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The Washington (DC) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, chartered in April 1948, is recognized as the oldest chapter in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia (DMV) area and the third chapter established overall within the national organization, which was founded in 1946. It enjoys a rich legacy of friendship, community service, and unwavering commitment to the goals, ideals, and purposes of The Links, Incorporated.
The mission and vision of The Links, Incorporated, is to enrich, sustain, and ensure the identities, culture, and economic survival of African Americans and persons of African descent through community service,
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OFFICERS
Cheryl Teare
President
Johanna Thomas
Vice President

Gracie Lawson-Borders
Recording Secretary
Mary Oates Walker
Corresponding Secretary
Hazel J. Harper
Laurie Dubriel Treasurer
Emily K. Graham
Assistant Treasurer
Toni Louise Adderley
Kim Greenfield Alfonso
S. Kathryn Allen
Samantha Ashford
Denise Bailey Clark
Brenda Karen Baldwin-Marshall
Pamela F. Banks *
Ivy Barnett
Paula Kent Boone
Barbara Jean Brown-Brewington
Mynetta Jedele Burney-Edwards
Patricia Bush
LaTanya Renee Butler
Joy Dalineta Calloway
Kendra M. Calloway
Dorothy Gibson Capers
Faizah Seraz Carr
Yvonne Wright Carter
Kenda Kittrell Chavis +
Nicole Cheek
Janine Clayton
Anita Colleen Cooke Wells *
Candice Maria Crawford
Megan Demetrian Davis
Karen Day
Joyce Dennis
Laurie Delia Dubriel
Leslie T. Fenwick
Theresa Camille Feraren
Samara Ryder Foxx
Aeva Gaymon-Doomes
Faith Gibson Hubbard
Emily K Graham
Jonice Monique Gray
Tiffini Nicole Greene
Karyn Allison Greenfield
Regina Hampton Coleman
Muriel A. Howard
Tanisha Anne Jackson
DeAndra Chanet Johnson
Tracey Tolbert Jones
Mona LaMothe Smith
Allie B. Latimer ^
Gracie Lawson-Borders
Susan M. Leigh
Rachel N. Lokken
Agnes Moss Lurry
Angela Marshall
Erika Lyn Martin
Lisa Glodine McCurdy-Hankins
Joan Rector McGlockton
Bishetta Dionne Merritt * ** ^
Jessica Rani Milton
Thais G. Moore
Dana Kristina-Joi Morgan
Erica Earlene Noble
April U. Owens
Vivian Pinn ^
Gloria J. Quick-Alexander
LaDonica Jene Reed
Laura Banks Reed
Anna Rigsby
Rochelle Lizette Rollins
Cecelia V. Royster
Gina Therrell Sanders
C. Denise Witcher Sessoms *
Donna Fitzgerald Shuler
Kristy Janene Sinkfield
Susan Spurlark
Cheryl Ann Teare
Johanna Rose Thomas
Jamelle Tolson
Marita Nelson Turner
Mary Oates Walker

Karen M. Hardwick
Shawna Francis Watley
C. Denise Witcher Sessoms*
Financial Secretary
Anita Cooke Wells *
Immediate Past President
MEMBERS *
Shawna Francis Watley
Paula Whetsel-Ribeau
Dawn Gaines Whitmore
Rachel Williams
Robin S. Williams
Robin Williams
Donna MP Wilson
Christina Sherrie Wingate
DeShaun N. Wise Porter
Marci P. Young
ALUMNAE MEMBERS
Martha Baron
Sylvia Belton ^
Jean Bentley ^
Georgia Arrington Booker
Eugenia Bickerstaff
Shirley Hall
Andrea Hagans
Michelle Hawkins
Ann Jordan
Carolyne Jordan
Peggy Lewis
Diane Mance *
Dolores Martin * ^
Iris Morton
Joan Payne *
Vivian Pinn
Lois Poag-Ray
Pam Reed
Helen Saulny
Mildred Shannon
Bernice Simmons
Carla Smith
Gloria Smith

Aleitha Spraggins ** ^







