Link Copeland is the 15th national president of The Links, Incorporated, and also a member of the Executive Leadership Council. In one of the profiles prepared by the Greater Miami (FL) Chapter for a nomination, her chapter listed President Fraziers special talents as, among others, leadership and organizational skills and public skills. In the four years of her term, President Fraziers dynamic, visionary and creative actions more than validated her chapters insightful citations. Johnnetta Betsch Cole has authored, co-authored and edited several books and numerous articles for scholarly and general audiences. Angela Stanford Making Senior LPGA Championship Debut at Sultan's Run. She has also sponsored legislation to reduce homeowners insurance premiums, protect foster children, and defend Haitian women against gender-based violence. HeartLinks accomplishes its goal by equipping our members with numerous ways to implement heart healthy programs and activities in their communities including our Walk for Healthy Living program, Childhood Obesity Prevention program, cardiovascular risk reduction programming, and Red Dress events. Despite institutional resistance to the idea of women in law enforcement, she determinedly pushed forward, graduating from the police academy as class president, receiving the Board of Trustees Award for Overall Excellence, and earning the reputation of a smart, tenacious, no-nonsense cop. Women on Course does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, or sexual orientation. She received untiring help, support, and encouragement from her husband, Dr. Oscar Ellison, Jr.; and, her children, Oscar III, then a student at Harvard University; Paula Michelle, a student at Duke University at the time; and Karla, who was a student at the Madeira School. Her vision, education, employment, experiences, training and proven track record of accomplishment set the stage for success. Other legislative achievements and priorities included relocating women in Florida prisons to facilities that would enable them to be closer to their children while serving out their sentences; opposing high-stakes testing; pushing for a ban of the term illegal alien in state public records; and partnering with Governor Charlie Crist to restore voting rights for ex-felons. She participated in the AAUW Council of Presidents and met with the president of the National Council of Women of the United States to explore joint project development. Lillian C. Stanford was born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, and graduated from West Virginia State College. Recognizing that business and community prosperity go hand in hand, Copeland leads Keys commitment to transforming and sustaining communities. Revised and mandated enforcement of a pregnant and parenting teen policy for Boston Public Schools to strengthen pathways to graduation and to reduce the dropout rate. We believe golf is more than a game. A loving mom, friend, leader, and volunteer, Sutherland passed on June 24, 2015. She also launched Operation Free Palms, a project focusing on rejuvenating Orlandos most crime-ridden housing complex, the Palms Apartments. Her vibrant and unfaltering dedication to friendship and service was adored members around the country. She graduated from Washington High School in Pensacola and enrolled at Fisk University at age 15. She has three grandchildren and is a mentor to many young women and men. She hosts a weekly Sunday morning call for parents nationwide to find solace and help. Following her distinguished career with USSS, Campbell was recruited to be the Assistant Sergeant at Arms for the Office of the Sergeant at Arms where she provided assistance, guidance, and recommendations on sensitive and/or confidential issues relating to the Sergeant at Arms. in Political Science from Yale University with honors in the first graduating class including females, followed by a J.D. In addition to her volunteer services, Ellison was the first Black woman to become a member of the Board of Directors of Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. Central Fidelity is ranked by U.S. Banker as seventh among the nations largest banking companies on overall performance. Leonard earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Psychology from Howard University and a Master of Science Degree from North Carolina Central University. Dr. Newell-Harris diversified experience practicing medicine in the public and private sector for the past 28 years has given her the inspiration and the vision to co-found her own healthcare consulting business, Newell-Harris & Spriggs Consulting. Through two majors in 2023, Ciganda (who tied for 12th at The Chevron Championship) has picked up 22.44 strokes gained total, second-best of any player. 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. The LPGA. Take charge of your health is her motto. At a testimonial marking her retirement after 25 years of service to the Cincinnati public schools, the superintendent cited her distinguished record and praised her ability to recognize, develop, and inspire leadership skill and ability. In keeping with the rising national visibility of The Links and to better serve its growing membership, Ellison set as one of her priorities the implementation of the decision of the 1974 Assembly to have a national headquarters with a paid staff. President Frazier is a lifelong resident of Miami, Florida. During the first year of the Philadelphia chapters existence, Scott served as vice president and continued to hold this office through 1949 when the nationalization meeting was held. When she moved to Waco, Texas where there was no chapter, she helped establish the Waco (TX) Chapter. She also established a new strategic direction and operating structure for AARP Foundation, focusing on change in four critical areas hunger, income, housing, and isolation. Washington, DC 20005, Copyright 2023 The Links, Incorporated All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions of Use National Legislative Affairs and Public Issues Committee. 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. Dr. Glover also served as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson (Mississippi) Airport Authority. Congresswoman Wilson understands Congress role as a global leader in human and civil rights and has led its efforts to fight for the safe return of the 219 Nigerian schoolgirls still missing since their June 2014 abduction by Boko Haram and to aid in the defeat of the terrorist group. She began her higher education in an early entrance program at Fisk University, and completed her undergraduate studies at Oberlin College. In Philadelphia, she attended Reeves Memorial Church and was active in the Hostess Club and the Sponsors Club. 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. Church in Camden. Visit Us: A native of Chicago, Illinois, Esi graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire with a Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Sciences. Join WCGA. In this position, she compiled and distributed a single publication listing the activities of ever chapter in each program facet. (Minutes, 1984 Assembly pp. var wpcf7_recaptcha = {"sitekey":"6Ldr7pUUAAAAAOEEfnAey6DJ0Df1cD-IC82tWWDL","actions":{"homepage":"homepage","contactform":"contactform"}}; In 2014, she married Douglas Emhoff. She also served as a member of the National Personnel Committee for eight years and assisted in the organization, staffing, and implementation of personnel policies and procedures for the national headquarters. Three governors were counted among her friends and she received civic appointments from two of them. 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. 29JAMESTOWN Every Tuesday, during the summer, members of the Hillcrest Women's Golf Association play 18 holes at the Hillcrest Golf Course. While her granddaughter, Lisa, was a student at this school, Scott served on the schools Executive Council. As a member of Vice President Hubert Humphreys Committee on the Back-To-School Program, and her official training and supervisory efforts with President Johnsons Youth Programs, thousands of young people were trained, employed, and brought back into the educational and economic mainstream. 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. The compost plant closed its doors just short of two years after its opening. In 2015, she earned the EMILYs List Rising Star Award and was named one of Boston Magazines 50 Most Powerful People. and Ph.D. degrees from Ohio State University. President Obama often cites this program, which she created nearly a quarter century ago, as an example of the kinds of projects that his My Brothers Keeper initiative is designed to emulate and support. During her administration, Ellison also continued her support of national and community service programs by assuring that The Links, Incorporated was represented in major national service-related programs such as the NAACP, the National Urban League, Opportunities Industrialization, Inc., and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the American Anthropological Association, and a member of the Association of Black Anthropologists. 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. She is actively involved in several professional and civic organizations, including Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and is a generous, mother, wife and friend. Sutherland found time during the years to maintain active involvement with her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta; with the Astra Parliamentary Law Unit and the Seattle Urban League. She defended the Affordable Care Act in court, enforced environmental law, and was a national leader in the movement for marriage equality. She had two grandchildren, Robert Scott, and Lisa Upshur. 2023 Board President: Rene Planty Vice President: Monica Heflin Secretary: Joan Saeger Treasurer: Jennifer Schulte Membership Chair: Monica Michaud Outings Coordinator: Sonya Webb 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. Ellison received her M.P.A degree from the American University School of Government and Public Administration in Washington and was elected to Pi Alpha Honorary Society. Ann Arbor Women's Golf Association - AAWGA Later she attended schools in Cleveland. Only Megan Khang has more (+24.44). Torchbearer Award, United Negro College Fund 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. Women's College Golf Recruiting Guide - NCSA College Recruiting 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 is an active member of the Dogwood City (GA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. The Links Foundation, Incorporateds 4th annual Legislative Luncheon brought together thought leaders, legislators, change agents, and other powerful voices. Vermont State Women's Golf Association - tbd She was also responsible for the administration of all Georgia GED testing and supported local literacy action groups throughout Georgia. Phone: (888) 567-1652. In 1978, the 21st National Assembly, meeting in Chicago, installed Julia Brogdon Purnell as the seventh national president of the organization. After short periods of teaching at Virginia Theological Seminary and College, and at Saint Pauls College in Lawrenceville, she joined the faculty of North Carolina Central University. Top Influential Women in Corporate America,Savoy Magazine Join enthusiastic women golfers from all over the world for all lessons, groups and newsletters, and support our mission to provide high quality advertising free online golf instruction in a friendly online community for women golfers. She began as a Speech and English teacher in Winston-Salem, North Carolina but after her marriage, moved with her new husband, Dr. Henry P. Weeden, to Lynchburg, Virginia. She is also the proud grandmother of two grandkids (twins), granddaughter Ellison Bennett Carter and grandson Roy Lee Carter, III. and is a proud graduate of Howard University. Host Club: Craft Farms Golf Resort (Cypress Bend) Address: 3840 Cotton Creek Circle, Gulf Shores, AL 36542. A longtime advocate and champion to end human trafficking, during the 114th Congress, Congresswoman Beattys bipartisan legislation to combat child sex trafficking unanimously passed the House of Representatives in 2015 and was signed into law as part of a larger measure, theJustice for Victims of Trafficking Act, by President Obama. In addition, Smith served as 2015-17 Chair of the National Association of State Directors of Adult Education and has testified before the U.S. Senate HELP Committee representing the issues faced by adults with literacy challenges. Recent News 93rd LNGA Amateur - Where Champions Play Read More Register Now for the 93rd LNGA Amateur Read More 3rd LNGA Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship Her father, The Reverend Clyde Mitchell Schultz, died when she was only eight years of age, but she was embraced and shepherded by caring relatives in Springfield, Illinois. She has brought fresh thinking to these businesses and championed high impact purpose driven efforts like Doves founding of the CROWN (Creating and Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Coalition to help foster beauty inclusivity and to eradicate hair discrimination through support of the CROWN Act legislation. During a two-year residence in Germany she traveled and studied in England, Belgium, Austria, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, and France. Having been surrounded by a large musical family and a host of talented friends early in life, Sutherland combines her music with her love for young people, and has used her talents to direct youth choirs in local churches. Walker Excellence in Community Service Award,Call and Postnewspaper On frequent subsequent trips abroad, she has revisited these countries as well as Ireland, Portugal, Morocco, Monaco, and the Caribbean areas. Kim E. Campbell, a native of the District of Columbia, was appointed as Deputy Sergeant at Arms for the Office of the Sergeant at Arms in the U.S. House of Representatives in July 2021. Wright has one daughter and one granddaughter. Women's Professional Golf Association | American 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. Myrtle C. Manigault Stratton was a native of Philadelphia although at the time of the organization she was living across the river in Camden, New Jersey, and she continued her residence in that locality. She continues to reside in their home in Cabin John, Maryland. The WSCGA membership is made up of South Carolina Golf Clubs throughout the state. /* ]]> */ Opal Lee was born October 7, 1926 in Marshall, Texas. Valerie is a Diamond Life Member who has shown her dedication to Zeta since her induction in 1982, and has held numerous positions on the local, state, regional, and national levels of the organization, including the Atlantic Regional Director, Chairman of the National Executive Board and National Director of Strategic Planning. About Us - WSGA The Honorable William J. Walker was sworn in as Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives on April 26, 2021. Kelli and her teams have received hundreds of awards, including Emmy, Telly, Promax, BDA, NAMIC, CTAM, CTPAA and NAACP Image Awards for her work. She was also the recipient of the 2019 Female President of the Year Award from HBCU Digest. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Community Service Award. Dr. Newell-Harris is a native of North Carolina and a graduate of Miss Porters School in Farmington, Connecticut, where she was the first African-American student. Campbell was personally recognized for her professionalism and dedication to ensuring the safety and security of Members and staff. 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. Much of her life and activities center around her church. She was one of eight civil rights leaders who met regularly with the President and members of his Cabinet during the late 1970s. In addition, she has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from Ohio Dominican University and Central State University. She was a member of the Eastern Arts Association, the National Arts Association, and the New Jersey Teachers Association. Their client list includes Dove, WW (formerly Weight Watchers), Tory Burch, Unilever, AARP, Coca Cola, Williams-Sonoma, among others. She was also a member of the Philadelphia Grand Opera Company, Heritage House, and the Fellowship Commission. /* ]]> */ Her messages, letters, and speeches are evidence of an elegance of expression, which was a rare natural gift. One aspect of her company focuses on teaching the tools that will result in effective communication, savvy navigation and appropriate advocacy. She is a communicant of St. Augustine P.E. Prior to being elected as National President, Kornisha served as the 2017-2019 Regional Director of the Southeastern Region. Women's SC Golf Association Even when her health failed and she was confined to a nursing home she would call officers and members to talk about Links. She remained an activist in the community, working as a senior aide to Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II, volunteering for Senator John Kerrys reelection campaign, and working for Senator Kerry for 13 years in a variety of roles, including constituency director and political director. The Miami Assembly voted a Grants-in-Aid of at least $100,000 every other year up to a million dollars. One of the Most Powerful and Influential Women in Ohio,Diversity First A recipient of numerous honors and awards, Smith was named 2020 Georgia Outstanding Individual by Georgia General Assembly and the LEAD360 business organizations Executive of the Year for 2020-21. The Michigan Women's Golf Association (MWGA), a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization, was established in 1986 to help promote the game of golf and to provide education and information for all levels of female amateur players in our state. The Association is open to female golfers of all skill levels. Kelli is also Founder of The SonRise Project, a safe space for parents of children who struggle will mental wellness and addiction issues. 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. 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. Sergeant at Arms, United States House of Representatives. Through the work of Chief Demings and her dedicated officers, OPD reduced violent crime by more than 40 percent. Top Executives in Diversity,Black EnterpriseMagazine Kornisha is married to Dr. Darius K. Brown, Sr., and they are the very proud parents of two children- Jordan Janay Brown and Darius Brown, Jr. She and her family are active members of New Birth Outreach Church in Columbus, GA. President, National Council of 100 Black Women. A fearless champion for innovation and impact, Jenkins is often lauded for her ability to create business opportunity and competitive differentiation. 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. Besides serving as a Subcommittee Vice-Chair, Congresswoman Demings leadership positions include serving as Assistant and Regional Whip for the House Democratic Caucus, Co-Chair of Candidate Recruitment for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and Vice Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. The theme, Dynamic Dimensions, used at the 1964 Assembly over which Beamon presided, might very well characterize her administration. Purnell was born in Belton, South Carolina, one of three daughters of the Reverend and Mrs. Richard E. Brogdon. Her cultural capital and influential global network have resulted in her being tapped by media companies like BET and SiriusXM to serve as a guest host, and her work can be viewed on radio, tv, and in print. More than any other person, it was Edmonds who established the organizations program and structure to make the dedication to human service the identifying characteristic of The Links. Among her many contributions to the organization, she has been instrumental in securing more than $2 million in funding for innovative programs leading to the improvement of the life options for children of African descent. The following year she was appointed by the U.S. Department of State as Leader-Specialist in the International Education Exchange to Germany, Austria, Denmark, Sweden and France. On November 6, 2018, Congresswoman Pressley was elected to represent Massachusetts 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, making her the first woman of color to be elected to Congress from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Campbell began her career as a Criminal Investigator assigned to the Washington, D.C. Field Office. Dr. Newell-Harris has exemplified her exceptional talent to engage audiences in discourses about tough and complicated medical and health topics. document.body.className = document.body.className.replace("siteorigin-panels-before-js",""). The area of membership as voted in 1928 still comprises the 15 Southern States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North .
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