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. 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. Congresswoman Wilson is widowed and the proud mother of three children: Nicole, LaKesha, and Paul and has five beautiful grandchildren. 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. Top Influential Women in Corporate America,Savoy Magazine She is married to Stephen V. Leonard and they are the proud parents of two sons Victor and Alexander. On January 11, 1970, the Cincinnati Enquirer saluted Vivian Beamon as one of that Citys ten most outstanding women. Stratton was a member of the Hostesses, the Sunday Niters, Friends of Fellowship, the Mothers Study Club, Book and Theater, Bidders, and Jack and Jill. Her vibrant and unfaltering dedication to friendship and service was adored members around the country. On June 17, 2021, President Biden passed a bill making Juneteenth a National holiday. CEO, EVP Beauty & Personal Care, Unilever North America. 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. 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. Torchbearer Award, United Negro College Fund Her educational development began as a student at Tennessee State University where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics with honors. Maloney received more than a hundred honors and awards from national, regional, state and local organizations. 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. 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. She was also responsible for the administration of all Georgia GED testing and supported local literacy action groups throughout Georgia. 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. 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. From 1982 to 1988 she was board chairman. The Sergeant at Arms also coordinates extensively with the U.S. Capitol Police and various intelligence agencies to assess threats against Members of Congress and the Capitol complex. As CEO of AARP, Jo Ann Jenkins leads the worlds largest non-profit, nonpartisan membership organization, harnessing the power and passion of almost 2,300 staff members, 60,000 volunteers and numerous strategic partners. 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. from the University of Virginia Law School. She has been a Co-Chair for Leadership Cobb, as well as served on the Board of Directors for Chattahoochee Technical College and the Alumni Board of Directors for Bowling Green State University (Ohio) where she chaired its Strategic Planning committee. She was the youngest of two daughters of David and Anna Rosell. They have a large blended family that includes their children, Ella and Cole. Campbell began her career as a Criminal Investigator assigned to the Washington, D.C. Field Office. 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 is a member of numerous organizations including Top Ladies of Distinction, NAACP, Finance Executive Networking Group (FENG), and Jack & Jill of America. Her husband became a successful developer of apartment houses and nursing homes in the greater Seattle area, and Link Sutherland became a Nursing Home Administrator. a Metallurgical Engineer and a fellow member of the Board of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. She believes that it is up to you to attain the highest quality of health care and the best outcomes for you and your family. 1) Margaret Rosell Hawkins 2) Sarah Strickland Scott That same year, Congresswoman Beatty introduced legislation that made the tax deduction for out-of-pocket expenses paid by elementary and secondary teachers for supplies and expenses permanent. She also launched Operation Free Palms, a project focusing on rejuvenating Orlandos most crime-ridden housing complex, the Palms Apartments. Before her election as national president, Ellison served The Links in numerous ways at the local and national levels. Mrs. Liberty is lauded by her sorority for her stewardship of the organizations mission of enhancing the quality of life for women and their families in the U.S. and globally. Campbell has received numerous awards for her superior and outstanding performance including the George Washington University Public Leadership Award (2015) and the Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretarys Personal Coin and Certificate Award (2015). In 2014, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce named her as one of their Ten Outstanding Young Leaders, and the Victim Rights Law Center presented her with their Leadership Award. She then served as a managing attorney in the San Francisco District Attorneys Office and later was chief of the Division on Children and Families for the San Francisco City Attorneys Office. As a professional historian, Edmonds never lets the group forget its obligation to its own heritage. During her tenure, the district has received $3.1 billion in grants, contracts, and other assistance. Purnell was born in Belton, South Carolina, one of three daughters of the Reverend and Mrs. Richard E. Brogdon. She received recognition of appreciation for these services from President Richard Nixon, President Nixon also cited her services on the National Advisory Council of the Peace Corps and the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Armed Services. While living in the Eastern Area, she joined the Arlington (VA) Chapter. 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. The two women launched Christines idea for a Service Center at Bethel A.M.E. Church. Kornisha also served as the 2015-2017 Southeastern Regional Secretary, Regional Nominating Committee member for 2 terms, and as Regional Chair of Rules and Regulations. In 1905, before the NAACP was founded, Du Bois co-founded the Niagara Movement, a radical Black civil rights . Dr. . To the care of family, church responsibility and full-time employment, Adams added community service and organizational involvement. 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. 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America,Savoy Magazine It met four timesConsultation I, II, III, and IV. In her state, Virginia, she served on the Central Planning District Commission and the Virginia Cultural Laureate Center. Prior to being elected as National President, Kornisha served as the 2017-2019 Regional Director of the Southeastern Region. After Sutherland and her first husband were divorced, she married Colonel Earl Sutherland (ret.) On May 13, 1933, she married Frederick C. Hawkins. Stratton attended High School for Girls in Philadelphia and Glassboro State Teachers College where she majored in elementary education. 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. In recognition of her services, Ellison was named Arlingtons Woman of the Year, 1986. The Arlington County Commissioners appointed Link Ellison to the Board of Directors of Arlington Community Television. 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. The fourth national president, Vivian J. Beamon, was the first from the Central Area. Congresswoman Val Demings represents Floridas 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The membership consists more than 16,000 professional women of color in 292 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. Her own familycherished mother, devoted husband, children and grandchildrenis the embryo of her concern for Black families, particularly those matriarchal families which seem to have to bear such heavy burdens in our society. Ultimately, she was to become the first Black woman to be named employee relations officer at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as well as the first Black woman to serve as director of personnel for a federal agency. The Financial Services Committee oversees the entire financial services industry, including the nations banking, securities, insurance, and housing industries, as well as the work of the Federal Reserve, the United States Department of the Treasury and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 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. As a state-licensed administrator, Link Sutherland spent many hours overseeing the homes but was still busy as a housewife and mother. She was one of fifty influential leaders attending the legislative briefing co-sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus and the Democratic National Committee Black Caucus/Bethune-DuBois Fund, and was a guest at a reception in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Over our 75-year history, 17 trailblazing women have served at the helm of The Links, Incorporated. On August 11, 2020, Vice President Harris accepted President Joe Bidens invitation to become his running mate and help unite the nation. He is the thirty-eighth person to hold this post since the House of Representatives first met in New York City in 1789. She urged the creation of organizational archives and the preservation of chapter materials and emphasized the importance of complete records and reports. From 1990 to 1994, Dr. Glover served as the Chairperson of the Department of Accounting and as an Assistant Professor at the Howard University School of Business. After her term as national president, Scott served for a time as national director of the Service for Youth program facet. A committed Life Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha with over four decades of leadership and service, Dr. Glover has served in several capacities, including International Vice-President, International Treasurer, and Treasurer to the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF). Sarah Strickland Scott 2. Her consuming avocation was friendship especially friendship with young people, and with members of The Links. Lets pay it forward my Sisters! Dr. Lee has a 4o plus year record of active participation in The Links, Incorporated. in Criminology from Florida State University, then went on to receive a Masters in Public Administration. Julia Brogdon-Purnell 8. 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. While at HUD, Ellison pursued her ongoing interest in the academic development of young people. Deputy Sergeant at Arms, United States House of Representatives. 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. She has received grants from the General Education Board-Rockefeller Foundation; the Carnegie Fund; the Ford Foundation Fund for the Advancement of Education; Southern Fellowship Fund; the National Foundation for the Humanities; the Moten Center for Independent Studies and the Radcliffe College-Bunting Institute, among others. In addition, she has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from Ohio Dominican University and Central State University. Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson proudly represents Floridas 24th Congressional District. The Links, Incorporated, 30th National Assembly, July 1996: Celebrating 50 Years, 1946-1996 Page: 3 This book is part of the collection entitled: Texas Cultures Online and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the University of Texas at San Antonio . Dr. Cole has served on the corporate boards of Home Depot, Merck, and Nations Bank South. As a foremost thought leader and policy architect, she has spearheaded legislative victories to legally establish the nations first Office on African American Affairs, and to introduce and pass the historic anti-hair discrimination CROWN Act. Dr. Glover also served as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson (Mississippi) Airport Authority. She joined the Black Womens Agenda Symposium of National Presidents in Atlanta, Georgia, convened (by Past National President Dolly Adams) to develop strategies to support the 1990 Civil Rights Restoration legislation. Dolly Adams 9. Stylish, scintillating, and hardworking, Katie Greene was awarded a gold bracelet at the 1969 Assembly for her unmatched record of attendance at every assembly for twenty years. Sarah Strickland Scott, co-founder and first national president of The Links, Incorporated, was born in Philadelphia. In February 2022, Cooke-Holmes was installed as National President and Chair, Board of Directors of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated for the remainder of the 2021-2023 biennium, after serving as National First Vice President and National Secretary. 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. Most recently, she passed legislation to rename a Miami post office in honor of Father Richard Marquess-Barry, a pillar of the community and one of South Floridas most influential and unifying faith-based leaders. The Links, Incorporated was founded by two young Philadelphia visionaries and seven of their friends on November 9, 1946. Born in Miami, Congresswoman Wilson learned the value of public service and community activism from her parents. For three decades she attended Assemblies and Area Conferences regularly and gave valuable advice and encouragement when officers and leaders faced difficult problems. Campbell was a key player in a three-agency consortium assigned to spearhead the redesign of the $5 Federal Reserve Note. As a Senior Consulting Fellow at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, she worked on initiatives on diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in art museums and higher education. . But =Maloney had the challenge of receiving their concept and reinterpreting it for new groups, in new places, and at new times. Our chapter is honored to be home to Regina Jollivette Frazier, Ninth National President (1986-1990) as well as three Southern Area Directors: Maude K. Reid, (Fifth; 1965-1969), Regina Jollivette Frazier, (Ninth; 1981-1984) and Anne Turner Herriott . President Sutherland is a member of the Board of the Seattle Foundation and has served as a trustee of the Seattle Opera Association. Other institutions include her alma-mater, Ohio State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Harvard University, Radcliffe College and Western Michigan University. Rep. Demings holds an honorary doctorate of laws from Bethune-Cookman University, as well as honorary doctorates from Florida Technical College and City College Fort Lauderdale. Campbell was educated at the Johns Hopkins University (MS), and the University of Florida (BS). She established the states first Bureau of Childrens Justice and instituted several first-of-their-kind reforms that ensured greater transparency and accountability in the criminal justice system. 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. superb leadership in The Links, Incorporated. Purnell completed her undergraduate work at Allen University where she majored in psychology, minored in education, and graduated with honors. A particularly significant accomplishment during her presidency was the fulfillment of The Links pledge to contribute half a million dollars to the United Negro College Fund. 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. Beamon was a dedicated community worker, serving on many boards including the Child Guidance Home, the Childrens Theater, the Community Chest of Greater Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Urban League. -General Organizer that went port to port in 1950's to defeat International Brotherhood of Longshoreman (IBL) -Elected President at ILA International Convention in 1963. Diversity and Inclusion Award, Murtis Taylor Human Services System Her mother moved to Fort Worth when she was ten years old. She sits on three Congressional Committees a senior member of theHouse Committees on the JudiciaryandHomeland Securityand appointed by the leadership as a Member of the crucial Budget Committee. Campbell is a career law enforcement professional with more than 25 years of experience with the United States Secret Service (USSS). In addition to her experience leading the Greater Cleveland Roundtable and Leadership Cleveland, Link Copelands public service is marked by her appointment to Vice Chairperson of the Cleveland Bicentennial Commission and subsequently the Cleveland Millennium Commission by former Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White, whose second term Inaugural Committee she chaired. Beamon was recognized as the role model and inspiration for at least eight Cincinnati school principals. Congresswoman Johnson is the proud mother of her son, Kirk, and of her three grandsons, Kirk Jr., David, and James. 25 Influential Black Women in Business,The Network Journal Rep. Demings sits on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Subcommittee on Intelligence Modernization and Readiness; Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support), the House Judiciary Committee (Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security; Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law), and the House Committee on Homeland Security (Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security). Marion Minton died in 1979. Stanford was active with the Visiting Nurses Association and the Montgomery Hospital Association. She is a member of the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Review Board and the Elections Security Taskforce. She has amassed over 25 years of success in the academic and business arenas. 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. Reflecting back, however, she recalled that although she was involved in entrepreneurial activities, her real love was rendering service to those around her. Barbara received a bachelors degree from Florida A & M; a masters degree from Temple University; and a Ed. 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. If Not Now, When? recorded in the Congressional Record of the United States (H366l), May l4, 1980; awarded more than 300 keys to American cities; participant in the Friendship Force, a good will tour of Mexico during the Carter Administration; participant in the American-Jewish Committee sponsorship of ten American women of national acclaim on a human relations trip to Israel; featured in theBlack Enterprise Magazineas being one of the Top Five Business Motivators in America;ESSENCEMagazine,EBONYMagazine, andAtlanta Good Life. In 1986, Edmonds was named a Distinguished Woman of North Carolina. With her parents proudly at her side, she received a B.S. In 2007, Val Demings made history when she was appointed to serve as Orlandos first female Chief of Police. President Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861, with the United States on the brink of civil war. So, on June 9, 1984, under the guidance of Lulu Robinson, Rebecca Edmonds, and most notably, the late Dr. Helen G. Edmonds, Past National President of The Links, Incorporated, these 26 women from Orange, Wake and Durham Counties were chartered as the Triangle Park Chapter, The Links, Incorporated. During almost forty years of service, she touched the lives of countless students whom she inspired to aim for higher goals. Prior to her corporate work, Smith spent several years as university administrator in varied capacities. Marion Sutherland 11. She consummated her post-graduate study at the Universities of Chicago and Michigan and at Columbia University. 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. Having served as a local health commissioner as well as president and secretary of local and regional medical societies, she is a much sought after speaker for youth groups and non -profit organizations that mentor pre-med and medical students. 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. Her parents were activists, instilling Vice President Harris with a strong sense of justice. At a young age, she moved to Washington, D.C. where she attended Miner Normal School and Howard University. Saint Pauls College, Lawrenceville, Virginia, awarded her the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. 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. After the untimely death of Gilchrist in 1990, the Center was renamed The Scott-Gilchrist Quality of Life Center and Purnell became the Director. Dr. Helen Grey Edmonds died in Durham, North Carolina on May 9, 1995. Her last Assembly was the 23rd, in Las Vegas, which she attended in a wheelchair. In 2015, Campbell was detailed as Special Advisor to the Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary for the Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness where she developed comprehensive recommendations for transforming the Veteran Affairs $1 billion Uniformed Police Program. Congresswoman Beatty is married to attorney Otto Beatty, Jr. and a proud grandmother of two toddlers who lovingly call her Grammy.. Minton was the wife of Dr. Russell F. Minton, an eminent radiologist who, for a number of years, was superintendent of Mercy Douglass Hospital in Philadelphia. Virginia is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., The Links Inc., The Continental Societies Inc. and Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc. Virginia regularly participates in the National Urban Leagues BEEP-Program, lecturing at Historical Black Colleges and Universities. The service for Youth program facet Center and purnell became the Director idea! 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