Volume 4 Issue 1 State of the Region Newsletter

News N O R T H A T L A N T I C R E G I O N

NORTH ATLANTIC REGION

NewOsF N O T E

in this 3
issue

North Atlantic Regional
Director's State of the
Region

North Atlantic Region 15
Leadership Directory

91ST NARC Awards Recap 17

NAR Committee Updates 21

Around the Region 31

JUNE 2022 | STATE OF THE REGION ISSUE

VOLUME 4 | ISSUE 1

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

AS PRESENTED AT THE
APRIL 21-24,2022 | BALTIMORE, MD

MARY BENTLEY LAMAR

North Atlantic Regional Director

As presented at the 91st North Atlantic
Regional Conference.
*Denotes updates since the 91st NARC

Leading With a

High Note

What is in the DASH?

In 2018 we began Leading With a High Note under
the Excellence Administration. Our actions from
that point in time until this point in 2022 (2018-
2022) define what is in the “Dash”.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Since July of 2018, I began my tenure as your
Regional Director, I have:
• Represented you on the Directorate;
• Connected with our Divine 9 counterparts, the

Congressional Black Caucus and others on
common concerns;
• Provided written greetings, key note addresses,
resolutions and other requests for chapter
events, Cluster Conferences and other events
hosted by various social and civic organizations;
• Hosted the North Atlantic Region’s Leadership
Summits, Clusters, Undergraduate Round Ups,
Regional Conferences and Boule Gatherings;
and
• Conducted workshops and advised chapters
and sorors on operations.

SERVICE

Chapters across the region have embraced the
Exemplifying Excellence Through Sustainable
Service Program established by our Supreme
Basileus. I thank Soror Tonja Ringgold, Regional
Program Chairman and the regional program
committee for guiding the region to exceed the
goals in all program targets. We will celebrate the
outstanding accomplishments with awards at this
conference.

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SISTERHOOD

We have strengthened our sisterhood as seen in how we continue to honor our…Goldens, …Silvers and
for the first time in person…our Precious Pearls! We pay respect to the legacy of love as we remember
our sorors who are now Ivies Beyond the Wall.
I thank you for agreeing to establish the Diamond Soror EAF fund. And with your support, we have
established the Pearl Soror EAF fund to support the Pearl Sorors in attending conferences.
We extended Regional Conference registration to enable sorors who were new initiates and reactivating
to attend with no late fee.

MEMBERSHIP

Currently we have over 14,000 active members in the North Atlantic Region. We have 152 Chapters: 82
Graduate and 70 Undergraduate (8 of which are inactive or suspended), and
Four (4) Graduate interest groups.

• Hidden Pearls of Staten Island (*Chartered 6/12/22, Alpha Beta Pi Omega)
• Pink Pearls of Pascack Valley (*Chartered 6/14/22, Alpha Beta Rho Omega)
• Capital City Pearls
• York Pearls in Pennsylvania
And we celebrated seven (7) Charterings in the Dash:
• December 8, 2018: Upsilon Iota- Bridgewater State University with the hard work of

supervising graduate chapter Psi Iota Psi (Brockton, Massachusetts)
• December 8, 2019: Alpha Alpha Lambda Omega (Hyattsville Maryland)
• January 12, 2020: Alpha Alpha Mu Omega (Sussex County, Delaware)
• May 16, 2021: Alpha Alpha Sigma Omega (Prince Georges County, Maryland)
• May 16, 2021: Alpha Alpha Tau Omega (Middletown Odessa Townsend, Delaware)
• December 5, 2021: Alpha Beta Gamma Omega (Turner Station, Maryland)
• April 10, 2022: Upsilon Mu-University of Connecticut (Storrs, Connecticut)

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We also had 100% EOY Best of the Best Online Reporting four (4) years in a row. Thank you to the Regional
Membership Committee led by Soror Arla J. Bentley. With your help we have seen a record number of
reactivated sorors in the North Atlantic Region during this administration-5,000 and counting.

MEMBERSHIP INTAKE

We continue to grow the ivy vine this year with a total of 103 requests (68 Undergraduate and 35
Graduate). In Fall 2020 we welcomed 72 new initiates from 9 undergraduate chapters. From 2021-2022 we
welcomed 887 initiates from 94 undergraduate chapters and 1271 initiates from 42 graduate chapters.* The
creative use of technology by chapters to manage the workload made the shift to our Modified MIP Process
seamless. Chapters worked hard and set the bar high with some amazing virtual activities to support the
intake process which you will hear about in the MIP workshops.

HAZING AND OTHER VIOLATIONS OF SORORITY POLICY

The North Atlantic Region Standards Investigation Committee under the stellar leadership of Soror Norma
Evans is tasked with conducting prompt, fair, and objective fact-finding investigations of matters involving
alleged hazing and non-hazing incidents as assigned by the Regional Director or Supreme Basileus. Since
the last Regional Conference, the committee has completed 20 investigations and has seven (7) pending.

UNDERGRADUATES

These sorors have been creative in their implementation of programs and resourceful as they transitioned
from the pandemic isolation restrictions and are now back to being in-person on campus. Kudos to the 223
Sorors who have achieved a 4.0 GPA. We applaud our 13 Leadership Fellows and our graduating seniors--
job well done!

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Help me congratulate the North Atlantic Region 2022 Fellows.:
• Rhemie Adams, Epsilon Nu, Lincoln University
• Briana Brown, Zeta Sigma, The College Of New Jersey
• Cheyanne Brown, Delta Mu, Temple University
• Raven Risco, Delta Mu, Temple University
• Brianna Taylor, Mu Delta, The George Washington University
• Sheila Warrick, Lambda, Barnard College
• Zoe Welsh, Gamma Epsilon, Saint Joseph’s University
• Camille West, Tau Alpha, Widener University

I thank Soror Karen Spruill, North Atlantic Representative to the Leadership Fellows led by Soror Elicia
Spearman, Chairman of the International Leadership Fellows Program. We have seen outstanding fellows
from the North Atlantic.

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ANNA EASTER BROWN LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE

We culminate the Region’s commitment to develop leaders
with the Anna Easter Brown Leadership Institute by
celebrating their success with the graduation of the 2021-2022
AEBLI Scholars. They have published “Reflections on
Leadership”, networked with each other and other leaders,
visited participating chapters, had small group conversations
with the Regional Director. Thanks to Soror Jacqueline
McGuire, Dean and her colleagues, Soror Angela Williams and
Soror Kendra Brown Associate Deans.

FISCAL STEWARDSHIP

In 2018, your mandate for sound fiscal stewardship was loud
and clear. I am pleased to report that Black is beautiful! With
your help, all bills generated during this administration are
current. Expenditures that were incurred during the previous
administration have been paid. We went from $300,000+ owed
in July 2018 to a $0.00 balance.

A summary of the past and present financial condition will be in
the Regional Tamiouchos’ Report. The December 2021 Audit
Report from the Corporate office was mailed to all chapters. You
will note that the NAR is doing well. The following initiatives
established under the leadership of the Leading With A High
Note administration fortified the region’s finances:
• Strong Regional Tamiouchos/Finance Team
• North Atlantic Region Kurrency
• AKArazzi (volunteer soror photographers).
• Soror Power (professionals working gratis)
• Corporate and Soror sponsorship
• Partnership with a conference planning expert and
• Setting a budget and sticking to it.

Sorors, we accomplished this without asking you for chapter
assessments! Special Thanks to the Soror Shariah Dixon-
Turner, Regional Tamiouchos as she leads the Regional
Pecunious Grammateus and Regional Finance Committee in
keeping us on track to be blackity black black. We have set
aside a minimum of $200,000.00 to support the financial
foundation for the incoming regional administration.*

Working together, this fiscal stewardship has allowed us to have
a bigger charitable footprint in this dash between 2018 and
2022, with a total of $248,002 in charitable donations during
this Administration. And as my administration concludes, each
chapter/foundation in the region will also receive a minimum of
$1,500 to be used for charitable efforts!*

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EAF

Our charitable footprint is most evident with EAF. Madam
Supreme charged each region with capitalizing 8 EAF funds
during the Excellence administration. To date, 22 EAF Funds
have been capitalized during this administration. Most recently,
the Living Legends EAF Fund. And with your help, we will raise
that number as you will hear more during the EAF report.

Thank you for your support of the Mary Bentley LaMar Caring
for Those Who Care Fund through the Education Advancement
Foundation. The fund had its first distribution this year.
Congratulations on contributing over $267, 978.72 to the HBCU
campaign.

During my administration, the following endowments were
initiated:
 Mary Bentley LaMar – Caring for Those Who Care
 Living Legends Grant
 North Atlantic Region Catastrophic Assistance Endowment
 North Atlantic Region Diamond Soror Endowment
 North Atlantic Region Pearl Soror Endowment
 North Atlantic Region Self Care Fellowship Endowment
Additionally, each Living Legend received $10,000 towards her endowment.*

ACTION ITEMS

We have a number of action items coming up:
• Be intentional and stay fiscally healthy
• Vote, Get Out The Vote and Be Counted!
• Celebrate our HERSTORY

Our most important action item: Vote, Get Out The Vote and Be Counted! Celebrate our herstory with
Soror Kamala Harris, VPOTUS and Ketanji Jackson-Brown Supreme Court Justice. I challenge you to
follow in their footsteps by supporting candidates who reflect your views up and down the ballot.

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Boule is coming where we will gather for the last time under the Excellence Administration. It is a time of
new beginnings as new officers are installed and we mark a point in time to measure. What is in the dash?
That is up to you.
Sorors, it truly is an honor to serve as your Regional Director. I want to express sincere gratitude for the
exceptional work of the regional leadership team. Their commitment and dedication to achieving the
highest standards continues to amaze me.
Communications, Finance, Technology, Administrative Assistants, International and Regional Chairs and
committee members, Conference planners, General Member Liaison and Cluster Coordinators. I appreciate
the support of my chapter Omicron Xi Omega under the leadership of Soror Jasmine Malloy---your labor of
love is heartfelt and appreciated.
I also want to acknowledge my family for their unwavering support-- my husband, Ansley LaMar and our
son, Hunter…my sisters- Connie McGhee and Ruby Clayton, and my cousin Tamara Valentine who are with
me this morning.

2018-2022 Sisterhood is in the dash
Scholarship is in the dash
Service is in the dash

Thank YOU! YOU My Sisters in Service are the Excellence in the dash.

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SCENES FROM LWAHN ADMINISTRATION AND 91ST NARC

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SCENES FROM LWAHN ADMINISTRATION AND 91ST NARC

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SCENES FROM LWAHN ADMINISTRATION AND 91ST NARC

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Regional Director’s Itinerary Oct. 7 , 14, North Atlantic Weekly Prayer Calls
21, & 28
Sept. 2 , 9, North Atlantic Weekly Prayer Calls Undergraduate Slumber Party Planning
16, 23, & 30 Oct. 7 Meeting
Omicron Xi Omega Chapter Retreat
Sept. 8 MIP Updates for chapters having intake Oct. 9 Greetings
Sept. 10 NARC 2022 Planning Meeting
American Cancer Society Hope Award Gala- Oct. 17 Directorate Conference Call
Sept. 10-11 Regional Director honored with The Hope Oct. 19 Rho Theta Omega Chapter
Sept. 12 Award Oct. 23 Retreat Greetings
North Atlantic Region Undergraduate
Visit with Pearls By the Bay Interest Group Virtual Slumber Party
Diamond Soror Hettie Love Birthday
Directorate Conference Call Celebration
Memorial Service for Mrs. Edith E.
Sept. 16 Undergraduate Round Up Preparation Oct. 23 Henderson
Meeting Cluster V Zoom-In Conference
Cluster Zoom-In Conferences
Sept. 18 Undergraduate Round Up Conference Oct. 29
Sept. 19 NARC 2022 Planning Meeting • 8:00am-10:00am Cluster IV

Epsilon Sigma Omega Greetings • 10:30am-12:30pm Cluster III

Alpha Delta Chapter-Meeting • 1:30pm-3:30pm Cluster II

Sept. 20 HBCU $1 Million in One Day Rally Oct. 30 • 4:00pm-6:00pm Cluster I
Sept. 21 All Cluster Celebration Planning Meeting
Fox TV 45 Interview for Mammogram Pop Up Meeting with Lambda Chapter Centennial
Promotion International Finance Committee Meeting
(Memphis, TN)
Sept. 24-25 HBCU Week and Mammogram Bus Directorate Meeting (Memphis, TN)
(Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC) North Atlantic Weekly Prayer Calls

Sept. 26 Sickle Cell Awareness Month Garden Stroll &
Walk (Montclair, NJ)

Oct. 1 NARC 2022 Planning Meeting Oct. 31
Oct. 4-5 Nov. 2
Ivy Beyond The Wall Service—Soror Frieda Nov. 3
Smith
Nov. 4-6
Meeting with Pink Pearls of Pascack Valley Nov. 4 , 11,
Interest Group 18, & 25

Mississippi Health Project Part II (Cleveland,
OH andMississippi (Various towns in the
Delta)

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Nov. 8 Meeting with Peals By The Bay Feb. 21 NARC 2022 Planning Meeting (Photo Shoot)
Nov. 9 Meeting with Cluster Coordinators Feb. 25-27 Directorate Meeting (Orlando, Florida)

Nov. 10 Greetings Tau Delta Omega Chapter Feb. 26 Cluster III Founders’ Day Greetings (virtual)
Anniversary Feb. 26 Cluster II Founders’ Day Keynote (virtual)
Nov. 12 Mar. 3-6 South Eastern Regional Conference
Nov. 14-15 Visit Chapter Meetings (Memphis, TN)
Mar. 8 AKA Day at the Capital Maryland (virtual)
Nov. 17 Cluster I NARC 2022 Photo Shoot & Planning Mar. 12 Orientation: Capital City Pearls (Wash., DC)
Nov. 19 Meetings Mar. 13-14 91st NARC Steering Committee meeting
Mar. 17-19 Central Regional Conference (Chicago, IL)
Nov. 19 North Atlantic MIP Touch Base Webinar Mar. 21 91st NARC Steering Committee meeting
Nov. 21 Mar. 24-27 Mid Atlantic Regional Conference (Norfolk, VA)
Teaneck Film Festival Showing of Twenty
Pearls Documentary-Panelist on the Talkback

International Caregivers Day

All Clusters Celebration and announcement
of Living Legends EAF Fund

Nov. 26 NARC 2022 Planning Meeting Apr. 6 Ivy Beyond The Wall Service, Lois Knight
Dec. 1 Apr. 10 Harrison (Baltimore, MD)
Mercy College Manhattan naming of library
in memory of IBW Michelle S. Lee and Chartering Upsilon Mu, University of
scholarship named in her honor. Connecticut (Storrs, CT)

Dec. 2 Epsilon Omega Chapter Centennial Apr. 21-24 91st North Atlantic Regional Conference
Celebration Greetings (Baltimore, MD)

Dec. 2 , 9, North Atlantic Weekly Prayer Calls Apr. 28-May 1 Far West Regional Conference
16, 23, & 30 (Los Angeles, CA)
Dec. 4 Zeta Sigma Chapter 50th Anniversary
Dec. 5 Chartering Pearls by The Bay (Post chartering May 21 Alpha Alpha Tau Omega Chapter 1 Year
virtual tribute)
Dec. 5-6 NARC 2022 Planning Meetings Anniversary-Keynote speaker
Dec. 10 Omega Omega Chapter 95th Anniversary
Celebration May 24 Orientation, Pink Pearls of Pascack Valley, NJ
Dec. 12 Meetings with Interest Groups
Dec. 13 NARC Planning Meeting May 28 Meeting with Regional Finance Team
Dec. 18 Omicron Xi Omega Chapter Meeting
June 4 Post 91st NARC Meeting with 91st NARC
Chairman (Baltimore, MD)

June 12 Chartered Alpha Alpha Pi Omega Chapter
(Staten Island, NY)

June 13 Chapter Visit Alpha Alpha Tau Omega
(Middletown, DE)

Dec. 19 NARC 2022 Planning Meeting June 14 Chartered Alpha Alpha Rho Omega Chapter
June 18 (Pascack Valley, NJ)
Regional Director on Holiday Break December 24, 2021-
January 4, 2022 June 25-26 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Alpha
June 26 Lambda Chapter- Regional Director cited as a
Jan. 8 North Atlantic Region Leadership Summit June 30 Legends Honoree (Newark, NJ)
(hybrid)
91st NARC Conference Bag Distribution
Jan.14-15 International Founders’ Day
Chartering of the Capital City Pearls,
Feb. 2 Meeting with Theta Pi Omega Washington, DC (SW & SE)

Feb. 2 Meeting with Lambda Beta Virtual All Region Celebration “Leaving on a
High Note”
Feb. 5 Rho Xi Omega Chapter Prayer Breakfast

Feb.6 NARC 2022 Planning Meeting July 1-5 Regional Director in Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb. 8 Visit with Tau Xi Chapter Villanova University July 5-16 70th International Boule (Orlando, FL)

Feb.12 Greetings Delta Sigma Omega Chapter July 14 Installation of newly elected International
Feb. 12 July 30 Officers
Feb.19 Cluster IV Founders’ Day Atlantic City
Save the Date-Inaugural Celebration for the
Feb. 19 Orientation Day: Hidden Pearls of Staten newly installed North Atlantic Regional
Island, NY Interest Group Director, hosted by Family and Friends

Greetings York Pearls of Pennsylvania

Feb. 20 NARC Planning Committee Meeting
(Baltimore, MD)
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NORTH ATLANTIC REGION LEADERSHIP TEAM

REGIONAL COMMITTEES INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES

Please visit aka1908.com/northatlantic for contact information of all All positions appointed by the Supreme Basileus.
committee chairmen.

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE NAR REPRESENTATIVE

AKArazzi Regina Fleming* Basilei Certification Chenita Daughtry
Sonya Grant* Chapter History Book LaKeita Carter
Archives+ Charlane Brown-Wyands Bonnie Murdah (C)
Awards Aida Roberts Bush Constitution Toyin Ajasin
Communications Liz Nolley Tillman
Connection+ Erma Barron Contracts Advisor/Special Arlean Leland (C)
Constitution Dorothy Jackson Resource Committee
Corporate Sponsorship Regenia Moore-Lee Corporate Strategic Alicia Tibbs Tolson
EAF+ Susan Peevy Partners
Finance Shariah Dixon-Turner Diamond Golden Silver Angela Gibson
Fund Development Tracey Barbour-Gillett Jasmine Adkins Moore (C)
General Member Liaison Disaster Relief Committee Angela Parks
Sandra Lee Kim Dumpson
Golden Sorors Economic Impact Study Mary Bentley LaMar
Carolyn Weeks Deborah M. Wilson
Hostess Finance Cheryl Petty Garnette
MaryFrances Perkins April Hamilton
Leadership Institute Dean Amanda Koon Valentine* Foundations Tyler Lawson (UG)
Graduate/Undergraduate
Jacqueline McGuire Task Force Tamara Lewis
Graduate Advisors
Logistics Wdonna Woods Nelson Certification Kimberly Council

Medical Response Tiffani Middleton HBCU Task Force

Membership+ Arla J. Bentley Human Resources Nicole Watson Sumpter
Impact Days
Mental Health Brenda Browne International Day of Prayer Hazel Estwick Hurley
MIP + Brenda Smith (C)
Music Yvette Gray Investments Adriane Blair Wise
NJ Specialty License Plate Karla Hall (C)
Coordinator Rochelle Archelus Investigative Team Shariah Dixon Turner
Nominating (elected) Leadership Development Lezell Murphy
Prayer Team Sherri Eure-Washington Leadership Fellows
Print Communications Liaison to Capitol Hill Shari McCoy
Lavdena Adams Orr
Program+ Adriane Blair Wise Protocol Desiree McNeil
Gina Scott Elicia Pegues Spearman (C)
Program - Tonja Ringgold Publications/ Karen M. Spruill
Health & Wellness Edith Pearson Mitchell Communications Erica Johnson
Properties Store Director (Resource) Reinstatement Task Force Jennell Rush Dabney (C)
Protocol Sanctions Review Tracey Simmons Hart
Robyn Jones* Special Advisors Kristia Watkins (Resource)
Risk Management + Special Projects
Shenette Osario Clark Strategic Planning Doxie McCoy
Rituals+ Frances Frost Technology
Sisterly Relations+ Roselyn Grant Kendra Brown
Social Media Haley Dunson (Resource) Erma Barron (C)
Soror Bill of Rights Stephanie Rawlings Blake Vivian Smith (C)
Standards Operations+ Destiny Boykin Shauna Berry Cooke
Shekeitha Jeffries* Africka Hinds
Standards Investigation+ Arlean Leland Kim Daniel-Robinson
Nancy Gaskins Andrea Webster
Technology Norma Evans
Undergraduate Activities Candace Glover Datcher REGIONAL COMMITTEES DIRECTORY:`
Vendor Relations (resource) +Regional Representatives appointed by Supreme Basileus
Aubreana S. Holder
Geniece Gary Adams *Vice-Chairman
Selena Robinson

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NORTH ATLANTIC REGION LEADERSHIP TEAM

REGIONAL CONTACTS

Please visit aka1908.com/northatlantic for contact information of
all leadership contacts.

EXECUTIVE ///////////////////////////////////////

Executive Assistants to Geniece Gary-Adams
the Regional Director Alberta Susan Wells

Transition Team Deborah M. Wilson Geniece Gary-Adams A. Susan Wells Deborah Wilson

CLUSTER COORDINATORS ////////////////////////

Cluster Coordinator Arla J. Bentley
(Resource)

Cluster I Corinne Moody

Cluster II Gia James Arla J. Bentley Corinne Moody Gia James
Erika Henley
Cluster III Nikki Tillman Lofton

Cluster IV Shelley Worrell

Cluster V Erika Henley

Nikki Tillman Lofton Shelley Worrell

2022 NARC ////////////////////////////////////////

Chairman Sharon B. Falby Sharon B. Falby Comelia R. Sanford Tonja L. Ringgold
Comelia R. Sanford
Vice Chairman of Tonja L. Ringgold
Operations Nicola F. Kennedy
Vice Chairman of
Programs

Vice Chairman of Social

Undergraduate Activities Camille Johnson

Nicola F. Kennedy Camille Johnson
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NORTH ATLANTIC REGION AWARDS COMMITTEE

AWARDS

Thank you once again to all of the chapter
submissions and awards at this year's

Regional Conference! Please join me in
congratulating the graduate and

undergraduate award-winning chapters.

Basileus of the Year (Medium)

Chapter of the Year (Large) 1st Place - Soror Julie Moore,
1st Place (tie) - Rho Theta Omega & Zeta Omega
2nd Place - Theta Omega Omega Omega Zeta Omega
3rd Place - Iota Gamma Omega 2nd Place - Soror Kristel Johnson,

Chapter of the Year (Medium) 3rd Place - Zeta Nu Omega
1st Place - Upsilon Delta Omega Soror Brenda Browne,
2nd Place - Omega Zeta Omega
3rd Place - Pi Theta Omega Pi Xi Omega

Chapter of the Year (Small) Basileus of the Year (Small)
1st Place - Omega Psi Omega
2nd Place - Pi Psi Omega 1st Place - Soror Yolanda George Turman,
3rd Place - Alpha Alpha Mu Omega
Iota Tau Omega
2nd Place - Soror Latricia Garland,

3rd Place - Omega Psi Omega
Soror Sheila Penister,

Pi Psi Omega Chapter

Basileus of the Year (Large) Nellie May Quander Leadership Award
Soror Gina Scott, Rho Mu Omega
1st Place - Soror Charlene Collins,
Golden Soror of the Year
Omega Omega Soror Adrienne H. Wooden, Theta Pi Omega
2nd Place - Soror Kendra Brown,
Silver Soror of the Year
3rd Place - Upsilon Epsilon Omega Soror Tamika Davis-Cannon , Zeta Omega
Soror Benita Swindell,
Officer of the Year
Psi Epsilon Omega Soror Gina Scott , Rho Mu Omega

New Soror of the Year
Soror Franchessca Dyer , Omega Zeta Omega

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Graduate Awards continued Target 2 Women's Healthcare and
Wellness (Small)
Exemplary Citizen Award
Soror Bertha Ballew , Xi Sigma Omega 1st Place - Iota Alpha Omega

Spotlight Public Relations Award (tie) Runner Up - Omega Psi Omega
Psi Epsilon Omega & Zeta Omega
Target 3 Building Your
Pretty Is As Pretty Does: Reflections of Economic Legacy (Large)
Sisterhood Award (tie)
Pi Iota Omega & Zeta Omega 1st Place - Psi Epsilon Omega

Exhibit of the Year Runner Up - Iota Gamma Omega
1st Place - Rho Mu Omega
2nd Place - Upsilon Epsilon Omega Target 3 Building Your
3rd Place - Xi Zeta Omega Economic Legacy (Medium)

Graduate Chapter Program Awards 1st Place (tie) - Nu Xi Omega

Target 1 HBCU For Life (Large) Rho Gamma Omega

1st Place (tie) - Iota Gamma Omega & Runner Up - Sigma Psi Omega
Xi Sigma Omega Target 3 Building Your
Economic Legacy (Small)
Runner Up - Omega Omega
1st Place - Iota Alpha Omega

Runner Up - Omega Psi Omega

Target 1 HBCU For Life (Medium) Target 4 The Arts (Large)

1st Place - Omega Zeta Omega 1st Place - Epsilon Omega

Runner Up - Eta Omega Omega Runner Up - Iota Gamma Omega

Target 1 #CAP (Large) Target 4 The Arts (Medium)

1st Place - Xi Zeta Omega 1st Place - Pi Theta Omega

Runner Up - Epsilon Omega Runner Up - Psi Lambda Omega

Target 1 #CAP (Medium) Target 5 Global Impact (Large)

1st Place - Pi Theta Omega 1st Place - Psi Epsilon Omega

Runner Up - Omega Zeta Omega Runner Up - Xi Omega

Target 1 #CAP (Small) Target 5 Global Impact (Medium)

1st Place - Theta Tau Omega

1st Place - Omega Zeta Omega

Target 2 Women's Healthcare Runner Up - Nu Zeta Omega
and Wellness (Large)

1st Place - Rho Mu Omega Overall Excellence (Large)

Runner Up - Upsilon Epsilon Omega 1st Place (tie) - Omega Omega &
Zeta Omega
Target 2 Women's Healthcare and
Wellness (Medium) Runner Up - Rho Mu Omega

1st Place - Omega Zeta Omega Overall Excellence (Medium)

Runner Up - Rho Gamma Omega 1st Place - Xi Delta Omega
Runner Up - Omega Zeta Omega
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Graduate Program Awards continued Undergraduate Chapter Awards

Chapter of the Year

Anne Mitchum Davis Family Health Award 1st Place - Lambda Gamma
Omega Omega 2nd Place - Mu Delta
3rd Place - Delta Iota
Ruth C. Easley Reactivation Award
Basileus of the Year
Large - Iota Gamma Omega
Medium - Nu Zeta Omega 1st Place - Soror Hollan Brockenbrough,
Small - Omega Psi Omega 2nd Place - Lambda Gamma

Idell S. Pugh Angel Award Soror Camryn Honesty,
Soror Zaunder Saucer , Xi Zeta Omega Gamma Epsilon

3rd Place - Soror Lauren Lowe,
Alpha

Erma W. Barron Making A Difference Graduate Advisor of the Year
Award
1st Place - Soror Melanie Daniels,
Psi Epsilon Omega 2nd Place - Lambda Gamma

Wilma Holmes Tootle Educational Soror Robyn Lyles,
Enhancement Award Tau Theta

Soror Claudia Schrader, Eta Omega Omega 3rd Place - Soror Angel Alston Johnson ,
Beta Lambda

C. Edith Booker Collaboration Award Officer of the Year
Soror Ashley Morand, Alpha Delta
Theta Omega Omega in collaboration
with Mu Delta Miss AKA
Soror Angela Akumiah, Lambda Gamma

Joy Elaine Daley Tutorial Service Nellie May Quander Leadership Award
Award Soror Curryn Jean Henry, Delta Lambda

Pi Theta Omega

Evelyn Sample Oates H.O.P.E Award Spotlight Public Relations Award
Pi Iota Omega Beta Lambda

Constance R. Pizarro Promise Award Pretty Is As Pretty Does: Reflections of
Psi Epsilon Omega Sisterhood Award
Alpha

Exhibit of the Year
Beta Lambda

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Undergraduate Awards continued Former Regional Director
Awards
Target 1 HBCU For Life
Anne Mitchem Davis Family Health Award
1st Place - Delta Mu Gamma Epsilon
Mildred W. Stuart ECHO Award
Target 2 Women's Healthcare Soror Maya West , Alpha Delta
and Wellness (Medium) Nellie Gaylord Young Educator Award
Soror Jada L. Harrington, Beta Lambda
1st Place - Gamma Epsilon Erma W. Barron Making A Difference Award
Runner Up - Delta Mu Beta Lambda
C. Edith Booker Collaboration Award
Target 2 Women's Healthcare Theta Omega Omega in collaboration
and Wellness (Small) with Mu Delta Chapter
Meredith Henderson Packed, Polished &
1st Place - Beta Lambda Prepared to Connect Award
Runner Up - Kappa Phi Soror Zoe Welsh, Gamma Epsilon

Target 3 Building Your to all of the
Economic Legacy (Medium)
Winners
1st Place - Delta Mu
Contact: Aida Roberts-Bush, Awards
Target 3 Building Your [email protected]
Economic Legacy (Small)
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1st Place - Beta Lambda
Runner Up - Delta Iota

Target 4 The Arts (Medium)

1st Place - Delta Mu
Runner Up - Gamma Epsilon

Target 4 The Arts (Small)

1st Place - Beta Lambda
Runner Up - Zeta Sigma

Target 5 Global Impact (Medium)

1st Place - Delta Mu

Target 5 Global Impact (Small)

1st Place - Beta Lambda
Runner Up - Delta Iota

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

Thank you, NAR Sorors, for your awesome support of the
91st NARC with your generous donations as Ivy and Pearl

Supporters as well as your referrals of our Corporate
Sponsors.

Contact:  As a result of your generosity, we were able to contribute to
Soror Regenia Moore-Lee, another successful fiscal year for the North Atlantic Region.
Chairman
[email protected] With Sisterly Appreciation,
(973) 457-0818
Regenia Moore-Lee

North Atlantic Region
Corporate Sponsorship Chair




Kendra Brown

91st NARC, Corporate Sponsorship Chair

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Platinum

silver bronze

special

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

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Dr. Ansley LaMar Dr. Lavdena Adams Orr
Dr. Arla Bentley Maranda D. Jones-Anderson
April Janell Nicholson Nayenday Blount Thurman
Connie Bentley McGhee
Gen Sonya Distance Nicole Mitchell
Juanita E. Joyner-Hicks Nkenge Gilliam
Kendra Brown Patricia Massey
Kimberly McLurkin-Harris Patrina Michelle Clark
Kiona P. DeWitt Regenia Moore-Lee
LaKeita Deneen Carter Sanderal S. Brown
Theresa Massey

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

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Alexia Iola Hudson-Ward Gia Lana James
Angela M. Parks Joy S. Lucas
Arlean Leland
Joyce Bivens Watson
Carolyne Wright Hopkins Leslie Carol Griffin
Charlene M Collins Lorina Marshall Blake
Dana Marie Lucas Nicola Fontina Kennedy

Elicia Pegues Spearman Robin S. Ott
Faquita (Fay) E. Wright Sherry Armstead

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

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Sorors of the Notable North Atlantic Region!

Thank you so much for your support, commitment, outstanding contribution
appeal response, and appreciation shown as I served as your 2018-2022
North Atlantic Regional EAF Coordinator.

As I reflect upon the time we shared, my goal was to ensure that you would
receive timely, accurate information, with complete transparency in all EAF
matters. This hopefully has assisted you to increase your EAF-Q as I led the
North Atlantic Region. You have a chance to witness history during the EAF
Breakfast at the Boule on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 as we receive a record
number of Green Diamond Awards. Tickets are still available for $70. Wear
your green and white with pride as you represent the North Atlantic Region.

In October 2019, at our EAF Board Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, Madam
Supreme requested that EAF Regional Coordinators create and/or capitalize
a minimum of eight Endowments under her administration. Notable North
Atlantic Region Sorors, with your hard work and steadfast support, we far
exceeded the minimum request by creating and capitalizing 26
Endowments! In order to apply for the Endowments, you must use the
*Non-Traditional Endowment Application or the Traditional Endowment
Application. Log onto www.aka-eaf.org to apply. Listed below are capitalized
endowments during this administration:

North Atlantic Regions Capitalized Endowments Under the
Exemplifying Excellence Through Sustainable Service Administration
1. Mary Bentley LaMar – Caring for Those Who Care (Endowment

capitalized in 7 months)*
2. Alpha Alpha Lambda Omega Chapter Endowment Fund
3. Ashley Tannehill Memorial Scholarship
4. Caddle Family Undergraduate Endowment for Education
5. Doris J. Nunn Terry Endowment Fund
6. Dr. Dolores Morton Spriggs Legacy Endowment
7. Dr. Julia V. Clark STEM Scholarship Endowment Fund
8. Dr. Yvonne Barnett and Dr. Rhoneise Barnett-Smith, MD Endowed

Legacy Scholarship Fund
9. Gene-Ann Polk Horne Endowment
10. Ivy Vine Charities, Inc. Scholarship Endowment Fund
11. Kristel A. Johnson Endowment Fund

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12. Leadership Fellows Boule/Leadership Seminar Assistance Fund
13. Living Legends Grant
14. Lois Mailou Jones Fine Arts Endowment
15. Madam Formers for Service and Education Endowment Fund
16. Mildred T. Kitchens / Maxine W. Thurmond Education Endowment
17. North Atlantic Region Catastrophic Assistance Endowment*
18. North Atlantic Region Diamond Soror Endowment*
19. North Atlantic Region Pearl Soror Endowment*
20. North Atlantic Region Self Care Fellowship Endowment*
21. Patricia Moore Batten Scholarship
22. Portentous Twist of 46 AKA Alpha Chapter 1981 Endowment Fund
23. R G Wilson Health Endowment Fund
24. Tanya M. Crossley Endowment
25. Ruth Simmons Endowment Fund
26. Verna H. Johnson Endowment Fund

I cannot conclude my message without expressing appreciation to those sorors who served
as the North Atlantic Region’s EAF Committee Members:

• Cluster I: Patricia Lowe-Gould, Rho Xi Omega Chapter
• Cluster II: Donna Cunningham, Nu Zeta Omega Chapter
• Cluster III: Jene Martin, Omega Omega Chapter
• Cluster IV: La Queta Sturns-Brew, Omega Zeta Omega Chapter
• Cluster V: Stephanie Dawson, Epsilon Pi Omega Chapter
Thrusha Henderson, Pi Iota Omega Chapter
Margaret Livingston: South–Pi Mu Omega Chapter
Deana Lawson: North – Phi Eta Omega Chapter
Tomika Moody, Psi Omega Chapter
Joi-Danielle Whitehead, Theta Psi Omega Chapter

I celebrate you and appreciate you for leading your chapters and clusters in Exemplifying
Excellence Through EAF! With your hard work and steadfast support, we have accomplished
and entered unchartered territory. We have definitely left our charitable footprint in the
North Atlantic Region.

Thank you to our Regional Director, Mary Bentley LaMar and EAF Foundation President, Dr.
Glenda Glover, for allowing me to serve as the North Atlantic Region’s EAF Coordinator. If I
can be of assistance to you or your chapter on any EAF matter, please do not hesitate to
contact me.

Sisterly in Service for EAF,

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NORTH ATLANTIC REGION COMMITTEES

GENERAL MEMBERS

Dear Sorors,

It was in late 2018 when I introduced myself to the North
Atlantic Region and shared my goals as NAR General
Members’ Liaison.

1.Work with other North Atlantic Regional Resources in Contact: 
passing along information to ensure you remain informed Soror Sandra D. Lee
and connected to our great Sisterhood. General Members' Liaison
[email protected]
2.Serve as an immediate point of contact to answer any (917) 816-1883
questions General Member sorors may have about the
region.

3.Encourage sorors to remain committed to the Sisterhood
and involved in area activities while not being in a chapter.

I was excited to serve and looked forward to meeting and
supporting our region’s 2,000+ General Members. I knew
that I wanted to be a resource to those that are not in a
chapter, to make sure their questions were answered, and
they felt they were receiving timely information. I hope
that I exceeded sorors’ expectations.

As my tenure comes to an end, I add gratitude to my
excitement for the sisterly support, love, and partnerships
that I built during the Leading with a High Note
administration. Throughout 2018 -2022, I met wonderful
sorors across all five clusters, welcomed some as they
reactivated or transferred to General Membership, and
wished others well when they returned to a chapter.

It has been a privilege and I thank Madam Regional
Director for appointing me to serve in this capacity.

& with a smile,

Soror Sandra D. Lee

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INTERNATIONAL COMMMITTEE UPDATES

43rd LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM

The 43rd Annual Leadership Fellows Program returned to in-person
programming on May 10-14, in Atlanta, Georgia. Sixty of our sorority’s best and
brightest undergraduates met for the first time in two years and the 2022
cohort had sorors from all 10 regions.

Soror Elicia Pegues Spearman, The Notable North Atlantic Region represented well with eight Fellows from
Chairman HBCUs, PWIs, various majors and career aspirations! This is the largest number
International Leadership Fellows of North Atlantic Fellows during the Excellence administration. They were able
Committee to spend time with Madam Supreme, Directorate Members and received
Theta Epsilon Omega Chapter Directorate Candidate Certification. Each of the Fellows are highlighted below
[email protected] along with their anticipated next steps.
[email protected]
(203) 464-9451 Additionally, each of the North Atlantic Fellows, have been assigned a Soror
Coach who aligns with their higher education and/or career aspirations. These
active Soror Coaches will provide mentoring for one year to their Fellow. Thank
you to our eight (8) North Atlantic Soror Coaches!

Please support the Leadership If you attended the North Atlantic Regional Conference and attended the
Fellows EAF Endowment by Undergraduate Luncheon, you now know that WE’VE DONE IT AGAIN!! The
donating to the “Leadership first-ever ENDOWED LEADERSHIP FELLOWS FUND that allows Leadership
Fellows Boule/Leadership Fellows to annually apply for funds to attend Boules or Leadership Seminars to
Seminar” Fund. This continue their leadership development. The information in this article gives
endowment will allow current specific instructions on how to apply. All NAR undergraduates should also
Leadership Fellow remember to apply to the Constance R. Pizarro – Capture the Promise EAF Fund
undergraduates or recent as that also provides funding for undergraduates to attend Boules and
Leadership Fellow graduates Leadership Seminars.
(5 years post college) to
register and attend Boules or Concluding my eighth year of chairing the International Leadership Fellows
Leadership Seminars. It has Committee, I have bittersweet emotions. Those of joy and accomplishment on a
been capitalized since May job well done by our amazing Committee, as well as excitement for the
2021!! unlimited opportunity this Program provides.

https://donate.akaeaf.org/p Please continue to look out for the Fall Mailing, check the corporate website for
ages/endowment-donation- the application information, attend information webinars and reach out to me
and Soror Karen to share tips on how to submit a strong application. Pink Tea
form-l---p Roses to the 2022 North Atlantic Leadership Fellows!! They are gifted, aware
and representing us fearlessly in the coming seasons!

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43rd LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM

SOROR COACHES

Roselyn Aker-Black, PsyD

Clinical Psychologist/ Consultant/Advice
Columnist
Private Practice

April Pruitt

Second-Year PhD Student
Yale University
Hoffman and Brennand Labs
Interdepartmental Neuroscience
Program

Kisha Hawthorne, PhD

SVP and COO Care Network
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Adrienne Parkmond, Esq.

Chief Operating Officer
The Workplace

Moy Ogilvie, Esq.

Managing Partner
McCarter & English

Laura Wilkinson, Esq.

Senior Director, Associate General
Counsel
PayPal

Kendra Brown, Esq.

Vice President, Public Policy
Mastercard

Janice Jackson, PhD

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Social
Worker
District of Columbia
Department of Behavioral Health

https://akaeaf.org/endowments#openModalnorth-atlantic-region-33

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Undergraduate activities committee

Welcome to our newest undergraduate chapter
Upsilon Mu!

Contact: 
Geniece Gary-Adams,
Chairman
[email protected]

Tea Roses of Love to the Cluster 1 Soror Kim Dagner Boddie
Undergraduate Activities Cluster 2 Soror Sabrina Price Powell
Committee Cluster 3 Soror Zena Mine
Cluster 4 Soror Karla Bagley
Cluster 5 Soror Tracey Cameron

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Diamond Soror Anna Jane Downing Booker

Soror Anna Booker recently became a Diamond member of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®. She is a 1947 initiate of Alpha Xi
chapter, from HBCU Livingstone College in Salisbury, North
Carolina. Soror Booker is a native of Plainfield, New Jersey, a retired
educator, and charter member of Theta Phi Omega chapter,
founded in Plainfield City in 1968. In 2021, the Plainfield Board of
Education bestowed Soror Booker and Honey Do Charles with a
school named in their honor. The achievement pays respects to
their civil rights contributions, specifically their case Booker vs.
Plainfield Board of Education, where the Bookers along with the help
of the NAACP sued the school board and eventually won their case
challenging segregated school policies. Soror Booker is a life
member of A.K.A., NAACP, NCNW, and NJEA. Soror Anna and Honey
Do Charles have two adult children: the late Charles Jr., and legacy
Beverly, their grandchildren: Mateen, Corean Ann, Marquette, and
legacy Bryanna, along with four great grandchildren. To learn more
about Soror Anna Booker’s legacy in education, civil rights, and our
beloved sorority, check out this exclusive interview: The Ivy Vine
Podcast: Soror Anna Booker.

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Please join North Atlantic Regional Director Mary Bentley LaMar in welcoming the
newly chartered chapter in the Notable North Atlantic Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Incorporated®, ALPHA BETA PI OMEGA, formerly Hidden Pearls of Staten
Island, New York Interest Group, chartered on June 12, 2022.

Please join North Atlantic Regional Director Mary Bentley LaMar in welcoming
the newly chartered chapter in the Notable North Atlantic Region of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, ALPHA BETA RHO OMEGA, formerly Pink Pearls
of Pascack Valley, New Jersey Interest Group, chartered on June 14, 2022.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS & REGIONAL REMINDERS

91st NARC CONFERENCE BAG UPDATE
We are pleased to
share that all
requests for our
91st North Atlantic
Regional
Conference bags
have been
processed by our
Finance Team and

our distribution process will work as
follows:

General Members – Bags will be mailed
to General Members beginning June 20.

All Other Sorors -- Basilei and Graduate
Advisors will receive an email (on or
before June 20th) with the names of the
sorors, including First Timers, who will
receive a conference bag. Please note,
only First Timers and sorors who
submitted original badges with $15 in
NAR Kurrency will receive bags.

Basilei and Graduate Advisors will be
asked to designate a maximum of two (2)
sorors per chapter to pick up the bags
during designated times and dates.

Should we have any remaining bags
after the initial distribution, those
bags will be sold on a first-come first-
serve basis.

Please stay posted for any updates. Thank
you Sorors and we appreciate your
patience as we work through this process.

For other questions, please email
[email protected].

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Special thanks to the 2018-2022 NAR Newsletter

contributors and editorial team:

Soror Gina Scott, Print Communications Chairman & Editor

Soror Aseeli Coleman, Print Communications Team

Soror Regina Fleming, NAR AKArazzi Co-Chairman

Soror Sonya Fiol Grant, NAR AKArazzi Co-Chairman

Soror Shané Hargraves, Print Communications Team ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC.
Soror Liz Nolley Tillman, Communications Chairman

NOTABLE NORTH ATLANTIC REGION

AKA1908.COM/NORTHATLANTIC