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CONFERENCE
LUNCHEON
“Making a Difference: Many Women…One Vision”
Hutton Hotel
March 9, 2013
Presenting Sponsor
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March 9, 2013
Dear Members, Guests and Valued Sponsors:
It is indeed a pleasure to extend greetings to the members of the
National Coalition of 100 Black Women Prince Nashville Chapter,
Inc. (NCBW), and the valued patrons and sponsors of the chapter’s
annual Sisters-for-Sister Conference: Many Women…One Vision. This
program of advocacy, awareness and education is now in its 16th year
and is heralded as one of NCBW’S most legendary locally sponsored
women’s empowerment program.
A long-standing and valuable contributor to our national success,
the Nashville Chapter continues to make us all proud. The national
leadership joins with me to applaud the chapter for its year-round
advocacy work and community outreach. This chapter is a leader
amongst our many leader-chapters remaining both relevant and
responsive to the ever-changing landscape of challenges and
opportunities for Black women to advance the agenda for racial and gender equity locally and
nationally. The work of this chapter in the areas of voter education and empowering Black women
to serve on a wide range of policy-making boards are but two examples of their 21st century
activism and professional development agenda. These efforts are illustrative of the nature of the
efforts undertaken by all of our chapters; local initiatives that are central to our organizational
purpose of advancing the national NCBW agenda devoted to closing the disparity gaps evidenced
by Black women in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment. Along with its
sister chapters across this nation, NCBW Nashville Chapter, Inc. helps us to frame and implement a
domestic agenda in these areas as we work at the national, state and local levels of government to
influence public policy to benefit Black women and the girls that will follow us.
NCBW’s national advocacy agenda includes partnerships with other women’s and civil rights
organizations to “roll-back” the voter suppression laws enacted in over 30 states, put an end to
human trafficking and domestic violence, advance the fight for pay equity and promote responsible
reforms to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid; and strengthening economic support programs
that aging Black women heavily rely upon.
As we all bear witness to the nation’s uphill fight to regain America’s economic footing, the continuing
contentious political discourse and escalating attacks on women’s reproductive health rights, the
importance of NCBW’s work at both the national and local level is elevated in both purpose and
urgency.
With warmest regards,
M. DeLois “Dee Dee” Strum
National President
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National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.
Metropolitan Nashville Chapter
P. O. Box 23624
Nashville, TN 37202-2364
March 9, 2013
Veronica Marable Johnson
Chapter President
On behalf of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.,
Metropolitan Nashville Chapter, welcome to our annual 2013
Sister-for-Sister Conference and Women of Color Luncheon!
We are excited to build on our 16-year tradition of sharing talent,
wisdom and knowledge amongst African American women —
change agents who affect communities, influence policies and
support activities that provide economic, political, civic and social
benefits to our communities.
This year’s theme, “Making a Difference: Many Women…One
Vision,” was chosen to unite women of color in their ability to
advocate within their sphere of influence. Now is the time to work
collaboratively and leverage our community resources.
We are grateful to our presenters and workshop facilitators for sharing their insight and expertise.
Thanks to our keynote speaker, ShirleyAnn Robertson, a proven national leader and financial
advisor with a life mission “to teach others how to thrive by first believing in themselves.” A
note of thanks to our professional development facilitator, Sandra Finley, a woman dedicated to
communicating the collective voices of Black Women, impacting societal issues and promoting
joyful living.
To our honorees and to our scholarship recipient we extend our heartfelt thanks for your hard
work and dedication to our community. A special salute to the late Ivanetta Hughes Davis, the late
Lettie S. Galloway and the dynamic Danita Marsh—all empowering women whose outstanding
accomplishments and personal character will to impact women and girls of color for generations.
This event would not have been possible without the generosity of our sponsors, most especially
HCA. Your ongoing support of our vision, through underwriting this conference, enables the
Coalition to continue our committed outreach of community advocacy in the areas of health
awareness, economic empowerment and educational support.
Saletta Holloway
First Vice President
Cherie Allen
Second Vice President
Lethia Mann
Third Vice President
Almetta Bonds
Corresponding Secretary
Elnora Larkin
Financial Secretary
Minty Rich Ballard
Treasurer
Kennetha Sawyers, Esq.
Legal Counsel
Nashville Coalition
of 100 Black Women
Foundation, Inc.
Marilyn Robinson
President
Gwendolyn Sharp
Vice President
Kennetha Sawyers, J.D.
Secretary
Crystal Brooks
Financial Secretary
Misha Maynard
Treasurer
In closing, the awesome members of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Metropolitan
Nashville Chapter have worked tirelessly for months and deserve a big round of applause, thanks
and recognition. Our conference chair and co-chair, Cherie Allen and Lethia Mann, have done
an outstanding job in the planning, organizing and implementation of our annual conference
events. Their leadership is truly to be commended. It is an honor to be associated with such a
dynamic and committed group of women advocates, including our National President, M. DeLois
“DeeDee” Strum, who made a special tip to be with us today.
Again, thanks to all of you for being here on today. We sincerely hope that you will be inspired to
challenge issues, exchange ideas, network and develop strategies toward purposeful action for
improving the lives of women and girls of color in the 21st century.
Enjoy!
Veronica M. Johnson
Veronica Marable Johnson, President
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Nashville Coalition of 100 Black Women Foundation, Inc.
National Coalition of 100 Black Women • Metropolitan Nashville Chapter
P. O. Box 331986 • Nashville, TN 37203
March 9, 2013
Dear Friends and Guests:
It is my esteemed pleasure to welcome you to the 16th annual
Sister-for-Sister Conference and Women of Color Luncheon on
behalf of the Nashville Coalition of 100 Black Women Foundation,
Incorporated.
In consideration of this year’s theme, Making a Difference: Many
Women…One Vision, we chose seminars designed to educate,
motivate and encourage women of color to better advocate
for themselves and others in the areas of health, education and
finance.
Again this year we are proud to have HCA/TriStar as our
presenting sponsor. We are thankful to our corporate partners
whose contributions not only support gender and racial equality,
but also help us make it a priority in this community.
Each year we are fortunate to have insightful guest speakers to lead our seminars to move us
forward in our professional development and in developing our influence on public policies
that benefit women of color. This year we are fortunate to have ShirleyAnn Robertson, who
always presents with such enthusiasm, as our luncheon speaker.
Congratulations to our Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award nominees. You are an outstanding
group of ladies who exemplify community leadership and make me proud to be a woman of
color. And thank you to our volunteer judges who reviewed the extensive accomplishments of
these dynamic women.
Congratulations to our Danita Marsh scholarship recipient Ashley Floyd. This scholarship
is awarded in the name of Danita Marsh, in recognition of her courage and dedication as a
Metropolitan Nashville police officer. Ms. Floyd is a criminal justice and social work major at the
University of Tennessee at Martin, Ms. Marsh’s alma mater.
To our conference attendees, we are pleased that you have chosen to spend the day with us.
Your contribution to and participation in the Sister-for-Sister Conference encourages NCBF to
continue to advocate for equity in education, health care, and economic development.
Yours in service,
Marilyn Robinson
President
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Veronica Marable Johnson
Chapter President
Saletta Holloway
First Vice President
Cherie Allen
Second Vice President
Lethia Mann
Third Vice President
Almetta Bonds
Corresponding Secretary
Elnora Larkin
Financial Secretary
Minty Rich Ballard
Treasurer
Kennetha Sawyers, Esq.
Legal Counsel
Nashville Coalition
of 100 Black Women
Foundation, Inc.
Marilyn Robinson
President
Gwendolyn Sharp
Vice President
Kennetha Sawyers, J.D.
Secretary
Crystal Brooks
Financial Secretary
Misha Maynard
Treasurer
Nashville Coalition of 100 Black Women Foundation, Inc.
National Coalition of 100 Black Women • Metropolitan Nashville Chapter
P. O. Box 331986 • Nashville, TN 37203
March 9, 2013
Veronica Marable Johnson
Chapter President
Saletta Holloway
First Vice President
Greetings:
Welcome to the 16th annual Sister-for-Sister
Conference hosted by the Nashville Coalition
of 100 Black Women Foundation, Incorporated,
and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Metropolitan Nashville Chapter, Inc.
Cherie Allen
Second Vice President
Lethia Mann
Third Vice President
Almetta Bonds
Corresponding Secretary
This year we chose the theme, Making a
Difference: Many Women...One Vision,
because we understand the importance for
women to work together and build powerful
and effective partnerships to move forward
our agenda for gender and racial equality. It is
our hope that each participant has benefited in some way from the words of encouragement,
motivation, and knowledge shared today. We hope you feel a call to action that will encourage
you to advocate for the betterment of women of color in our city.
Congratulations to our 2013 Davis-Galloway Award nominees for your accomplishments and for
the key role you play in the well being of our city.
Congratulations to our Danita Marsh Scholarship recipient, Ashley Floyd. You are our future and
you were chosen because we believe in your ability to make a positive contribution to society.
We thank our seminar speakers and our featured speaker, ShirleyAnn Robertson, for sharing their
vast knowledge.
We also thank our generous sponsors. Your financial support is critical to our ability to provide
advocacy and community programs to improve the personal and professional well being of women
of color in the Middle Tennessee community. We extend a special thank you to HCA/TriStar for being
our presenting sponsor again this year.
Elnora Larkin
Financial Secretary
Minty Rich Ballard
Treasurer
Kennetha Sawyers, Esq.
Legal Counsel
Nashville Coalition
of 100 Black Women
Foundation, Inc.
Marilyn Robinson
President
Gwendolyn Sharp
Vice President
Kennetha Sawyers, J.D.
Secretary
Crystal Brooks
Financial Secretary
Misha Maynard
Treasurer
As co-chairs of this event, it has been a privilege to work with our Coalition sisters to ensure the
success of this endeavor that supports the programs of NCBW and NCBF. Each year the seminars
and workshops attract hundreds of women who gain insight from highly qualified speakers with
knowledge in economics, health care and professional development.
Warmest regards,
Cherie Allen, Chair
2013 Sister-for-Sister Conference
Lethia Swett Mann, Co-Chair
2013 Sister-for-Sister Conference
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Historical Perspective . . .
Sister -for-Sister Conference
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. Metropolitan Nashville Chapter was formed from a desire to
establish an advocacy organization that could make a difference in the socio-economic and political arenas in
our community. This dream became a reality through the efforts of women such as LaVonna Jackson, Janette
McGowan, Mary Beth Crutchfield and Susan Short Jones, charter president. From this initiative, an interest group
was formed. The interest group focused on leadership development, economic and political empowerment and
enhancing the role of African American women in the Metropolitan Nashville area as part of a strategic plan
developed to support its application for chapter affiliation.
Thirty-five women were the charter members of the Metropolitan Nashville Chapter. The chapter was installed
March 15, 1994 at Loew’s Vanderbilt Hotel. Leaders from across Davidson and surrounding counties were present
as the organization was formally introduced to the community.
Seven presidents have led the organization—Susan Short Jones, charter president, Annie Wynn Neal, Samella
Junior-Spence, Linda P. Hare, Marilyn Robinson, K. Dawn Rutledge and current president, Veronica Marable
Johnson.
The chapter focuses on education, economic empowerment, and health-related issues, as well as promotes
self-sufficiency, networking and leadership development through advocacy with action. As part of its strategic
initiative, the organization has developed an agenda which focuses on leadership development, mentoring
and empowerment of women who are socially or economically disadvantaged. Program subcommittees
develop advocacy efforts to focus on leadership, economic empowerment, networking, health, youth and
Get-Out-the-Vote.
Chapter resources are continually committed to support My Sister’s Closet and the annual Sister-for-Sister
Conference. My Sister’s Closet was the outgrowth of the Women’s Development Project led by Lettie S. Galloway. The
closet was established as a part of a mentoring effort between chapter members and participants of Opportunities
Industrialization Center (OIC). A tangible outcome of this effort is a formal space furnished by the chapter where
clothing, donated by chapter members, is available to OIC participants to assist in their transition from welfare-towork. Previously, revenue from the sale of clothing was donated to OIC to provide funding for ongoing activities.
Through the contribution of college students at the Tennessee State University Business School, the program
provided a laboratory for business planning and promoted self-empowerment for participants in OIC.
The Sister-for-Sister Conference began in 1998 is now an annual conference held in the spring. The conference
was the brainchild of member Rosetta Miller Perry, publisher of The Tennessee Tribune and Contempora magazine
and founder of the Greater Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce. The conference attracts national and local
speakers who inspire and inform participants as the conference fulfills its goal of empowerment of women.
Member participation and support is a key element to the success of the conference. The Women of Color
Luncheon was added in 2004 as an opportunity to expand networking to women of diverse backgrounds.
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& Women of Color Luncheon
1998 – Brooke Stephens, author, Talking Dollars Making Sense. The closing luncheon speaker was Shirley A. R.
Lewis, Ph.D., president of Paine College.
1999 – Margaret Hodges Rush, president of the South Carolina Black Chamber of Commerce, inspired us with
her Alphabets for Life speech.
2000 – Delores L. Crockett, Fields Operations Manager for the Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor,
Regional Administrator of Region IV. The closing luncheon speaker was Eleanor Newhouse Graves.
2001 – The Reverend Dr. Renita J. Weems, author and associate professor of Hebrew Bible, Vanderbilt University.
The closing luncheon speaker was Hattie B. Dorsey, president/CEO, Atlanta Neighborhood Development
Partnership, Inc, and former national president, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.
2002 – The Reverend Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, New Covenant Christian Church in Nashville; Closing
luncheon speaker Brooke Stephens, author of Talking Dollars Making Sense, and financial consultant.
2003 – Michelle McKinney Hammond, HeartWing Ministries of Chicago, Illinois.
2004 – Betty Marshall, vice president/Divisional Merchandise manager, Sam’s Club; closing luncheon speaker
Tennessee House of Representatives Speaker Pro Tem, Honorable Lois Deberry.
2005 – Salute to Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award Nominees; and Dr. Valerie Montgomery-Rice,
executive director of the Center for Women’s Health Research at Meharry and dean of the School of
Medicine.
2006 – The Honorable Hazel R. O’Leary, president of Fisk University, and former U.S. Secretary of Energy.
2007 – The Honorable Marcia L. Fudge, mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, and former national president,
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
2008 – Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, presiding prelate, 13th Episcopal District of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church.
2009 – Barbara S. Talley, speaker, poet, author and publisher of many value-based living products.
2010 – Anna McCoy, founder of Woman Act Now!, author, life coach, entrepreneur, motivational speaker,
financial educator, talk show host and preacher.
2011 – Iris Cooper, owner of Just Ask Iris! and co-founder of Glory Foods, Inc.
2012 – Roslyn Ridgeway, CEO/Founder, DeRoz Entertainment
2013 – ShirleyAnn Robertson, Robertson & Robertson Financial Services, Schaumburg, Illinois, keynote
speaker for the Women of Color Luncheon; Empowerment workshop by Sandra Finley, President/CEO
League of Black Women.
The organization’s membership encompasses women with backgrounds in all sectors of the business, political
and professional community, including educators, lawyers, physicians, corporate executives, business owners,
bankers, financial advisors, healthcare administrators, ministers, advertising, marketing, communications, fundraising, higher education administrators and public officials.
For more information on the Coalition’s ongoing programs, visit the Web site at www.nashville100bw.com.
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2013 Sister-for-Sister
Conference Agenda
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Hutton Hotel
1808 West End Avenue • Nashville, Tennessee 37203
“Making a Difference: Many Women…One Vision”
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Conference Registration, Auction Opens, Vendors,
and Continental Breakfast
Hutton Hotel, Sixth Floor
8:30 a.m. - 8:35 a.m.
CONFERENCE KICK-OFF & MOTIVATION Moment
INTRODUCTIONS/Overview
Veronica Marable Johnson and Misha Maynard
8:35 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.
WORKSHOP SESSION I
“Are You at the Edge of Your Financial Cliff?”
9:35 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
Break / Visit Vendors / Health Screenings*
9:50 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
WORKSHOP SESSION II
“When Superwoman’s Cape Gets Weary”
10:50 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Break / Visit Vendors / Health Screenings*
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
WORKSHOP SESSION III
“Power Up! Transferrable Skills for Retooling Your Career”
12:00 p.m.- 12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon Registration / Visit Vendors / Health Screenings
WOMEN OF COLOR LUNCHEON
Keynote Speaker: ShirleyAnn Robertson
Robertson and Robertson Financial Services Center
Presentation of the 2013
Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award
* Health screenings courtesy of Meharry Medical College
The Sister-for-Sister Conference began in 1998 and is now an annual event.
Each year, the conference focuses on education, economic empowerment, health care, political
empowerment and leadership development for women of color in Nashville.
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THE DAVIS-GALLOWAY
EMPOWERMENT AWARD
The Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award is established in honor of the
late Ivanetta Hughes Davis and the late Lettie S. Galloway, two outstanding
charter members of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.,
Metropolitan Nashville Chapter. The accomplishments and personal
character of Ivanetta and Lettie inspire women in all walks of life to excel
to leadership, superior performance and give unselfishly of themselves
to assist others. Their strength and perseverance exemplify the special
women of our community, and indeed, reflect the greatness of all that we
are and all that we can achieve.
Ivanetta Hughes Davis
This award, which recognizes and honors women who ascend to leadership
through outstanding advocacy, effective networking, and superlative
community service, will be presented annually. Our community is
blessed by women of intelligence, grace and strength of character who
demonstrate the capacity of all women to achieve, regardless of barriers
that may confront them. Through sheer determination and commitment,
women throughout our community have enjoyed personal achievement
by touching the lives of others—inspiring and modeling the sometimes
elusive goal of success. It is our honor to celebrate the successes and
achievements of these women during our annual conference.
PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS
• 2004 — Ivanetta Hughes Davis and Lettie S. Galloway
• 2005 — Dr. Stephanie B. C. Bailey
• 2006 — Rep. Brenda Gilmore
• 2007 — Cleatrice McTorry
• 2008 — Dr. Marquetta Faulkner
• 2009 — Dr. Vanessa J. Briscoe
• 2010 — Sen. Thelma Harper
• 2011 — Dr. Aldorothy Wright
• 2012 — Dr. Harriet Bias-Insignares
Lettie S. Galloway
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2013 Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award
Judging event held February 16, 2013
Meharry Medical College Center for Women’s Health Research
Special Thanks to Our 2013 Judges
(L-to-R) Standing: Allyson Young, Young Motivation Group (Fashioned in His Image); Mary Carpenter,
CEO & Founder of Dream Centers of Tennessee (Community Judge); Councilman Walter Hunt, District
3, (Community Judge); Teresa Campbell, Computer Sciences Corporation (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Incorporated, Kappa Lambda Omega); and Toni Taylor-Fitzgerald, WZTV Fox 17, (Community Judge).
(L-to-R) Seated: Pamela Bright, Sante Fe School, (Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc.); Barbara Singh (The
Links, Incorporated, Hendersonville Area Chapter); Devora Ramey, Meharry Medical College (Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Upsilon Psi Omega); and the Rev. Robin Kimbrough, Meharry
Medical College (Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Nashville Alumnae Chapter).
The Coalition of 100 Black Women would like to thank...
Harvey Hoskins of Hoskins & Company, Certified Public Accountants, for the confidential
tally of the judges’ scores. The winner remains strictly confidential until revealed at the
Women of Color Luncheon.
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Introducing
the
2013
Davis-Galloway
Empowerment Award
nominees
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Nominee
Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award 2013
Yvonne Y. Clark, P.E.
Retired Professor, Tennessee State University
Nominator: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Nashville Alumnae Chapter
Yvonne Young (Y.Y.) Clark first became interested in engineering when
she was a member of the Civil Air Patrol in high school during the Second
World War. She originally considered studying aeronautics engineering but
decided instead to pursue mechanical engineering at Howard University. In
1951 she became the first woman at Howard to complete her B.S.M.E. She became a licensed professional engineer
and was the first woman to receive a master’s degree in engineering management from Vanderbilt University.
Clark began her career working at Frankford Arsenal-Gage Laboratories in Philadelphia and RCA in New Jersey. She
moved to Nashville with her husband in 1955 but found few opportunities available to her in industry. She accepted
a position as a mechanical engineering instructor and became the first female faculty member in the College of
Engineering and Technology at Tennessee State University.
Clark taught at TSU for more than 50 years, where she served twice as department chair and eventually became
an associate professor. During summer breaks at TSU, Clark has worked in the field for numerous organizations
including the Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA, Westinghouse and Ford Motor Company. Clark joined the Society
of Women Engineers (SWE) in 1952 and has served on its Executive Committee. She was such a powerful influence
on the group that they determined not to hold another convention in the South until there would be equal access
in hotels for Clark and the other black engineers who would join after her.
She was elected to the College of Fellows in 1984, and received the “Distinguished Engineering Educator” Award
from SWE in 1998. Clark is also an active member of the American Society of Engineering Education and the Society
of Mechanical Engineers.
She is the recipient of the Society Women Engineers’ (first African-American member) Gold Award and the Senate of
Excellence Information Systems’ “Outstanding Professional Service” Award. The Y.Y. Clark Scholarship (annual award
for a female engineering student at TSU), sponsored by Nashville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
was established in her honor.
Clark has inspired many young women and students in general to pursue a career in engineering. By following her
own passion, she inspired others to do likewise and not to be deterred by perceived barriers like racism or sexism.
Of her many pioneering accomplishments, she says, “They forgot to tell me I couldn’t do it.
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Nominee
Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award 2013
Jimmie Hill
Retired educator, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
Nominator: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Kappa Lambda Omega Chapter
Jimmie White Hill has been making a difference in the community since
a youth. Throughout her life, she was taught that giving is better than
receiving, and her life has been committed to making someone else’s life a
blessed moment from God.
Hill, a retired 35-year Metropolitan Nashville Public School, hasn’t slowed down since officially leaving the classroom.
After receiving several “Teacher of the Year” awards throughout her teaching career, she continues to share her love
and passion for teaching with others. She works as a mentor to new teachers and student teachers at Lipscomb
University. She finds time to tutor, participate in service activities in nursing homes and read to kindergarten
students.
Hill’s joy and love for her profession enables her to illuminate the admiration to people she touches. She feels
education is a necessity for success. Knowledge is addicting to the learning process but the educator who implements
this learning technique is the key. She believes that a teacher should be creative, motivating, be patient, respectful,
knowledgeable of the content and care about the whole child as if each were her own. Her accomplishments as a
teacher reflect in the success of the students she has inspired. Students have written letters thanking her for various
actions she did while encouraging them to pursue careers as doctors, CEO’s, attorneys, teachers, medical assistants,
accountants, and other professions.
As a charter member of Nashville Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, Hill is very active in women’s
rights. She helps and advocates communication of HIV/AIDS, birth control and voting rights as well as the right to
say “no” to any circumstance.
She has served as president of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc., Alpha Beta Chapter, and vice president of
the Nashville Capitol City Chapter, Top Ladies of Distinction. Hill has chaired and served as leader in many activities
that require profound leadership abilities, such as the Little Miss AKA Pageant, Guys and Dolls, Calendar Contest,
the Beautillion and others.
She is the recipient of many awards, including a 2011 Sage Awards Winner from The Council on Aging, Soror of the
Year from the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc. 2006, the Laverne Madlock Award, Top Lady of Distinction,
Area IV 2005, Teacher of the Year, among others.
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Nominee
Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award 2013
Kiwanis Hockett
Associate Pastor, Born Again Church and Christian Outreach Ministries
Founder, Fashioned In His Image, Total Women’s Center, Inc.
Nominator: Fashioned In His Image
Total Women’s Center, Inc.
Kiwanis Hockett is the Associate Pastor of Born Again Church and Christian
Outreach Ministries, and the founder of Fashioned In His Image Total
Women’s Center, Inc. in Nashville, Tenn. She has served in ministry impacting
the lives of women for more than 30 years.
She is a Nashville native and the sixth of eight children. She and her husband,
Bishop Horace Hockett, are the proud parents of two sons, Horace II (LaTonya)
and Brian (Rachel), and two grandchildren, Olivia and Briley.
In 1982, Hockett founded Fashioned In His Image (FIHI) as the women’s ministry of Born Again Church (BAC). The
ministry was established to meet the growing demands of women in the community, for spiritual enrichment
and practical tools for successful living. Fashioned In His Image Total Women’s Center was incorporated as a nonprofit entity in December 2000. The organization currently operates out of an 18,000 square foot facility and offers
outreach programs, services and conferences to thousands of women and families worldwide.
Through Hockett’s leadership and direction, FIHI has brought thousands of women together to rally and march for
various causes including domestic violence, breast cancer awareness, Smoke-Free America, March of Dimes, Black
History and Right to Life. FIHI has also been involved with support programs including the Dede Wallace Center,
Tennessee Preparatory School (TPS), Juvenile Detention Center, Crisis Pregnancy, YWCA Domestic Violence Center
and others. FIHI founded My Sister’s Keeper, which exists in full force at Tennessee State University and Middle
Tennessee State University, designed to provide leadership development to young women.
In March 2011, Kiwanis was the cover and feature story in Favored Magazine, a Christian publication with focus on
living whole lives and becoming world changing people. Because of her strong belief in education and the arts, in
2012, FIHI, offered its first Circle of Life Scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide encouragement,
along with financial support, to two college or higher education-bound high school seniors. The scholarship awards
$1,000 for each student based on academic achievement, church and community involvement and leadership
capabilities.
Hockett is a highly regarded spiritual leader and advisor to pastors and pastors’ wives across the country. She is a
strong advocate for a variety of issues affecting women and girls.
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Nominee
Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award 2013
Kenya Newby
School Counselor, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
Nominator: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Upsilon Psi Omega Chapter
Kenya E. Newby is the only child of Dr. Earl and Elizabeth Newby. A native
of Louisville, Ky., she came to Nashville to attend Fisk University. Newby is
currently a school counselor for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, in
which she works with hundreds of students every year to instill qualities
of self-esteem, grace and tenacity. In order to better fulfill this role, she is
a doctoral candidate in School Psychology at Tennessee State University.
Newby also works as a mentor for future school counselors and as an
adjunct professor.
Community service is an extremely important part of her life. She is a member of several organizations that
work to improve the community, including Top Ladies of Distinction, The Links, Incorporated, and Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Inc. Currently, she is in her second term as president of the Upsilon Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Newby says the age-old practice of mentoring is being influenced by new forms of
work, technology, and learning. She uses her opportunities to inspire, encourage and support the women of the
Nashville community by working with all levels of women and girls. By participating in various mentoring activities
her primary goal is to serve as a leader in her community.
Newby’s goal in life is to encourage girls, young ladies and young women to assume their place at the top of
the spectrum. Professionally, she encourages girls to appreciate the opportunity they have to receive a quality
education, as she understands that in many places in the world educational opportunities for girls are not available.
She shares with women three key practices they must put in place: first, learn to ask questions; second, we must try
things for ourselves; and finally, try, learn, and then try again.
Newby has been named a Tennessee Counseling Association-Emerging Young Leader, is a participant in The
Links, Incorporated-Scott Hawkins Leadership Institute, is a board member for the Crump Hamilton Foundation,
a member of the National Association of School Psychologists, the Tennessee Association of School Psychologists
and the Psi Chi-Psychology Honor Society. In 2008, she was a MNPS nominee for Counselor of the Year.
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Nominee
Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award 2013
Gracie Allen Robertson Porter
Retired educator, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
Nominator: Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc.
Nashville Capitol City Chapter
Gracie Porter has served as an educator for more than 40 years, with 34 of those
years as a teacher, librarian and principal with the Metropolitan Nashville
Public School System. She is the co-author of The First Guided Reading Series
— Visions: African-American Experience, with Claudette Mitchell, Patricia TefftCousin (deceased), James Threalkill and Michael McBride. Porter earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Allen University in Columbia, S.C. She holds
a Master of Science in Library Science from North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C. and completed post
graduate work at Peabody College, Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee State University. She is currently
enrolled in the doctoral program at Tennessee State University in Administration Education and is expected to
complete the program in 2014. Further, she is a graduate assistant with the Department of Special Education at TSU.
In 2006, Porter was elected to the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education for a two-year term and ran unopposed
for re-election in 2008-2012. She was twice elected by her peers to serve in the position of vice chair, and twice as
chair – the position she held until August 2012. She spent seven years at Middle Tennessee State University as an
adjunct professor in the department of Elementary and Special Education from 2004-2007.
Porter has made a concerted effort to engage herself in mentoring young women at the elementary, middle, high
school and now college levels. In Porter’s role as a school administrator, she was able to observe the potential of
many female parents and encouraged them to pursue their dream to obtain a bachelor’s degree and beyond.
Porter is a member of several service and civic organizations, including Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church, the
American Baptist College Library Committee, St. Ann’s Hope Exchange Educational Board, Ray of Hope CDE Board,
the Tennessee School Board Association, the National School Board Association and the Council of Urban Boards of
Education, Top Ladies of Distinction and the Nashville Democratic Women, to name a few. She is also a graduate of
Leadership Nashville.
Among her many awards include Career Ladder III, Principal for State of Tennessee candidate for the Mary Catherine
Stroble Volunteer Award, a YMCA Academy for Women of Achievement Award nominee, Teacher of the Year, Hattie
Cotton Elementary School, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, the Greater Nashville Association of Black School
Educators’ Legacy Award, ATHENA nominee and Nefertiti Award nominee.
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Nominee
Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award 2013
Julie Brown Williams, Ph.D.
Retired educator, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and Belmont University
Educational consultant and community volunteer, Phoenix Consulting Company
Nominator: The Links, Incorporated
Hendersonville Area Chapter
Dr. Julie Brown Williams received her bachelor’s degree in English and
Political Science from Johnson C. Smith University, her master’s degree in
English from George Peabody College for Teachers and her doctorate in
Educational Leadership from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University.
She spent 35 years as a teacher and administrator in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. Under her leadership
as principal at Hunters Lane High School, she was responsible for instituting Nashville’s first and Tennessee’s
second International Baccalaureate program. While principal, Williams received the prestigious Milken Award and
was named Tennessee’s “Principal of the Year in 2002.” In 2004, Williams retired as Assistant Superintendent for
High Schools. The Greater Nashville Association of Black School Educators awarded her the “2010 Outstanding
Principal of the Year Award.” She has also been recognized as “Educator of the Year” by several other community
organizations. In 2009 she was honored by the Nashville YWCA as a “Woman of Achievement,” based on her many
years of community educational involvement.
Upon retirement, Williams began work with Edvantia as a School Improvement consultant, working with two failing
high schools. Concurrently, she was adjunct professor at Belmont University in both the English and Education
departments. Additionally, she served as a State Specialist for the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges. In
2007, she was asked to take the leadership at Maplewood High School, where she has been credited with turning
the school around from a failing school to a school in “good standing” according to NCLB Standards, in the minimum
number of years (2). Additionally, Maplewood’s graduation rose from being the lowest in the District (42%) to
being the highest in the District for 2010 (87.4%). After accomplishing the goals that were set for her tenure at
Maplewood, she re-retired from public education in June of 2010 and returned to Belmont, where she worked
as a faculty member with the New Teacher Project. Since leaving Belmont, Williams has worked as a Turnaround
Specialist at Jere Baxter Middle School (Fall 2011) and Director of School Programs at Smithson Craighead Middle
School (August-October 2012).
She is currently writing a book on strategies needed to turn around failing schools.
Williams has been an active member of 15th Avenue Baptist Church for more than 40 years. She served as president
of The Links, Incorporated, Hendersonville Area Chapter (2008-2010), is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Inc. and a graduate of Leadership Nashville, currently serving on the Alumni Board. She was married to the late Dr.
Robert Williams for 37 years. She has three adult children and eight grandchildren.
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Sister-for-Sister Conference
Leadership Empowerment Workshop
“Do You Have the Power to Lead?”
Belmont University • Friday, March 8, 2013
Sandra Finley
Sandra Finley is president and CEO of League of Black Women. The League
of Black Women, founded in the 1970s, is a national organization that
provides strategic leadership research to communicate the collective
voices of black women impacting societal issues and sustaining joyful
living in our families, our communities and in our workplaces.
As president of the League of Black Women, Finley focuses the organization
on advocacy for self-determination for black women wherever they stand.
As the premiere leadership research organization for black women, the
League has carved out a much needed niche. Finley is committed to
innovative leadership research that accesses the authentic voices of black
women as its main focus. The League has been commended for doing
more than merely describing the unique challenges and dilemmas facing
black women leaders, but to understanding and equipping black women
with the strategic resources to solve them.
Holistic in its approach, the League also seeks to empower women and offer them strategies and approaches to
ensure that they engage in sustainable leadership experiences and joyful living.
A graduate of Loyola University, Sandra is active in her community. She is a past board member of the Illinois
Health Maintenance Organization Guaranty Association; a former member of the Public Policy and Public
Programs committee of the Field Museum of Natural History; and a member of the Union League of Chicago’s
Committee on Race.
She is president of the Sandra Finley Company, a diversity consulting firm she founded in 1989. Her firm specializes
in strategic diversity consulting. Its motto: All of The People, All of The Time. She has emerged as an acclaimed
communicator and has presented in institutions nationwide including Fortune 1000 companies. Finley also
presented at the EU Commission Global Summit on Women Stabilizing an Insecure World in Brussels, Belgium.
Finley has also represented the League of Black Women at The White House Forum on Women and the Economy.
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2013 Sister-for-Sister
Conference
Workshops and Panelists
WORKSHOP I
“Are You at the Edge of Your Financial Cliff?”
Facilitator:
Brenda Landers Ward, Senior Vice President and State Manager, Regions Corporate Trust
Presenter:
ShirleyAnn Robertson, Robertson and Robertson Financial Services Agency
ShirleyAnn Robertson
Brenda Landers Ward
Don’t fall! This workshop will help you understand and improve your financial well-being. From
retirement to finding money to save to better managing your budget, you’ll gain a better understanding
of these universal financial issues and develop valuable skills to help secure your financial future and
reach your goals.
Facilitator
Brenda Landers Ward—is senior vice president and state manager for Regions Corporate Trust for the
state of Georgia. She is a native Tennessean and moved to Georgia eight years ago.
Ward is a graduate of Western Kentucky University (Bowling Green) and holds a Bachelor of Arts in
Psychology. She also earned her Certified Corporate Trust Specialist designation for the Cannon Financial
Institute for Banking.
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She is a member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Metropolitan Nashville Chapter, Zeta
Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and serves as treasurer for the Atlanta Urban Business and Professional Women’s
Organization, vice president of membership for the National Coalition of Women in Entertainment, director
of business development for DeRoz Entertainment, Inc., and volunteers when needed with other civic and
non-profit organizations when called upon.
Ward is married to Reginald Ward. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, shopping, walking, traveling and
spoiling her grand niece and nephew.
Presenter
ShirleyAnn M. Robertson—a second generation financial professional, began her career with The
Prudential Insurance Company of America in 1992 under the guidance of her now retired business partner
and mother, Hyacinth E. Robertson. Over the next 20 years, they built the highly successful agency of
Robertson & Robertson Financial Services headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill. providing quality insurance
and financial consultation services to their community.
Recognized nationally, Robertson has expertly developed her practice working with women, families and
small to mid-size business clients throughout the United States. She works to help them create a plan to
meet their unique challenges and leave a legacy that grows and protects their assets.
A Northern Illinois University graduate, Robertson has received industry awards and accolades including
the “Million Dollar Round Table” Award (2001-2011) recognizing her as one of the top 1% financial services
professionals who are committed to providing exemplary client service while displaying the highest
standard of ethics and professional knowledge. She was also honored by Black Women in Sisterhood for
Action (BISA) as a “BISA Distinguished Black Woman.” She is a featured presenter and frequently sought-after
public speaker at national conferences and programs, including the nationally syndicated Steve Harvey
Morning Radio Show. Her financial strategies and suggestions have been featured in various industry
publications as well as Black Enterprise, Heart & Soul, Odyssey Couleur magazine and other periodicals.
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WORKSHOP II
“When Superwoman’s Cape Gets Weary:
How to Better Manage Work and Care ”
Facilitator: Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Bureau of Family, Youth and Infant
Health, Medical Services Director, Metro Nashville Davidson County Public Health Department
Panelists: Robin Shaw Dunlap, Project Management, HCA, Inc
Kerry Loy, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Board Certified Coach
Thelma Sanders-Hunter, Ed.D., Retired (2012) Extension Associate Professor/Family Life
Specialist, College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Sciences, Tennessee State University
Kimberlee
Wyche-Etheridge
Robin Shaw Dunlap
Kerry Loy
Thelma
Sanders-Hunter
Balancing work and family can be challenging, and can be overwhelming for women who strive to do it all.
Meeting the needs of our careers, our spouse and children, and even, the growing number who are caring
for aging parents, this session will help us understand the role of the family caregiver to be there for those
who need you, while also remembering to take care of yourself. Expert advice will be given on how to be an
effective caregiver, “time-off” techniques” for all caregivers, and beating stress and depression to help achieve
a better, and healthier lifestyle.
Facilitator
Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge—has a strong interest in prenatal and perinatal health outcomes/
disparities and health equity, especially as they relate to infant mortality. In her current position, she
oversees 15 programs, ranging from home visiting programs to adolescent /youth development initiatives.
Wyche-Etheridge sees the transition of health policy into practice at the level of the community as the key
to improving health and wellness. She has received numerous local and national awards, including being
named outstanding clinician of the year, and one of the top 40 under 40 by the Tennessean newspaper. In
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addition to the numerous mentorship awards; she received the prestigious Albert Schweitzer award from
Harvard University, and was named as one of Nashville’s 20 Freedom’s Sisters in 2010.
Wyche-Etheridge received her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in
Worcester, Mass., and completed her pediatric internship and residency at the Children’s National Medical
Center in Washington, D.C. She received her Masters of Public Health in 2000 from the Harvard School of Public
Health while completing a Commonwealth Fund Harvard University Fellowship in minority health policy.
Presenters
Kerry Loy—is a licensed clinical social worker and a board certified coach who specializes in the areas of
life transitions and compassion fatigue. Kerry earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and her master’s
degree in social work from The University of Tennessee. She has credentials in coaching from The Institute
for Life Coaching Training and The Center for Credentialing and Education. She also holds a master’s in
theological studies from Vanderbilt University. Kerry has provided counseling and coaching to adults,
adolescents and teens for more than 14 years. She believes in the inherent worth, creativity, resourcefulness
and resiliency of every human being. To learn more about Kerry or the services she offers, please visit www.
LifeCoachingCenterstone.org. .
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Dr. Thelma Sanders-Hunter’s—knowledge and commitment to the principles of building family strengths
have enabled her to develop programs, curricula, and supporting materials designed to help individuals and
families. Her overall goal is to increase understanding of the need to strengthen family relations while valuing
individual differences.
Sanders-Hunter has conducted workshops, seminars, and mini lectures as well as organized conferences that
have reached across Tennessee and to other states to raise awareness about family caregiving.
Sanders-Hunter’s experience in Extension as family life specialist has resulted in her serving as an Extension
Service Fellowship intern at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington, D.C. While
at USDA, she worked to submit a proposal to the Tennessee Department of Correction to conduct training in
life skills at the pre-release minimum-security center in Nashville. She has worked with incarcerated females
to conduct parenting skills training. Although retired, she is currently working to generate more citizen
involvement to increase family caregiving support groups in Tennessee by providing life skills education.
Sanders-Hunter received the B.S., M.S., and Ed.D. degrees from Tennessee State University. She has participated
in post-graduate programs at the University of Missouri at Columbia concentrating on senior aging, and
Colorado State University focusing on Extension leadership development.
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Robin Shaw Dunlap—is employed at HCA, Inc. as a project management professional and was previously
employed at I.E. DuPont. Dunlap has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Tennessee State University and a
Master of Arts in Organizational Management from Trevecca Nazarene University. While a student at TSU, she
was a TSU Tigerbelle (Women’s Track and Field). Robin is a Tennessee Notary, active with Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc. and is a founding member of Simeon Baptist Church. A native of Dayton, Ohio, she married King
D. Dunlap, IV. They have three children and three grandchildren: King V is a NFL football player, George is a
student-athlete at Welch College, and Victoria is a WNBA basketball player and high school coach.
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WORKSHOP III
“Power Up!: Transferable Skills For Retooling Your Career”
Facilitator: Janet Rachel, Talent Acquisition Manager for Diversity, Relocation & Career Navigation
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Panelists: Brenda McCoy Hunter, M.A., CLC, Trainer/Career Transition Coach, B. Hunter Associates
Mildred Walters, Owner, BizOwner Coach, LLC
Janet Rachel
Brenda McCoy Hunter
Mildred Walters
If hearing the word tweeting makes you twitch, then this might be the workshop to relieve your condition.
You can take social media initiatives to the next level and it doesn’t have to be intimidating or difficult.
Discover how social media and branding work together, yet are both widely misunderstood, and how it
is used as a long-term commitment to brand building and just not a marketing gimmick. This interactive
workshop will introduce a practical approach to developing a strategy to effectively use social media tools
such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others.
Facilitator
Janet Rachel—joined Vanderbilt University in 2009, as an Employment Services manager, responsible
for managing the recruiting function for the University and Medical Center. In 2011, she transitioned into
her current role, Talent Acquisition Manager for Diversity, Relocation & Career Navigation. In this role
she implements strategies to attract and retain diverse talent, manages the Relocation and Dual Career
Program, provides career transition support to staff, and chairs the HR Diversity Committee. Prior to
Vanderbilt, Rachel served as associate vice president for human resources at Meharry Medical College.
Rachel holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Education from Tennessee State University where she
graduated with honors. She is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management, and holds
certifications as a Recruiter Academy Certified Recruiter, AIRS Diversity Recruiter, and a workplace
mediation trainer, coach and consultant with Mediation Training Institute International. A past CABLE
president and ATHENA chair, Rachel is also a member of Leadership Nashville and currently serves on the
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Fifty Forward Board. She is a former Civil Service and Human Relations Commissioner, and has received
recognition for her leadership and service on numerous non-profit boards and commissions, including the
Urban League and YWCA.
Presenters
Brenda Hunter—is an internationally acclaimed trainer, coach and writer. She is uniquely qualified to
inspire and develop people who desire to rise to a new level in life.
Hunter’s entrepreneurial spirit led her to open her first management consulting firm, Arrival, Inc. in 1982,
where she specialized in management training and professional development. She is the author of,
“Answering the Call: Six Steps to Leadership and Service,” and the current owner of B. Hunter Associates
through which she provides leadership training and life coaching. As a certified career transition coach, she
helps new career entrants, mid-career employees and pre-retirees assess, develop and achieve their goals
and missions in life.
She achieved proven leadership ability as the director of the National Extension Leadership Development
Program at Tennessee State University (TSU) in which she developed and coordinated the curriculum
and activities for two cohorts of college administrators. During her six years at TSU she also created and
conducted professional growth and leadership seminars for several other departments. Her training
extends from the board room to the mailroom working with individuals from entry level to pre-retirees
and CEOs.
Hunter holds a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and a Master of Arts in Adult Education. She is a
1991 graduate of Leadership Nashville, a member of the Tennessee Coaches Alliance, a charter and current
member of Nashville CABLE, and a former member of the Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology.
Hunter is a native of Winston-Salem, N.C. and currently lives in Nashville, Tenn. She and her husband,
Arlanders Hunter, have two adult children.
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Mildred Walters—Mildred Walters has solid experience coaching leaders in a variety of industries,
including health care and professional services. In 2007, she created BizOwner Coach to help owners of
small companies increase profits, achieve goals, and have more time to do what is really important.
She served as executive director of the Nashville Business Incubation Center from 2002 to 2012. She
became a well-known small business authority, effectively combining her experience, education and
commitment in economic development to facilitate the growth and development of dozens of enterprises
and encouraging the advancement of leaders.
Walters received the Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee, a Master of Public
Administration from Tennessee State University, is a graduate of Coach University, and has been conferred
the designation of associate certified coach. She is also Tennessee Coaches Alliance’s president-elect and is
an active member of the National Association of Women Business Owners.
An experienced speaker, author and trainer, Walters is the award-winning author of four books published
by Harlequin Romance under the pseudonym Christine Townsend. She self-published a non-fiction book
in 2010.
Walters has been married to James Walters for 29 years. They are the parents of two young adults and they
are delighted grandparents.
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Thank You for
Supporting Us!
“Making a Difference: Many Women…One Vision”
Metropolitan Nashville Chapter
National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.
and the
Nashville Coalition of 100 Black Women Foundation, Inc.
www.nashville100bw.org
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2013 Danita Marsh Scholarship Award
Ashley Floyd
“I am determined to dedicate my life to help someone else along the way. My message for you all is to
keep God first, stay steadfast, and work diligently to acquire your desires. Be who you are called to be and
nothing less, do what you love not what others want you to do, and you will be successful.”
Ashley Lianne Floyd is a senior at the University of Tennessee at
Martin and will graduate in May 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in
Criminal Justice. She will be the first child and grandchild in her family
to graduate from a four-year university.
When she first set her sights on a college education, Floyd planned
to take an educational path that would prepare her to become an
attorney but soon discovered where her true passion lay. After the
death of her father, who she cared for during the time of his illness, she
began to realize that helping other people was what brought her joy
and fulfillment.
With the support of her husband and mother, Floyd has remained
focused on completing her degree and has made the Dean’s List for the
last three years while maintaining a grade point average above 3.0. She
has also remained active in campus organizations such as the Criminal
Justice Society, in which she served as president.
After graduation, she plans to return to school to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Floyd wants
to use her Criminal Justice and Nursing degrees to ultimately work as a forensic nurse.
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WOMEN OF COLOR LUNCHEON
Mistress of Ceremony
Tuwanda Coleman-Shaw
You might say Tuwanda Coleman-Shaw has seen and done a little of it all
at WTVF-TV, NewsChannel 5.
Coleman-Shaw began her career at NewsChannel 5 just two weeks after
graduating cum laude from Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor
of Arts in Broadcasting. She says she knew she wanted to work in television,
and particularly at NewsChannel 5, the first time she saw Oprah Winfrey
deliver the news on the air.
Coleman-Shaw’s initial job with NewsChannel5 was that of a studio
cameraperson. A native of Cadiz, Ky., she is frequently recognized as
NewsChannel5’s first female cameraperson – a position she held for 10 years.
During the 10 years she was perfecting her skills behind the camera, she
became actively involved in producing and co-producing several station
projects, including the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon and the Children’s Miracle Network
Telethon benefiting the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The more responsibilities she
was given as a special projects producer, the more her desire to produce full-time became evident.
In 1992, Coleman-Shaw was given the opportunity to join the staff of “Talk of the Town” as an assistant
producer. Six months later she was promoted to full-time producer with the show, and in 2003 she moved
from behind the camera to in front of it becoming a field reporter for “Talk of the Town.” In addition to
her duties with “Talk of the Town,” Coleman-Shaw also hosts “The Plus Side of Nashville” and the “Talk of
the Town” spin-off show, “Taste of the Town” for NewsChannel5+. She is also the Internship Coordinator
for her department.
Coleman-Shaw is actively involved in the community lending her support to numerous boards and
organizations, including the Oasis Center, the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences, YMCA
Black Achievers, Nashville Film Festival, Nashville Parent Magazine Advisory Board, the American Red Cross
Public Relations Board and Youth About Business. She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
In 1995, Coleman-Shaw received a Mid-South Regional Emmy nomination for a series of Black History
Month tributes and, in 2007, she was nominated for her work on a NewsChannel5 special highlighting
the hit Broadway musical, “The Lion King.”
When she’s not working, she enjoys going to the movies with her husband, reading and shopping. Her
weaknesses are children and dogs. Neither of which she has.
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WOMEN OF COLOR LUNCHEON
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
ShirleyAnn M. Robertson
ShirleyAnn M. Robertson, CLTC, a second generation financial professional
began her career with The Prudential Insurance Company of America in
1992 under the guidance of her now retired business partner and mother,
Hyacinth E. Robertson. Over the next 20 years, they built the highly successful
agency of Robertson & Robertson Financial Services headquartered in
Schaumburg, Illinois providing quality insurance and financial consultation
services to their community.
Recognized nationally, ShirleyAnn has expertly developed her practice
working with women, families and small to mid-size business clients
throughout the United States. Helping them create a plan to meet their
unique challenges and leave a legacy that grows and protects their assets.
Promoting the benefits of insurance and financial products such as; life,
disability, long-term care and retirement planning, ShirleyAnn is able to
provide a comprehensive financial analysis that guides her clients as they
become financially independent. Passionate about insurance and investment strategies, ShirleyAnn is a testament
to the benefits of solid planning through life’s challenges and admits for her clients the one overarching mission is
“helping others overcome the financial hurdles of life.”
A Northern Illinois University graduate, ShirleyAnn has received industry awards and accolades including the
Million Dollar Round Table Award (2001-2011) recognizing her as one of the top 1% financial services professionals
who are committed to providing exemplary client service while displaying the highest standard of ethics
and professional knowledge. She was also honored by Black Women in Sisterhood for Action (BISA) as a BISA
Distinguished Black Woman. She is a featured presenter and frequently sought-after public speaker at national
conferences and programs, including the nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Radio Show. Her financial
strategies and suggestions have been featured in various industry publications as well as Black Enterprise, Heart
& Soul, Odyssey Couleur magazine and other periodicals.
ShirleyAnn continues to extend herself beyond the financial arena with an investment in the community. She
is involved in local non-profit community and charitable organizations supporting those important issues that
affect the community she serves. She is an avid supporter of various teen leadership programs and personally
mentors several girls on financial empowerment and the importance of solid planning skills. She is serving her
second term as a board member of Women in Insurance & Financial Services and she continues to invest in life
through assisting her clients and representing the proud financial legacy of her family.
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Women of Color Luncheon
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Hutton Hotel • 12:30-2:00 pm
“Making a Difference: Many Women…One Vision”
Mistress of Ceremony—Tuwanda Coleman-Shaw
Producer/Reporter, WTVF NewsChannel 5
WELCOME/OCCASION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veronica Marable Johnson
President, Metropolitan Nashville Chapter, NCBW
INVOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lethia Mann
Co-Chair, 2013 Sister for Sister Conference
RECOGNITION OF SPONSORS/Guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cherie Allen
2013 Sister for Sister Conference
2013 Presenting Sponsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherri Neal
HCA/TriStar
~ LUNCH IS SERVED ~
(Please enjoy the video during lunch)
Davis-Galloway Nominees • Danita Marsh Scholarship Recipients
Sister for Sister Salute: Ivanetta Hughes Davis, Lorraine Greene, Ph.D. and Mrs. Joyce Searcy
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuwanda Coleman-Shaw
KEYNOTE ADDRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ShirleyAnn M. Robertson
Robertson & Robertson Financial Services, Schaumburg, Ill.
SISTER-FOR-SISTER SALUTE &
Ivanetta Hughes Davis Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marilyn Robinson
President, Nashville Coalition of 100 Black Women Foundation, Inc.
Danita Marsh Scholarship Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marilyn Robinson
INTRODUCTION OF THE 2013 DAVIS-GALLOWAY EMPOWERMENT
AWARD NOMINEES AND THE 2012 AWARD RECIPIENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saletta Holloway
Vice-President, Metropolitan Nashville Chapter, NCBW
UNVEILING OF 2013 DAVIS-GALLOWAY
EMPOWERMENT AWARD RECIPIENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harriet Bias-Insignares, Ph.D.
2011 Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award Recipient
REMARKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award Recipient
CLOSING REMARKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. DeLois “Dee Dee” Strum
National President, National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Veronica Marable Johnson
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National Coalition of
100 Black Women, Inc.
Metropolitan Nashville Chapter
CHAPTER OFFICERS
Veronica Marable Johnson, President
Saletta Holloway, First Vice President
Cherie Allen, Second Vice President
Lethia Mann, Third Vice President
Almetta Bonds, Corresponding Secretary
Elnora Larkin, Financial Secretary
Minty Rich Ballard, Treasurer
Kennetha Sawyers, J.D., Legal Counsel
MEMBERS
Cherie M. Allen
Minty Rich Ballard
Almetta Bonds
Phyllis Qualls-Brooks
Janay Carver
Peggy Cockerham
Ruth Dennis, Ph.D.
Lori Donnell
Robin Dunlap
Helen Ford
National MEMBERS
Sandra Keith, J.D.
Lorraine Greene, Ph.D.
Saletta Holloway
Sandra Holt, Ph.D.
Ervina Jarrett
Veronica Marable Johnson
Latrecia Jordan
Pamela Kellar
Brenda Landers Ward
Elnora Larkin
Lethia Swett Mann
Misha Maynard
Tracy Pointer
Marilyn Robinson
K. Dawn Rutledge
Kennetha Sawyers, J.D.
Connie Seabrooks
Gwendolyn Sharp
Allison Wootson
Courtney Woods
Dahna Wright
Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, M.D.
Denise McBride
PAST PRESIDENTS
K. Dawn Rutledge
Marilyn Robinson
Linda P. Hare, Ed.D.*
Samella W. Junior-Spence, Ph.D.
Annie Wynn Neal, Ph.D.
Susan Short Jones, J.D.
Immediate Past President, 2007-2011
President, 2004-2007
President, 2003-2004
President, 2001-2003
President, 1997-2001
Charter President, 1994-1997
Nashville Coalition of 100 Black Women Foundation, Inc.
Officers
Marilyn Robinson, President
Gwendolyn Sharp, Vice President
Kennetha Sawyers, J.D., Secretary
Crystal Brooks, Financial Secretary
Misha Maynard, Treasurer
Board of Directors
Veronica Johnson
Sandra Holt, Ph.D.
Saletta Holloway
Minty Rich Ballard
Cherie Allen
Elnora Larkin
Lethia Mann
Danita Marsh
*Deceased
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national coalition of
100 Black women
Metropolitan Nashville Chapter
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pictorial highlights
2012 Sister-for-Sister Conference
& Women of Color Luncheon
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pictorial highlights
National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Metropolitan Nasville Chapter
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SISTER-FOR-SISTER
Conference
AND
WOMEN OF COLOR
Luncheon
2013
Sponsors & Supporters
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2013 Sister-for-Sister Conference
& Women of Color Luncheon
Sponsors
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• • • • • • • S i lv e r • • • • • • •
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Best Wishes to the
Nashville Coalition of 100 Black
Women Foundation, Inc., and the
NCBW Metropolitan Nashville Chapter
for a Successful
Sister-for-Sister Conference and
Women of Color Luncheon.
Distinctive Service. Effective Advice
www.pnfp.com
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Congratulations
to the
National Coalition of
100 Black Women, Inc.,
Metropolitan Nashville Chapter
and the
Nashville Coalition of
100 Black Women Foundation, Inc.
“Empowering men and women of diverse
backgrounds to engage and transform the world”
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Dr. J. Patrick Raines, Dean
www.BELMONT.edu
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Sister-for-Sister 2013 Committees
Cherie Allen – Chair • Lethia Mann – Co-Chair
Budget
Lethia Swett Mann, Chair
Misha Maynard, Co-Chair
Cherie Allen
Minty Ballard
Veronica Marble Johnson
Elnora Larkin
Marilyn Robinson
Sponsorships
Almetta Bonds, Chair
Robin Dunlap
Veronica Marable Johnson
Brenda Landers Ward
Dahna Wright
Hotel Venue Logistics
Cherie Allen
Marilyn Robinson
Lethia Swett Mann
Veronica Marable Johnson
Program Book/Publicity
K. Dawn Rutledge
Minty Rich Ballard
Phyllis Qualls-Brooks
Davis-Galloway
Empowerment Award
Tracy Pointer, Chair
Minty Rich Ballard
Helen Ford
Veronica Marable Johnson
K. Dawn Rutledge
Decorations
Cherie Allen
Exhibitors/Silent Auction
Peggy Cockerham, Chair
Connie Seabrooks, Co-Chair
Helen Ford
Saletta Holloway
Allison Wootson
Registration
Misha Maynard, Chair
Marilyn Robinson, Co-Chair
Janay Carver
Saletta Holloway
Ervina Jarrett
Gwendolyn Sharp
Allison Wootson
Women of Color Luncheon
Cherie Allen, Co-Chair
Lethia Mann, Co-Chair
Veronica Marable Johnson
Marilyn Robinson
Workshops
Robin Dunlap
Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, M.D.
Sandra Holt, Ph.D.
Lorraine Greene, Ph.D.
Elnora Larkin
Lethia Swett Mann
Brenda Landers Ward
Acknowledgements
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Metropolitan Nashville Chapter, and the Nashville Coalition
of 100 Black Women Foundation, Inc. would like to thank the Hutton Hotel staff, Joe Gaines Custom Awards,
JOHNGIRTON.ME (http://johngirton.me), Earl Flippin, Harvey Hoskins & Company, Guardian Angel Communications
Services, Meharry Medical College’s Center for Women’s Health Research, Sandra Finley, ShirleyAnn Robertson,
Dr. Harriet Bias-Insignares, HCA/TriStar, all of our sponsors, program journal advertisers, workshop faciliators,
panelists, vendors, nominees, judges, program participants, conference attendees and Coalition members for
your assistance and support.
Sister-for-Sister 2013 conference vendors
1.Essence Tree Holistic Life
2.Arbonne
3.Alkebu-lan Images Bookstore
4. Woodcuts Gallery and Framing
5.The Mobile Jewelry Boutique
6.Feagins Medical Group, PLLC
7.Nstyle Shoes
8.Advanced Care Center
9.JaLaMa Media
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10.Xpressionz
11. Walgreens
12. Meharry Medical College – Center for Women’s
Health Research
13. 100 Black Women, Metropolitan Nashville Chapter
14. Meharry Medical College – Dental School
15. Miller Motte College – Massage Therapy
16.HCA/TriStar
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Save-the-Date
National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Incorporated
presents the
2013 Tennessee Legislative Days
Monday, March 11 – Tuesday, March 12
Join NCBW National President, M. Delois Strum, and chapters from
across the state for the Legislative Day on the Hill event. There will be
meetings with members of the General Assembly, an introduction in
the House Chambers and photo sessions.
•
NCBW National President
M. Delois Strum
NCBW Tennessee Chapters
Chattanooga • Greater Knoxville
Memphis • Metropolitan Nashville
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For more information about the 2013 Legislative Day-on-the-Hill
activities, contact Marilyn Robinson at (615) 255-0432 or visit the Web
site at www.nashville100bw.org.
The Sister-for-Sister Conference and Women of Color Luncheon are
annual events sponsored by the National Coalition of 100 Black
Women, Inc., Metropolitan Nashville Chapter and the Nashville
Coalition of 100 Black Women Foundation, Inc. For more
information, visit our Web site: www.nashville100bw.org.
P. O. Box 23624
Nashville, Tennessee 37202
615.248.4442