News of Note 5.2021 NAR

NORTH ATLANTIC REGION

Regional Director’s 3
State of the Region 12

2021 Leadership
Directory

Regional Committee 14
Updates

Special 90th NARC 25
Recap

NAR Corporate 35
Sponsors & 39
Supporters

NAR Announcements

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

AS PRESENTED AT THE

MARCH 4-7, 2021 | PHILADELPHIA, PA

MARY BENTLEY LAMAR

North Atlantic Regional Director

As presented in the First Plenary Session of the 90th North
Atlantic Regional Conference on March 5, 2021:

Leading With a High Note

I JUST WANT TO BE LIKE YOU!

You have embraced operating virtually this year by:
• Conducting chapter meetings virtually;
• End of the Year Reporting in the North Atlantic Region is up and

ranked at 100%; and
• Conducting Standards investigations in spite of challenges.

Sisterly Outreach

You have supported each other with sisterly outreach:
• Ongoing soror engagement through regional eblasts and

ongoing updates to various websites and our social media pages;
• The NAR Golden Soror Committee has been instrumental in

keeping the Golden, Pearl and Diamond sorors connected
through cards, calls, and sisterly poems;
• Regional weekly prayer calls have occurred consistently since
the onset of the pandemic;
• Sorors have been looking out for one another in light of the
pandemic;
• We have conducted food drop offs and have grocery shopped
for our seasoned sorors.
• We have assisted each other with navigating with technology,
Zoom calls and webinars, etc.; and
• We came together to mourn the loss of Soror Eva Evans,
our 24th Supreme Basileus.

Programs

You, my Sisters in Service have served your
communities in spite of this pandemic. The North Atlantic
Region has made exceptional progress toward achieving the
International Program goals as we concluded 2020. We have met or exceeded
program goals.

In all the targets, we are doing well, ad if we have exceeded our goals, we are
close to it.

In summary, we have achieved and exceeded the following regional goals:
• #CAP - > 100%
• Targets 2, 3 and 4 - > 100%

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• Target 5 (Eyeglasses and RAAP) - > 100%

We are close to achieving the following regional
goals:
• Target 5, Soles4Souls: 88% toward goal
• Target 5, Pillowcase Dresses: 97% toward goal
• Target 1 $upport HBCU: donated $1.055M of the

$1.445M needed to achieve goal

We are still working towards the following regional
goals:
• Target 5, Pillowcase Shirts: 41% toward NAR

goal

Fundraising

You have found new ways to raise even more
funds, in more ways, than previously
imagined.

Because of YOU, we are able to commit $50,000 as
a region to the EAF HBCU $1 Million in One Day
Campaign for 2021

We have capitalized four (4) Education
Advancement Foundation (EAF) funds:
1. The NAR Diamond Soror Endowment
2. The Lois Mailou Jones Fine Arts Endowment
3. The Gene Ann Polk Horne Endowment
4. Dr. Yvonne Barnett and Dr. Rhoneise Barnett-

Smith Legacy Endowment Scholarship Fund

And for the third year in a row, we are at
over $100,000 in corporate sponsorships.

New Members

The Fall of 2020 saw seven (7) Undergraduate
chapters bring in new members under the modified
MIP process.

Academic Excellence

You have excelled academically in spite of
remote learning. We commend our
undergraduates in the 4.0 Club. In spite of it all, you
have done well.

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AKAs Lead

You are Sisters in Service and you have
gotten into “good trouble” with AKAs Lead.
Your efforts are recognized:
• You mobilized and got out the vote;
• Made “HERstory” seeing our Soror Kamala

Harris elected to become the Vice President of
these United States of America;
• Chapters strolled to the polls;
• Made the connection and support for social
justice; and
• Individual sorors exercised their right to vote and
supported their candidate of choice.

Your service has increased the reach of Alpha Kappa
Alpha throughout the region and beyond.

Membership

We are currently at 14,508 active members in
the region. We have 149 chapters: 78 Graduate and
69 Undergraduate chapters. We have five (5)
graduate interest groups.
• Pearls By The Bay, Maryland
• Hidden Pearls of Staten Island
• Southern Pearls of Prince George’s County
• Middletown Odessa Townsend, Pearls of

Distinction
• Pink Pearls of Pascack Valley, New Jersey

The REACTIVATION 5K has been successful.
Approximately, 40 chapters currently are undergoing
the MIP process. We have improved to 90%
engagement in chapter mentoring plans.

You, my Sisters in Service, have strived to
learn more with record-breaking attendance.
• 2021 Leadership Summit: 2,511
• 2020 Cluster Zoom INs:

 Cluster 1: 898
 Cluster II: 692
 Cluster III: 571
 Cluster IV: 582
 Cluster V: 401

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• Undergraduate Zoom IN
• NARC 2021: 6,000+

Leadership Development

Leadership Fellows
I’m pleased to announce the Alpha Kappa Alpha’s
Leadership Fellows Program, recognizes six (6) new
sorors from the North Atlantic Region that
are 2021 Fellows:
• Kayla Merriweather (New York University

Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Lambda
Chapter)
• Lauren Lowe (Howard University, Alpha
Chapter)
• Avery Bolden (Boston University, Epsilon
Chapter)
• Arielle Gedeon (Rowan University, Lambda Rho
Chapter)
• Khiana Rogers (Northeastern University, Iota
Gamma Chapter)
• Monique John (University of Albany, Pi Kappa
Chapter)

Anna Easter Brown Leadership Institute
We continued the Region’s commitment to develop
leaders with the Anna Easter Brown Leadership
Institute (AEBLI) celebrating success with the
graduation of the AEBLI Scholars. They will publish
“Reflections on Leadership,” Issue II this spring.

Sisters in Service, you have honored our Founders
with numerous virtual commemorations. Sisters in
Service, you have lived up to the name Notable North
Atlantic!

We have had several media requests from reporters
seeking comment on Kamala Harris, including CBS
Boston, CBS NY, NY Newsday, News 12 –
Westchester, Fox 29’s Good Day Philadelphia and Fox
5 News in Washington, DC.

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We’ve expanded social media reach on Facebook
to 16.9K, and 5,258 interactions on Instagram
(+55.7%), driven by ‘Get Out The Vote’ and
AKAs L.E.A.D. related content.
Our social media reach increased on Facebook
by 211.2% (+26.5K interactions) and by 23.96%
on Instagram (+2,501 interactions), driven by
posts about Founders’ Day and elected AKA
officials.

I just want to be like you. I am inspired
by you. You are my Sisters in Service to
all mankind. We have greater laurels to
win…greater tasks to begin.

Action Items

• Vote, Get Out The Vote and Be Counted!
• Support Down Ballot candidates
• Participate in the Global Pen Pal Program with

the International Region Sorors
• Be vigilant with COVID-19 health safety
• Excel past the program goals of the Excellence

program because we are leading on a high note.

Sorors, it truly is an honor to be your
Sister in Service.
It is a joy to represent you-The Notable North
Atlantic region on the Directorate of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

I strive to reflect you, when I connect with service
organizations and community partners for their
programs.

I strive to reflect you when I provide greetings and
key note addresses for sorority events and Divine 9
activities.

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, Regional
Executive Assistants, International and Regional

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Chairs and committee members, Regional officers,
conference planners and Cluster Coordinators,
chapter officers, members and general members- You
are all Sisters in Service.
When we exemplify excellence, Alpha Kappa Alpha is
reflected on the highest note.
I also want to acknowledge my chapter, Omicron Xi
Omega for always being there in support.
I especially thank my family. My sister, Connie
Bentley-McGhee, my husband, Ansley and our son,
Hunter. They have always been there and even more
so in this virtual world. An expression of that
support is reflected in the song that you hear. It is
written in tribute to you-my Sisters in Service.
Sisters are who we are, and Service is what we
do.
In spite of all challenges, the state of the
Notable North Atlantic Region is Excellent!

Right: S. I. S-Sisterhood In Service
This was the special tribute song for sorors in the North Atlantic Region that
was unveiled at our 90th North Atlantic Regional Conference. If you love this
new release, please show your love by making a donation to the Alpha Kappa
Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc. Video is available to play on
the North Atlantic Region’s YouTube page (or click to play).

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Regional Director’s Itinerary Feb. 5 Pink Goes Red for Heart
Feb. 6
Cluster III Founders’ Day Celebration
Jan. 9 North Atlantic Leadership Summit (Virtual) Feb. 6
Jan. 9 Feb. 7 Epsilon Omega Centennial Celebration
Jan. 9 Cluster II NARC 2021 Planning Meeting Feb. 8
Feb. 9 Cluster II NARC 2021 Planning Meeting
Alpha Alpha Mu Omega Chapter Anniversary
Celebration Meeting with Regional EAF
Regional Director received 2nd COVID-19
Jan. 10 Alpha Kappa Alpha Diamond Pearl, Golden, Feb. 13 vaccination
Jan. 10 Silver Celebration Feb. 13
Feb. 20 Cluster IV Founders’ Day Celebration
Cluster II NARC 2021 Subcommittee Planning
Meetings Cluster II NARC 2021 Planning Meeting

Jan. 11 Nu Zeta Omega Chapter Leadership Institute Feb. 24 Omicron Xi Omega Chapter Meeting
Jan. 11 Greetings Feb. 25
Jan. 12 NARC Delegate Orientation
NARC 2022 Chair and Vice- Chairmen Feb. 25
Planning Meeting Greetings for Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Eastern Province Meeting
Regional Director received 1st COVID-19
vaccination American Heart Association Empowered
Black Women’s Round Table-Divine 9 Panel
Jan. 15 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Feb. 26 - 27 Discussion
Founders’ Day Celebration Feb. 27
Directorate Meeting
Jan. 15 New York Metropolitan Area Chapters Anna Easter Brown Leadership Institute Kick-
Founders’ Day Party Off
Mar. 1
NARC Program participants Meet and Greet
Jan. 15 Interview with CBS New York Mar. 2
NARC Awards Meeting
Jan. 16 Omicron Xi Omega Chapter Meeting Mar. 3 Soror Juanita Tynes Tillery’s 75th Birthday
Celebration
Jan. 17 Baltimore Area Chapters and Interest Group
NARC Regional Director’s Planning Meeting
Founders’ Day Worship Service Mar. 3
90th Virtual North Atlantic Regional
Jan. 17 Xi Omega Chapter Founders’ Day Tea Mar. 4-7 Conference (Philadelphia, PA)
AKA Day in Philadelphia as declared by the
Jan. 18 Dr. MLK Day of Service Mar. 4 Philadelphia City Council
Jan. 20 Mar. 4 Regional Director’s Trip to Philadelphia
Inauguration Day Soror Kamala Harris and including touring of Philadelphia buildings lit
Jan. 20 Senator Joseph Biden up in Pink and Green in Philadelphia;
Facebook Live posts; Public Meeting
Interview on Good Day Philadelphia Morning
Show Live

Jan. 23 Cluster II NARC 2021 Planning Meeting

Jan. 26 Regional Q&A Caucus for Undergraduate MIP
and Graduate MIP

Jan. 31 Iota Epsilon Omega 50th Anniversary Kick off
Celebration

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Regional Director’s Itinerary cont. May MIP Virtual Visits throughout the month
May 8
Mar. 7 Regional Director’s Trip to Philadelphia for NAACP Oranges Maplewood Freedom Dinner-
press conference presenting the region’s May 12 Regional Director is an honoree
donations; $25,000 to Black Doctor’s COVID- May 15
19 Consortium; $7,000 to No More Secrets May 16 Connecticut D9 COVID-19 Panel Discussion
Mind Body and Spirit and $7,000 to Chosen
300 Ministries May 16 Chapter Visits
May 16
Mar. 12-14 Far Western Regional Conference Southern Pearls of Prince George’s County
May 21-23 Chartering
Mar. 16 United Nations NGO-CSW Global Conference May 23
Panel Discussion on Alpha Kappa Alpha M.O.T. Pearls of Distinction Chartering
Sorority Developing Black Women Leaders
Xi Omega Chapter and Pearls and Ivy
Mar. 17 Greetings for Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Educational Foundation Pink Hat Tea
Washington DC State Conference
International Regional Conference
Mar.18-21 Midwestern Regional Conference Nu Xi Omega 40th Anniversary Celebration

Mar. 21 Regional MIP Q & A Meeting

Mar. 23 AKA Day at The Capitol Cluster III (New York) PLEASE NOTE:
Mar. 25-28
Mar. 27 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference Effective immediately, please note Madam
Regional Director’s updated mailing
Mar. 30 Divine 9 Doctors COVID-19 Panel Discussion address:
with Opening Remarks by the Regional
Director

Omicron Xi Omega Chapter COVID-19 Panel P.O. Box 413
Discussion with Physicians and County Health
Officials. Greetings by the Regional Director Montclair, NJ 07042

April MIP Virtual Visits throughout the month

Apr. 3 Tau Theta 10 Year Chartering Anniversary
“Pinkies Up” Tea Party

Apr. 7 Meeting with Hidden Pearls of Staten Island
Interest Group

Apr. 8 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Public Meeting
Panel Discussion

Apr. 8 Meetings with Chapters

Apr. 8-11 South Eastern Regional Conference

Apr. 15-18 Great Lakes Regional Conference

Apr. 15-18 South Atlantic Regional Conference

Apr. 22-25 Central Regional Conference

Apr. 27 AKA Day at the Capitol Cluster IV New Jersey

Apr. 29— South Central Regional Conference
May 2

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

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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 Geniece Gary-Adams
to the Regional Alberta Susan Wells
Director

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 Falby

Vice Chairman of Comelia Stanford Sharon Falby Comelia Stanford
Operations Tonja L. Ringgold

Vice Chairman of
Programs

Vice Chairman of Social Nicola Kennedy

Tonja L. Ringgold Nicola Kennedy

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NORTH ATLANTIC REGION COMMITTEES

COMMUNICATIONS // AKARAZZI

Contact:  Under the leadership of NAR Communications Chairman Soror
Soror Liz Nolley Tillman Liz Nolley Tillman, the North Atlantic Region Communications
Chairman, Communications Team kicked off its first AKArazzi webinar via Zoom presented
[email protected]> by Vice Chairmen, Soror Regina Fleming of Tau Omega
Chapter and Soror Sonya D. Fiol-Grant of Iota Alpha Omega
Contact:  Chapter. Twenty-eight sorors, throughout the region, attended
Soror Sonya D. Fiol-Grant the 60-minute presentation on best practices in photography
AKArazzi Vice Chairman from both the creative and operations perspectives.
[email protected]
The topics included, how to tell and capture the "service story",
how to properly use a camera and a cellphone as a camera,
what to avoid in a photograph and how to take better
photographs. Sorors were also instructed on naming,
archiving, and sharing photo files. The webinar ended with a
question-and-answer session.

For more information on how you can join the AKArazzi
network, contact [email protected]. Visit the NAR
website, for the replay located in the Members Only section.

Contact:  Above: Members of the AKARazzi attend a March webinar.
Soror Regina Fleming 14
AKArazzi Vice Chairman
[email protected]

NORTH ATLANTIC REGION COMMITTEES

EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION

As the state of the North Atlantic Region is provided, I thought
it was important to offer the following information regarding
the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF) under Madam
Regional Director, Mary Bentley LaMar’s administration.

Contact:  Sorors, thank you for your generosity and commitment to ensuring the
Soror Susan Y. Peevy, North Atlantic Region continues to make a stance in our illustrious

EAF Coordinator sorority. You may ask how are the regional contributions calculated? A

[email protected] regional contribution is a monetary contribution that comes from the

(301) 529-0213 region that is NOT earmarked to any other fund. If a soror donates to an

HBCU, Mary Bentley LaMar’s Endowment, chapter contributions, etc., then

it cannot be counted for regional contributions.

2021 NORTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE VIRTUALLY IN PHILLY UPDATES

On Saturday, March 6, 2021 we hosted our EAF Celebration with 472 in attendance. We heard from
Soror Brooke Milligan, Delta Mu Chapter member at Temple University as she gave a beautiful and
heart-wrenching testimony as to how she will utilize the Undergraduate Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Inc. Scholars Scholarship she received. We then viewed a beautiful creation featuring 24 of our
Diamond Sorors in the North Atlantic Region. Our climax for the event was the Diamond Soror Raffle.

DIAMOND SOROR RAFFLE WINNERS

Katherine Johnson Doll Angela Long Legacy Jewelry Judi-Lynn Wills
Shamere Williams, Elizabeth, NJ Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders Bracelet Everlasting Necklace and Earring Set
Yolanda A. Chambers, Bowie, MD Josie Wright, Farmington, CT Thetieus A. Saunders, Randallstown, MD

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NORTH ATLANTIC REGION COMMITTEES

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

NORTH ATLANTIC REGION BEST OF THE BEST -
MEMBERSHIP IS PEARLFECTION

The International Membership Committee presented “Reactivation Day 5K:
A Race to the Finish” and you answered the call to ensure that our region
reactivated 723 sorors during the campaign period. To date, we have
reactivated over 12,000 sorors throughout the region.

I am so excited to share with you the 2020 Best of the Best Chapters of the

Notable North Atlantic Region! In order to qualify for this award, chapters

Contact:  must have met the following criteria:
Soror Arla J. Bentley, Turned in a completed end of the year Membership Report by

Chairman December 31, 2020.

Membership Committee Report at least one reactivation activity as completed in 2020.

NAR Representative, Report at least one reactivated soror during the 2020 year (based
International Membership on Corporate Office data).
Committee

[email protected]

Alpha Alpha Lambda Omega Iota Tau Omega Pi Pi Omega Theta Omega Omega
Alpha Alpha Mu Omega Pi Psi Omega Theta Phi Omega
Beta Alpha Omega Kappa Theta Omega Pi Theta Omega Theta Pi Omega
Beta Iota Pi Xi Omega Theta Psi Omega
Chi Theta Omega Lambda Omega Omega Psi Epsilon Omega Theta Tau Omega
Delta Pi Omega Psi Iota Omega Upsilon Delta Omega
Delta Rho Omega Nu Xi Omega Psi Lambda Omega Upsilon Epsilon Omega
Delta Sigma Omega Psi Omega Upsilon Tau Omega
Epsilon Iota Omega Nu Zeta Omega Psi Phi Omega Xi Chi Omega
Epsilon Omega Rho Epsilon Omega Xi Delta Omega
Epsilon Omicron Omega Omega Eta Omega Rho Kappa Omega Xi Omega
Epsilon Pi Omega Rho Mu Omega Xi Sigma Omega
Epsilon Sigma Omega Omega Mu Omega Rho Theta Omega Xi Xi Omega
Epsilon Upsilon Omega Rho Xi Omega Xi Zeta Omega
Eta Omega Omega Omega Omega Sigma Zeta Omega Zeta Nu Omega
Iota Alpha Omega Tau Nu Omega Zeta Omega
Iota Epsilon Omega Omega Pi Omega Tau Omega
Iota Gamma Omega Tau Xi Omega
Iota Lambda Omega Omega Psi Omega Theta Iota Omega

Omega Zeta Omega

Omicron Gamma Omega

Omicron Upsilon Omega

Omicron Xi Omega

Phi Beta Omega

Phi Eta Omega

Pi Iota Omega

Pi Kappa Omega

Pi Mu Omega

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NORTH ATLANTIC REGION MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE cont;
There was one chapter who stood out from all the rest and earned the title “2021 Reactivation Day
Award Day Winner". In order to qualify for this award, a chapter must have met the following criteria:

A chapter must have submitted the most reactivations from February 1, 2020 to February 1,
2021 (based on Corporate Office data).

Congratulations to Iota Gamma Omega Chapter in Cluster 1. Kudos to Madam Basileus, Cheryl W.
Owens and Madam Membership Chairman Serenity Amber Garnette and the members of Iota
Gamma Omega for excellence in Membership!
Thank you to all who participated and made our 2020-2021 reactivation campaign a major success.
Sorors, be on the lookout for a new award coming in 2022. The International Membership
Committee is excited to introduce the Excellence in Chapter Retention through Mentorship Award.
This Excellence in Chapter Retention Award will be introduced at the 2022 Regional Conference.
Criteria for this award will be measured by the chapter mentoring goals, Individual mentoring goals,
and development of an outstanding mentoring plan. Membership Chairmen be sure to refresh your
chapter’s mentoring plan in 2021.
I am Soror Arla J. Bentley, your Representative to the International Membership Committee. It is
certainly an honor and a pleasure to represent the North Atlantic Region. All chapters should have
received your Best of the Best certificates. If you did not receive your certificate, please email me at
[email protected].

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Contact: Soror Tonja Ringgold, Chairman
North Atlantic Region Program Committee
North Atlantic Region Representative,
International Program Committee
[email protected]

Congratulations North Atlantic Region, your progress toward our region
Excellence Target goals is phenomenal. As of March 8, 2021 we have reached
100% on our regional goals for Targets 2,3,4, and 5 (dresses, eyeglasses, and
RAAP). We are 89% toward our goal of 72,250 shoes for Soles4Souls with
64,478 collected, 85% toward our Target 1 $upport HBCU goal of $1.445M
with $1.228M donated, and
43% toward our Target 5 Global Impact
Pillowcase shirt goal of 3,619 with 1,557 shirts
made to date.

Highlights of the 90th North Atlantic Region
Service Projects
The service project focus for the North Atlantic
Regional Conference was all five Excellence
Program Targets. Below is a summary of the
results of each Target. Kudos to Soror Robyn R.

Jones, Chairman of the
North Atlantic Regional Conference Service Projects, and her team.

Target 1 – HBCU for Life: A Call to Action
Chapters were asked to donate funds to support HBCUs. Collections from
September 1, 2020 thru February 15, 2021 were counted in the totals for
NARC. Collectively, the North Atlantic Region donated $282,853 in support of HBCUs. Top Cluster
chapters are noted below.

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Target 2 – Women’s Healthcare and Wellness
During NARC, Cluster 2 sorors provided daily “Brain Breaks” which included
“Mindful Moments and Movement Videos.” These presentations provided
opportunities for sorors to exercise, learn health tips, and become one with
themselves.

Target 3 – Building Your Economic Legacy
Four initiatives were supported under Target 3, “Buy Black 365”, “No More
Secrets”, “Chosen 300”, and Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium. With “Buy
Black 365”, sorors were encouraged to shop with our NARC vendors. Sorors
were also encouraged to buy their meals from minority restaurants and caterers
during NARC. The Notable North Atlantic Region also made three significant
donations to the following:
• $7,000 – No More Secrets Mind Body Spirit, Inc. (Sorors also donated menstrual hygiene
products)
• $7,000 – Chosen 300 Ministries, Inc. (Aid in feeding homeless in Philadelphia)
• $25,000 – Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium

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Target 4 – The Arts
The North Atlantic Region showcased the future of
African American artist through a Middle School
Art Contest. Middle school students (6th – 8th
grades) were invited to enter an art competition
with their work focusing on the Harlem
Renaissance or the Black Arts Movements.
The mediums were drawing, painting sculpture, and photography. The
works were judged by two professional artists, Khalilah Birdsong and
Art Gartmond. A winner was selected from each category with an
overall winner.

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Target 5 – Global Impact
Chapters were asked to tally their completion of Target 5 pillowcase shirts
from September 1, 2020 thru February 15, 2021. Collectively, the North
Atlantic Region completed 1,166 pillowcase shirts within the specified period.
Top Cluster chapters are noted below.

With the momentum that the North Atlantic Region has displayed over the past year, I am confident
that all Excellence goals will be reached very soon. Thank you North Atlantic Region. Your efforts
translate into assistance for our community, locally, regionally, and internationally.

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NORTH ATLANTIC REGION COMMITTEES

STRATEGIC PLANNING

A big HELLO to my sorors of the Notable North Atlantic Region. On
behalf of your regional Strategic Planning committee, I pray that you
have been able to keep safe, healthy and happy during this pandemic.

Covid-19 has truly changed the way we have been doing business in
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Now more than ever, we must be sure
that our chapters are prepared with a solid plan of operations.

Contact:  Does your chapter have an updated strategic plan? Has it been
Soror Kim Daniel-Robinson, reviewed and revised over the past two years? If your answer is “yes,”
North Atlantic Region use the electronic “Strategic Plan Submission Form, (in the Members
Representative Only section on our international website), to submit your plan online.
International Strategic Be sure to select the correct region and follow the directions for online
Planning Committee submission.
[email protected]
(973) 868-5659 If your chapter does not have a strategic plan, or has one that has not
been reviewed or revised in the last few years, be sure to use the
resources in the Members Only section, to create or update your
chapter’s strategic plan.

The International Strategic Planning Committee has posted a webinar
with a systematic guide for creating a strategic plan. The webinar is
available on our corporate office website and is accessible for review at
your convenience. We have also posted a Chapter Self Evaluation Tool
that you can use to assess the relevance of your chapter’s plan.

Sorors, as you set goals for your chapter
and develop plans to achieve them,
your regional Strategic Planning Team
is here to assist you.

If you have any questions
regarding Strategic Planning,
please feel free to contact me.

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2021 LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM

SUPPORT Support the Leadership Fellows EAF Endowment by donating to the “Leadership Fellows
CONTACTS Boule/Leadership Seminar” Fund. This endowment will allow current undergraduates or recent

graduates (5 years post college) to register and attend Boules or Leadership Seminars.
https://donate.akaeaf.org/pages/endowment-donation-form-l---p

Soror Elicia Pegues Spearman, Chairman
International Leadership Fellows Committee
Theta Epsilon Omega Chapter
[email protected] or [email protected]
(203) 464-9451

Soror Karen M. Spruill, Member
International Leadership Fellows Committee
Xi Zeta Omega Chapter
[email protected]

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North Atlantic Region #AKANARatHome Updates

Nu Xi Omega Hosts 113th Founders Day Celebration

Somerset, NJ — The Nu Xi Omega Along with the message of faith, service, unity and
Chapter hosted the Cluster IV 113th strength, members enjoyed an outstanding vocal
Founders’ Day Celebration on Saturday, selection by Dr. LaShara Davis as the Nu Xi
February 13, 2021. Attended by 685 Omega soloist and a “We Lead” Presentation given
North Atlantic Region sorors, the virtual by Nu Xi Omega Chapter members.
celebration took place via Zoom in a
webinar format. The Founders’ Day The proceeds of the event benefited the AKA
theme exemplified the motto, “We Come Leadership Fellows, HBCU Donation to Benedict
This Far by Faith as Women in College, P.E.A.R.L.S., Inc Scholarship Fund, The
Leadership”. Sickle Cell Association of New Jersey, and The
Newark Boys Chorus School.
The keynote speech given by former
28th Supreme Basileus Soror Dorothy
Buckhanan Wilson, was dynamic. She
identified many of the sorority’s “firsts”
in areas of achievement such as, the
first to be incorporated as a perpetual
body, and now the first woman who will
serve as the next Vice President of the
United States of America, Senator
Kamala Harris.

Along with this recognition, Dr. Above: Nu Xi Omega chapter (chapter website.).
Buckhanan Wilson emphasized to all
that, “We've come this far by faith.
Through our growth and impact, we are
now influencers." She ended with a
clarion call to members that despite
being virtual, we still must deliver on
our targets to remain supreme in
service, help each other in times of
need, and continue to answer the call.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

NORTH ATLANTIC
REGIONAL CONFERENCE

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED®

90TH
NORTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Soror Mary Bentley LaMar Soror Mary Taylor-Acree, Chairman

North Atlantic Regional Director

Soror Tina Wilson Alleyne Soror Carol Parkinson-Hall Soror Sabrina Price-Powell Soror Tyler A. Lawson

Vice Chairman, Operations Vice Chairman, Programs Vice Chairman, Social Vice Chairman
Undergraduate Activities

Soror Jayne M. Downing Soror Shariah Dixon-Turner Soror Ruth Sturgis-Marcus Soror Renee Banks

Conference Grammateus Conference Tamiouchos Conference Financial Secretary Conference Assistant
Financial Secretary

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NORTH ATLANTIC REGION AWARDS COMMITTEE

AWARDS Basileus of the Year (Medium)
1st Place - Soror Arla Bentley,
Thank you once again to
all of the chapter Xi Sigma Omega
submissions and awards 2nd Place- Soror Recia Howard,
at this year's Regional
Conference! Please join Rho Gamma Omega
me in congratulating 3rd Place - Soror Charisse Wheeler,
the graduate and u Upsilon Delta Omega
undergraduate award-
winning chapters. Basileus of the Year (Small)
1st Place - Soror Sonya D Foil- Grant,
Graduate Chapter Awards
Iota Alpha Omega
Chapter of the Year (Large) 2nd Place - Soror Lisa Bennett,
1st Place - Psi Epsilon Omega
2nd Place - Xi Omega Omicron Upsilon Omega
3rd Place - Theta Pi Omega 3rd Place - Soror Yolanda George Turman,

Chapter of the Year (Medium) Iota Tau Omega
1st Place - Nu Zeta Omega
2nd Place - Xi Sigma Omega Exhibit of the Year
3rd Place - Omega Zeta Omega 1st Place - Delta Rho Omega
2nd Place - Upsilon Epsilon Omega

Golden Soror of the Year
Soror Mildred Musgrove, Rho Mu Omega

Silver Soror of the Year
Soror Carol Robinson, Epsilon Omega

Chapter of the Year (Small) Officer of the Year (tie)
1st Place - Iota Tau Omega Soror Kafi Meadows, Psi Omega
2nd Place - Omega Pi Omega
3rd Place - Lambda Omega Omega Soror Nancy Rousseau, Psi Iota Omega

Basileus of the Year (Large) New Soror of the Year
Soror Adrienne Dean Parkmond
1st Place (tie) - Soror Tonja Ringgold, Theta Epsilon Omega

Epsilon Omega Nellie Quander Leadership Award (tie)
1st Place (tie) - Soror Nia N. Campbell, Soror Elicia Pegues Spearman,
Theta Epsilon Omega
Phi Beta Omega Soror Andrea Norvice Moore,
1st Place (tie) - Soror Sharon V. Burrell, 27 Iota Lambda Omega

Theta Omega Omega
2nd Place - Soror Kendra Brown,

3rd Place - Upsilon Epsilon Omega
Soror Harriet Raghnal,

Beta Alpha Omega

Graduate Awards continued Target 2 Women's Healthcare
and Wellness (Large)
Spotlight Public Relations Award 1st Place - Rho Mu Omega
Zeta Omega Runner Up - Upsilon Epsilon Omega

Exemplary Citizen Award Target 2 Women's Healthcare and
Soror Valerie Cooper, Wellness (Medium)
Omicron Upsilon Omega 1st Place - Pi Iota Omega
Runner Up - Rho Gamma Omega
Pretty Is As Pretty Does Award
Omega Mu Omega Target 2 Women's Healthcare and
Wellness (Small)
Virtual Award 1st Place - Tau Delta Omega
Runner Up (tie) - Omega Pi Omega and
Psi Epsilon Omega (Large) Xi Chi Omega
Eta Omega Omega (Medium)
Omicron Upsilon Omega (Small) Target 3 Building Your Economic
Legagcy (Large)
North Atlantic Region-J.P. Morgan Chase 1st Place - Xi Omega
& Co Financial Award Runner Up - Omega Omega

Xi Omega (Large) Target 3 Building Your Economic
Pi Theta Omega (Medium) Legagcy (Medium)
Iota Alpha Omega (Small) 1st Place - Rho Gamma Omega
Runner Up- Zeta Nu Omega
Graduate Chapter Program Awards
Target 3 Building Your Economic
Target 1 HBCU For Life (Large) 28 Legagcy (Small)
1st Place - Omega Omega 1st Place - Iota Alpha Omega
Runner Up - Iota Lambda Omega Runner Up - Xi Chi Omega

Target 1 HBCU For Life (Medium) Target 4 The Arts (Large)
1st Place - Omega Zeta Omega 1st Place - Rho Theta Omega
Runner Up - Rho Gamma Omega Runner Up - Xi Omega

Target 1 HBCU For Life (Small) Target 4 The Arts (Medium)
1st Place - Iota Alpha Omega 1st Place - Rho Gamma Omega
Runner Up - Omega Pi Omega Runner Up- Pi Theta Omega

Target 1 #CAP (Large) Target 4 The Arts (Small)
1st Place - Omega Omega 1st Place - Omicron Upsilon Omega
Runner Up - Phi Beta Omega
Target 5 Global Impact (Large)
Target 1 #CAP (Medium) 1st Place - Xi Omega
1st Place - Pi Theta Omega Runner Up - Epsilon Omega
Runner Up (tie) - Omega Zeta Omega
and Xi Delta Omega

Target 1 #CAP (Small)
1st Place - Omicron Upsilon Omega

Graduate Program Awards continued Undergraduate Chapter Awards

Target 5 Global Impact (Medium) Chapter of the Year
1st Place - Pi Iota Omega 1st Place - Tau Xi
Runner Up - Xi Sigma Omega 2nd Place (tie) - Lambda Gamma and Lambda
3rd Place - Mu Delta

Overall Excellence (Large) Basileus of the Year

1st Place - Omega Omega 1st Place (tie) - Soror Gia Beaton, Tau Xi
Runner Up - Epsilon Omega 1st Place (tie) -Soror Emebte Atanaw, Mu Delta
2nd Place (tie) -Soror Arielle Gedeon, Lambda Rho
Overall Excellence (Medium) 2nd Place (tie) - Soror Taylor Griffith, Zeta Sigma
1st Place - Rho Kappa Omega 3rd Place - Soror Erika Baylor, Delta Iota

Runner Up - Omega Zeta Omega
Officer of the Year

Former Regional Director Awards Soror Kayla Williams, Lambda Gamma

Anne Mitchum Davis Award Nellie May Quander Leadership Award
Nu Zeta Omega Chapter Soror Hadiya Freeman, Lambda Gamma

Ruth C. Easley Reactivation Award Pretty Is As Pretty Does Award Reflections
of Sisterhood Award
Large - Rho Theta Omega
Medium - Nu Zeta Omega Tau Xi Chapter
Small - Chi Theta Omega

Idell S. Pugh Angel Award Virtual Award
Soror Lisa Durmo, Eta Omega Omega Tau Xi Chapter

Erma W. Barron Making A Difference Award Miss AKA
(tie) Soror Hollan Brockenbrough
Epsilon Omicron Omega Lambda Gamma
Epsilon Pi Omega
Exhibit of the Year- 1st place
Wilma Holmes Tootle Educational Gamma Epsilon
Enhancement Award
Soror Ebony Jerrell Shockley, Alpha Graduate Advisor of the Year
Alpha Lambda Omega 1st Place - Soror Melanie Daniels

C. Edith Booker Collaboration Award Lambda Gamma
Zeta Omega in collaboration with 2nd Place - Soror Inger Taylor
Lambda Gamma
Gamma Epsilon
Evelyn Sample Oates H.O.P.E Award 3rd Place - Soror Robyn Lyles
Pi Iota Omega
Tau Theta

Constance R. Pizarro Promise Award 29
Rho Mu Omega

Undergraduate Awards continued Undergraduate Chapter Awards

North Atlantic Region-J.P. Morgan Chase Former Regional Director Awards
& Co Financial Award
Gamma Epsilon Anne Mitchum Davis Family Health Award
Gamma Epsilon
North Atlantic Region-J.P. Morgan Chase Mildred W. Stewart ECHO Award
& Co Financial Award Soror Jade Martinez, Beta Lambda
Lambda Nellie W. Gaylord Young Educator Award
Soror Kristen D. Roach, Beta Lambda
Undergraduate Program Awards
Erma W. Barron Making A Difference Award
Target 1 HBCU For Life Gamma Epsilon Chapter
1st Place (Small) - Beta Lambda
Runner Up (Small)- Tau Xi C. Edith Booker Collaboration Award
Lambda Gamma and Zeta Omega
Target 2 Women's Healthcare and
Wellness
1st Place (Small)- Beta Lambda
Runner Up (Small)- Gamma Epsilon

Target 3 Building Your Economic
Legagcy
1st Place (Small)- Beta Lambda
Runner Up (Small) - Nu Mu

Target 4 The Arts (Medium)
1st Place - Gamma Epsilon

Target 4 The Arts (Small)
1st Place - Lambda Rho
Runner Up - Zeta Sigma

Target 5 Global Impact
1st Place (Small) - Beta Lambda
Runner Up (Small)- Zeta Sigma

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[email protected]

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Marsha Charlton
23000

Points Soror Points Soror

22700 Chenita Daughtry 17500 Joyce Allen-Taylor

22300 La'Shawn C. Parker 17500 Kathrien Williams

22200 Kathy Lucas 17400 Cynthia Little

19300 Monique Okumakpeyi 17300 Kai Byrd

18800 Heather Walker 17300 Kristel Johnson

18600 Renee Robinson 17300 Kelly Taylor

18600 Anquinette Hayles 17300 Regina Fleming

18200 Alicia Williams 17200 Janis Bryant

17900 Nicole Rene Bullock 17200 Kiyanna Sawyer

17700 Kisha Pippins-Fields 17200 Courtney Brown

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Points Soror Points Soror Points Soror
17150 Melodye Neal 15800 Karen Harvey 14400 Grace Burch
17100 Morrisa Rice 15800 Beverly Alston-Smith 14300 Vanessa Rice
17100 Keisha Redd 15700 Sharon Scott Brooking 14250 Angela Scarborough
17000 Yasmin Coleman 15450 Juanita Joyner-Hicks 14150 Sallie Brown
17000 Marie Houston 15400 Tracy Salaam 14100 Yvette Gray
17000 Alycia Anderson 15300 RenÃe Gaskin-Martin 14100 Loletta Carter
17000 Tracy Simmons-Hart 15250 Bonnie Bowser 14000 Bridget Venable-Foreman
16800 Jennifer Sellers 15200 Robin Chapolini 13900 Jerri Kendrick
16800 Brenda L. West 15150 Michelle Contee 13900 Demeatrice Saunders
16700 Jacqueline Stewart 15050 Cheryl Gatling-Galloway 13900 Logan Armour
16600 Lisa D Fisher 15000 Regina Paige-McGarrah 13900 Jacqueline Waddell
16500 Jamila Harley 15000 Sylvia Haughton 13800 Wanda Griffin-Thrower
16500 Daisy Tawiah 14900 Gail Smith 13800 Muriel Ward-Harper
16500 Candice Alfonso 14900 Barbara Newton 13800 Agnita Williams
16400 Annette Hossack 14900 Stephanie Black 13650 Deborah M Barnes
16400 Anna Maria Griffith 14800 Sheila Bair-Bey 13500 Doretha Green
16400 Tonya McLaughlin 14800 Tonya Breaker 13500 Yasmin Blackburn
16400 Alexandria Monroe 14700 Theona Salmon Ponder 13400 Stacey Frenche
16300 Nancy Rachel Rousseau 14700 Frances Bush 13400 Cynthia Giles-Parker
16200 Yolanda Ringgold 14700 Tracy Tawiah 13400 LaDonna Howell
16150 Lakeila Stemmons 14650 Brenda Lawrence 13400 Tracey Jenkins
16100 Laura Moreno-Davis 14600 Dawn Lee 13400 Tiaka Wright
16000 Katina Phifer 14600 Yolanda Penn 13300 Jasmine Fletcher
16000 Brandi Bradshaw 14500 Cimeron Bryant 13300 LaVerne Wallace
16000 Miriam Keller-Perkins 14500 Tiesh Reaves
15900 Jill Williams 14500 Tracey Alston 13300 Schniqua Roberts
15900 Deneen Hendrick 14500 Terri Jones
15900 Tahesha Woodson-Craig 14450 Dona Marshall

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Points Soror Points Soror Points Soror
13250 12700 12300
13250 Lanette White 12700 Melissa Ford 12200 Jasmine Butler
13200 Andrea Irwin-Moore 12700 Michelle Thompson 12200 Lisa Love
13100 Tracy Terrell 12700 Cashenna Cross 12200 Renee Lunceford
13100 Lynette Shelborne-Barfield 12700 Wanda Berry Joseph 12200 Patricia Hawkins
13100 Misha McAllister 12600 Patricia Cutler 12200 Pamela Alleyne
13100 LaShante James 12600 Dianne Bruce 12150 Sobandà Afolabi
13100 Sharon Sanders 12600 Gia James 12100 Eunice Whitted
13100 Susan Bailey 12600 Tiya Thomas 12100 Adele Armstrong
13100 E. Miller 12600 Linda Scotton 12100 Nancy Peguese
13050 Winnie Brinkley 12550 Nicole Darden 12100 Jennifer Sawyer
13000 Kymberly Ruffin 12500 Michelle Hardy 12050 Rhonda Moore
13000 Joi-Danelle Whitehead 12500 Constance Tucker 12050 Rhondalyn Cox
13000 Dawn Watt-Stewart 12500 Catrina Richardson 12000 Carolyn Scott-Small
13000 Christina Cruse 12500 Andrea Sims-Parson 12000 LaShawn Cheatom
12900 Rasheena Wilson 12500 Avlyn Fludd-Rivers 12000 April Wainwright
12900 Jamila Bellamy 12500 Alichia Washington 12000 Melinda Eden
12900 Andrea Catlin Williamson 12500 Tara Smith 12000 Jennifer Johnston
12900 Evelie Brown 12500 Shawnta Jackson 12000 Emilie Monroe
12900 Tracy Field-Samuels 12450 Melissa Forde 12000 Renay Butler
12900 Sundaymah Verdier 12450 Alesha Davis 12000 Kathleen Grosvenor
12850 Trina Idrovo 12400 Alisa Drayton 11950 Shari Campbell
12850 Stephanie Flunory 12400 Jennifer Smith 11950 Gigi Barton
12800 Leslie Daniels 12400 Wanda Roberts 11950 Juanita Jones
12800 Joyce Watson 12400 Cheryl Boatswain 11900 Stephanie Rolle-Gilliam
12800 12400 V'Nell DeCosta 11900 Janice Gary
12800 Karen St. Hilaire 12400 Giovanna Henson 11900 LaKeisha Purnell
12800 Ladonna Griffith-Lesesne 12350 Heather Cato 11900 Wdonna Woods-Nelson
12800 Linda Turner 12350 Darleen Morgan 11900 Tina Sills
12750 Marilyn Sears 12350 Monica Watson 11900 Tenaya Taylor
12750 Tracie Wells 12300 Danielle McKenzie 11900 Stephanie Solomon
12750 Tamara Davis Brown 12300 Delysia Lassiter-Cole 11900 Maggalean Weston
12700 Denita Newsome 12300 Angela Stanley 11900 Jennifer Harris
12700 Wendy Edge Althea Pollard Pamela Craig
Crystal Guy
Melanie Turner

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NORTH ATLANTIC
REGIONAL CONFERENCE

CORPORATE SPONSORS

PLATINUM

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NORTH ATLANTIC
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CORPORATE SPONSORS

SPECIAL

CONTRIBUTORS

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90th

Soror Sanderal S. Brown
Ms. Charisee Lillie

Soror Patricia Massey
Soror Theresa Massey
Soror Lorina Marshall-Blake
Soror Kimberly McLurkin-Harris
Soror Carolyne Wright Hopkins

Dr. Ansley LaMar
Soror Regenia Moore-Lee

Soror Arlean Leland
Soror Lavdena Orr
Mr. Ishmael Shahid

Soror Nichell Watson Sumpter
Soror Lu-Shawn Thompson

Ms. Sharmain Matlock Turner
Soror Sandra E. Waite

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90th

Soror Sanderal S. Brown
Ms. Charisee Lillie

Soror Patricia Massey
Soror Theresa Massey
Soror Lorina Marshall-Blake
Soror Kimberly McLurkin-Harris
Soror Carolyne Wright Hopkins

Dr. Ansley LaMar
Soror Regenia Moore-Lee

Soror Arlean Leland
Soror Lavdena Orr
Mr. Ishmael Shahid

Soror Nichell Watson Sumpter
Soror Lu-Shawn Thompson

Ms. Sharmain Matlock Turner
Soror Sandra E. Waite

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IMPORTANT
REMINDERS

Chapter Basilei and
Graduate Advisors

Proposed amendments to the sorority’s
Constitution and Bylaws will be voted on at Part
II of the 2020 Boule that will be held in July 2021.
The proposed amendments to the bylaws will be
voted on during the Boule.

The Corporate Office will mail the ballots Information regarding the voting
to each chapter by April 30, 2021. The procedure for proposed
number of ballots sent will be comparable amendments to the Constitution
to the chapter’s delegate voting strength. can be found in Article VIII,
Sections 1d, 1e, 1f and 1g (page
Please ensure that your chapter 6).
discusses the proposed amendment to
the Constitution at your May meeting to DEADLINE:
ensure that you can complete the ballots
and return them with a postmark date Complete and return ballots with a
of June 1 or earlier. postmark date of June 1 or earlier.

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Sales will run through June 15, 2021 (midnight).
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Above: Mock-up of the 90th NARC tees currently on sale.

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Learn About Our Diamond Soror
Hettie Simmons Love in new
book “Penn Pioneer”

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has numerous
notable members who have been “the first” in
many ways.
Learn more about the groundbreaking
achievement of Diamond Soror Hettie
Simmons Love, the first African American
woman to graduate from the University of
Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
In 1941, while at Fisk University, Soror Hettie
joined Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Incorporated®.

Download your copy from the North
Atlantic Region’s website

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save those dates

UPCOMING IMPACT DAYS

AUG 22, 2021 AKA International Day of

Prayer Observance

SEP 20, 2021 AKA HBCU Observance Day

OCT 4, 2021 Breast Cancer Awareness
Impact Day

NOV 15, 2021 AKA Caregivers’ Day
Observance

CONFERENCES

May 19-22, 2021 Leadership Fellows Program Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. during the
Exemplifying Excellence Through Sustainable
JULY 12-16, 2021 Boule & Leadership Seminar Service Administration recognizes the importance
of supporting healthcare and governmental
JULY 13, 2021 NAR Gathering organizations in their recommendations for
community safety as it relates to the global
TENTATIVE DATES corona virus pandemic. Alpha Kappa Alpha
launched a mask-wearing campaign in August and
SEP 17-18, 2021 Undergraduate Round Up is using the theme, “Wear A Mask: It’s A Serious
OCT 30, 2021 Matter!”
JAN 8, 2022 Cluster “Zoom-Ins”
The campaign will be launched in the form of a
APR 21-24, 2022 North Atlantic Region video and communicated via various social media
Leadership Summit and other communication mechanisms.

91st NARC, Cluster I In this video, the sorority is stressing the
(Baltimore, MD) importance of wearing a mask, social distancing,
and hand hygiene, to help mitigate the spread of
join us each week COVID-19.

EVERY THURSDAY @ 6:00 PM EDT JOIN THE CAMPAIGN:

• Share the video and encourage others to do
the same (Target 2)

• HashTags:
#AKA1908
#AKASLEAD
#AKAsMaskUp

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The objective of News of Note, under the The North Atlantic Region’s Communications
leadership of Regional Director Mary Bentley
LaMar is to share the noteworthy news of the Team’s focus is on providing chapter or local
region, updates on the regional director’s
activities, and international and regional support of Regional and International
committee highlights.
programs and initiatives. If you have news to
The North Atlantic News of Note newsletter is
published quarterly on or around the share with the Region, please post it to your
following issue dates: December (Winter),
April/May (Spring Special State of the Region chapter’s official social media accounts and
issue), June/July (Summer) and September/
October (Fall). tag the Region’s page in it so it can be

Submissions should be emailed to Madam reposted. Alternatively, you can submit your
Regional Director for consideration and
should not exceed 250 words. Due to space, photos and write ups to
all items must be approved in advance.
Information should be shared with Cluster [email protected]. Please
Coordinators for immediate sharing.
make sure that any content you submit has

been pre-approved by your Basileus for

public use. Please continue to send Cluster-

specific announcements (e.g., event/

fundraiser invitations, Ivy Beyond The Wall

notices, chapter updates, chapter news, etc.)

to your Cluster Coordinators.

.

Summer Deadline: June 15, 2021
(Release Date: July 2021)
Submission Email: [email protected]
Subject line: Newsletter Submission

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