She is, however, determined not to be the last. Seeds of national programs were carefully nurtured during her tenure, and because of the rapid increase in the number of chapters, certain areas were reorganized. Considered by many as the Voice of Reason, she is dedicated to upholding the Constitutional rights of all people. She was tapped by the Biden-Harris campaign to serve as the National Advisor for Black Engagement, and has served as a trusted advisor to numerous federal, state, and local officials. The daughter of Dr. George G. and Minnie L. Strickland, she was also the sister and widow of physicians. Among the agencies she has served are the Departments of Navy, Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor; the Womens Bureau; NASA; and the District of Columbia. 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. half marathon as well as the Walt Disney marathon. Many of her activities were youth or family-oriented. On the national level, Ellison works as a consultant for the Federal Government in a broad spectrum of training in the organization, administration and management of super-grade employees. She graduated from Kentucky College and Industrial Institute in Frankfort, and earned a bachelors degree from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Edmonds was the first Black woman to become Dean of a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in the United States. In this role she has restructured the corporate board and headquarters operation, initiated the documentation of all business operations, added new revenue streams and increased membership. One of the intellectual forces behind the early NAACP was pioneering sociologist W.E.B. When Saint Thomas Episcopal Church in Philadelphia was rebuilt after a devastating fire, Hawkins painted twelve pictures depicting the Stations of the Cross, which were hung in the church as a permanent memorial to her parents. He is the thirty-eighth person to hold this post since the House of Representatives first met in New York City in 1789. While Dean of the College of Business at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi from 1994 to 2012, Dr. Glover led the College of Business through the accreditation process and spearheaded the implementation of the nations first Ph.D. program in Business at a HBCU. 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. She was a charter member of the Cincinnati (OH) Chapter and before her election as president in 1962, had served as Central Area director and national vice president. 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. She defended the Affordable Care Act in court, enforced environmental law, and was a national leader in the movement for marriage equality. A sought after public speaker and the recipient of numerous awards, she was previously named one ofEbony Magazines150 most powerful African-Americans in the United States. Adams secured funding for and organized Black Womens Consultationa coalition of the fifteen largest groups of African-American women in America. She received the Dare to Be Great Award in 2006 from the Illinois Women Administrators Organization. In 2015, Beatty also introduced theHousing Financial Literacy Act of 2015to improve first-time homebuyers financial knowledge by providing a discount on Federal Housing Administration (FHA) backed mortgage insurance premiums upon successful completion of a HUD certified housing counseling course. Through the work of Chief Demings and her dedicated officers, OPD reduced violent crime by more than 40 percent. Rather than yield to the pressure for an integrated prom, school officers canceled the affair. During her term as national president, the chapter establishment program was structured and national Grants-in-Aid became an integral part of The Links operation. The Alphabettes, Quetts and Archousai, many of whom were also members of The Links, toured the building with their families. When Maloney was elected in 1957, her aim was to develop for The Links, a national program in which every chapter would be involved and would serve needs no other organization was addressing. Throughout her term of office and continuing subsequently, Ellison took an active, leadership role in her own chapter, Arlington (VA). . She is a charter member of the South Suburban Chicago (IL) Chapter located in the Central Area. Upon her retirement from the Smithsonian she received the title of Director Emerita. In 1982, as second research scholar for the Rochester University and New York area colleges and universities, she followed the famous historian, Henry Steele Commager. She has also served as chairman of the Bethel A.M.E. Building Fund, and as the church organist, and works in the church credit union. In addition, to her music, she lists writing and contract bridge as her hobbies. in Political Science from Yale University with honors in the first graduating class including females, followed by a J.D. In 1985, she led the largest delegation attending the end of the Womens Decade in Nairobi Kenyaa group of over 140 internationally known African Americans. Before being elected as the organizations first national president from the Western Area in its 44 year history, she served as national vice president, area program coordinator, Western Area director, Western Area vice director, area chairman of National and International Trends and Services, and president of the Seattle (WA) Chapter. Maloney came to be considered Lynchburgs first lady of education and seemed never to recognize the meaning of the word retirement. After her years at Dunbar High she served on the Lynchburg Public Schools as Inter-Administrator and consultant for Lyn-Cay Headstart; and on many other boards including Mental Health, the Red Cross, the United Way, Polio Committee, YWCA, Lynchburg Community Action Group, Friends of the Public Library, the City Restoration Committee, Fine Arts Center, Bethune Child Care Center, Meals-On-Wheels, and the NAACP. Patricia Russell-McCloud 12. She is also a member of her chapters Presidents Advisory Board, an advisory group consisting of past chapter presidents created to provide ongoing guidance to the chapter. She has traveled across America, South America, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Australia, Asia, South Africa and West Africa. D. from Nova Southeastern University in educational leadership as an accelerated student. At the chapter level, President Harris held the offices of President, Vice President of Programs, Treasurer, and Assistant Treasurer. Her messages, letters, and speeches are evidence of an elegance of expression, which was a rare natural gift. She is also the founder of ABMC, LLC, which is a full-service social impact consulting and strategy firm. Adams was inducted into the Seattle (WA) Chapter and affiliated with the Angel City (LA) Chapter. She urged the creation of organizational archives and the preservation of chapter materials and emphasized the importance of complete records and reports. Cleveland Woman of Influence,Crains Cleveland Business In 1986, Edmonds was named a Distinguished Woman of North Carolina. Copeland was a delegate to the White House Conference on Americas Future. Returning to Miami, she served for a few months as a volunteer coordinator in the Economic Opportunity Program, Inc., of the city. The membership consists of more than 16,000 professional women of African descent in 292 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. Soon after graduating from Howard University, Frazier married. Mrs. Liberty will provide leadership to over 100,000 sorority members and serve as chairman of the board of directors, composed of 38 national and regional officers who manage the sororitys 500 chapters in the United States and in several countries. Kelli is founder and CEO of JOY Collective, a Black and woman-owned marketing and creative agency committed to delivering purpose-driven work that positive impacts our community. Sergeant at Arms, United States House of Representatives. President Ellison served as a delegate for six years, and sometimes president of the Inter-Service Club Councilan organization of thirty-two recognized service organizations in Arlington County (Virginia). 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. Sarah Strickland Scott 2. As a hobby, Wright indulged a love for historical research. By the end of her second term, the national headquarters was fully operational. These Wigs Install in Seconds. Following her years at the Smithsonian, Dr. Cole was a Principle Consultant with Cook Ross, a management consulting firm, where she co-led a Chief Diversity Officer Leadership Forum and worked with various companies to create more inclusive and equitable workplaces. 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. In June 2014, she was promoted to be the Western Regional Medical Director for Corizon Health Incorporated, where she provides clinical and medical leadership to a team of physicians and other medical staff, while maintaining quality care and cost-effective accountability. 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. Her vibrant and unfaltering dedication to friendship and service was adored members around the country. Campbell led the transformation of the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act for the USSS, markedly improving response, compliance, case management, and oversight for information resources. In the summer of 1986, very early in her term of office, President Frazier scheduled open house at The Links national headquarters for the Auxiliaries of each of three major conventions meeting in Washington that summer. Margot James Copeland is Executive Vice President and Director of Philanthropy and Civic Engagement at KeyBank, one of the nations largest bank-based multiline financial services companies. National Legislative Affairs and Public Issues Committee. YWCA Career Woman of Achievement Award 00:44. Congresswoman Johnson began her career as the first female African-American Chief Psychiatric Nurse at the V.A. Scott composed the organizations pledge, a promise to support the organization, which members make. She was buried near her childhood home in Annapolis, Maryland. The Durham (NC) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated Historical Overview The Durham (NC) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated was chartered on October 11, 1958 as the seventy-seventh chapter of the national body. -Gleason family of Manhattan's Lower West Side had been on waterfront since 1888. Top Influential Women in Corporate America,Savoy Magazine Hawkins was elected second national president of The Links at the fifth Assembly in Buffalo in 1953. Dr. Helen Grey Edmonds died in Durham, North Carolina on May 9, 1995. Congresswoman Wilson is widowed and the proud mother of three children: Nicole, LaKesha, and Paul and has five beautiful grandchildren. Pauline A. Ellison was born in Iron Gate, Virginia, and graduated from Watson High School in Covington. 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. Throughout her career, Dr. Cole has addressed issues concerning Africa and the diaspora. She was a member of the originating Zeta Organizational Leadership committee. 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. In her published work, speeches, and community service, she often speaks to issues of racial, gender, and other systems of inequality. Stratton has one daughter, Meryle Anne (Billie) Manigault, M.D., who practices in Germany. During a two-year residence in Germany she traveled and studied in England, Belgium, Austria, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, and France. Dr. Glenda Newell-Harris selected as President of The Links Glenda Newell-Harris, M.D., the 16th national president of The Links, Incorporated ( BlackNews.com) The Links,. As a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, she fought for better protections for DREAMers and called for better oversight of substandard conditions at immigrant detention facilities. During her tenure as head of marketing, communications, creative services, and events for BET Networks, Kelli led all event-related elements of all of the biggest tentpole events in the country, including the BET Awards, Celebration of Gospel, Hip Hop Awards, BET Honors, and more. Her agency nominated her to attend the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia, and, after graduation, she was elected to that Institutes board of directors. The 10th national president of The Links, Incorporated, Marion Elizabeth Schultz Sutherland who described herself as a professional volunteer, was unanimously elected at the 1990 Assembly. from Columbia University in New York. in Criminology from Florida State University, then went on to receive a Masters in Public Administration. Now known as the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, the program has flourished and earned much-deserved national acclaim. She served as President and Chairman of the Board of the Seattle First Baptist Church Corporation; member of the Board of Managers of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society and president of the women of her church. 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America,Savoy Magazine Scotts daughter was the first Black student to attend the Friends Select School in Philadelphia. She has several decades of active membership and involvement in many civic and community organizations. She was subsequently designated as chair of the Civil Service Commission. Kelli and her teams have received hundreds of awards, including Emmy, Telly, Promax, BDA, NAMIC, CTAM, CTPAA and NAACP Image Awards for her work. Diversity and Inclusion Award, Murtis Taylor Human Services System She attended St. Colemans Roman Catholic Church. Dr. Glover also has authored more than 100 articles and papers, and she is regarded as one of the nations foremost experts on corporate governance. 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. A Hoosier by birth, Patricia Russell-McCloud, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana where she attended Shortridge High School. Her best- selling books are entitled:My Journal: Myself, Inside Out, Letay Publishing, andA is for Attitude: An Alphabet for Living, Harper Collins, paperback edition. After her husbands graduation in Civil Engineering, their search for a hometown which would offer opportunities for African Americans brought the young family to Seattle, Washington. She has completed the O.U.C. On the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, she worked with members of both parties to keep the American people safe from foreign threats and crafted bipartisan legislation to assist in securing American elections. 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. She attended elementary and secondary schools in Miami and is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she earned the Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy. In 1972, she became the first nurse ever elected to the Texas State House and achieved that that same distinction upon her election to the Texas Senate in 1986. As a guest of the Israeli Government Helen Edmonds participated in the 1971 conference on the Changing Needs in the Education of Women in the Second Development Decade held at Mount Carmel International Center in Haifa, Israel. Before her election as national president, Ellison served The Links in numerous ways at the local and national levels. Successfully pushed for the creation of 75 new liquor licenses, 80% dedicated to disenfranchised neighborhoods, resulting in the creation of dozens of new restaurants and hundreds of jobs in local Boston communities. The Florida lawmaker also created Wear Something Red Wednesdays, a weekly photo opportunity and press event with congressional leaders and lawmakers. As the Ranking Democrat on the Education and Workforce Protections Subcommittee in the 114th Congress, Congresswoman Wilson introduced the American Jobs Act of 2013, an innovative bill that promotes full employment and boosts workforce development opportunities; the Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, which would provide vital relief to overburdened student loan borrowers; and the Youth Corp Act of 2013, which reconnects youth with education, the workforce and their communities. She worked, saved, and with the sacrifice and hard work of her parents became the first in her family to graduate from college. Dolly Adams 9. 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