sybil Knight-Burney
Barbara Moseley Davis
Sheila Ogilvie
Protocol and Traditions Jeanne Costley, Co-Chair
Dr. Mary Grant
Julia Price
Ritual and Ceremonies Charlene Gairey
Janice Talley
Scholarship & Standards Deborah Stapleton
Social Action Commission Gwendolyn Boyd, Co-Chair
Patricia Lattimore, Co-Chair
Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Honorary Chair
Kwamme Anderson
Melanie Campbell
Carla Harris
Rosia Blackwell Lawrence
Dr. Marcella Maxwell
Deborah Wilder
Dr. Addie Williamson
Technology Task Force Terri Ryan
Tamara Y. Washington

Regional Committee Chairs

Committee Name
Advisors Task Force Pamela D. Jackson, Chair
Arts & Letters Joe Ann Oatis, Chair
Britney White, Co-Chair
Chapter Activations/Reactivations Stephanie Lee, Chair
Gail Mitchell, Co-Chair
Delta Emergency Resource Team Rochelle Purnell, Chair
Michele Murchison, Co-Chair
DID Training Task Force Brenda Harley, Chair
Virginia Toomer, Co-Chair
E3 - Leadership Development Carrie Campbell, Chair
Rosie Allen Herring, Co-Chair
Grants, Sponsorship & Partnerships Uzoamaka Okoye, Chair
Michelle Rhodes Brown, Co-Chair
Heritage & Archives Parthenia Cogdell, Chair
Gloria Fuller, Co-Chair
Housing & Properties Carla Brown, Co-Chair
Angela Ewell-Madison, Co-Chair
Information, Communications and Technology LaTonya Edmond, Chair
Investigations Sharon Williams, Chair
Jacob's Ladder Tanisha Sullivan, Chair
Veronie Wright, Co-Chair
Membership Services Sandy Gould, Chair
Program Planning Erin Duggins, Chair
JoHonda Rogers, Co-Chair
Project A.C.E. Denise Mitchell, Chair
Stephanie Thompson, Co-Chair
Risk Management Wendy Johnson, Chair
Traci Price, Co-Chair
Ritual & Ceremonies/Protocol & Traditions Jean Costley, Co-Chair
Charlene Gairey, Co-Chair
Social Action Allora Goode Cyrus, Chair
Thais Ridgeway, Co-Chair