SILVER SPRING (MD)
The Links, Incorporated
Our Chapter
Civic, Education and Cultural Involvement
The Silver Spring, Maryland Chapter was chartered in November, 1972 as the 143rd chapter of The Links, Incorporated. We provide service and support to the Montgomery County community and deliver transformational programming supported by the national organization. Since its chartering, our chapter has grown from the initial “fifteen” to over fifty civic minded, caring women, committed to enriching the lives of others, and continue to exert their mark of dedicated service throughout Montgomery County.
Programs supported by the Silver Spring Chapter include the United Negro College Fund, the Martin Luther King Memorial and NAACP scholarships. The chapter has provided services and partnered with the National Center for Children and Families (NCCF) in many projects for several years. In 2008, The NCCF awarded the Silver Spring Chapter, the Volunteer of the Year Award. The chapter developed a program, YEIP, to train high school students to become international entrepreneurs.
OUR LEGACY
Silver Spring (MD) Chapter History
The Silver Spring, Maryland Chapter was chartered in November, 1972 as the 143rd chapter of The Links, Incorporated. We provide service and support to the Montgomery County community and deliver transformational programming supported by the national organization. Since its chartering, our chapter has grown from the initial “fifteen” to over fifty civic minded, caring women, committed to enriching the lives of others, and continue to exert their mark of dedicated service throughout Montgomery County.
Programs supported by the Silver Spring Chapter include the United Negro College Fund, the Martin Luther King Memorial and NAACP scholarships. The chapter has provided services and partnered with the National Center for Children and Families (NCCF) in many projects for several years. In 2008, The NCCF awarded the Silver Spring Chapter, the Volunteer of the Year Award. The chapter developed a program, YEIP, to train high school students to become international entrepreneurs.
Charter Members
Mable Smith, Organizer
Valerie Ackiss
Barbara Dibble
Gloria Deyo
Dorothy Dickerson
Irene Fletcher
Vivian Leek
Kay Mitchell
Joyce Moore
Lucille Phynes
Sylvesta Roberts
Georgia Shief
Clarice Walker
Loretta Webb
Gladys Wood
The Silver Spring, Maryland Chapter was chartered in November, 1972 as the 143rd chapter of The Links, Incorporated. We provide service and support to the Montgomery County community and deliver transformational programming supported by the national organization. Since its chartering, our chapter has grown from the initial “fifteen” to over fifty civic minded, caring women, committed to enriching the lives of others, and continue to exert their mark of dedicated service throughout Montgomery County.
Programs supported by the Silver Spring Chapter include the United Negro College Fund, the Martin Luther King Memorial and NAACP scholarships. The chapter has provided services and partnered with the National Center for Children and Families (NCCF) in many projects for several years. In 2008, The NCCF awarded the Silver Spring Chapter, the Volunteer of the Year Award. The chapter developed a program, YEIP, to train high school students to become international entrepreneurs.
CURRENT ADMINISTRATION
The President
Yaminah Leggett-Wells
OFFICERS
Stephanie Williams
Vice President
Karyn E. White
Recording Secretary
Deidre Young Jacas
Corresponding Secretary
Wendy Parrish Sherman
Financial Secretary
Lauren Beard
Treasurer
Allora Cyrus
Parliamentarian
Denise Parker Lawrence
Chaplin
OFFICERS
Stephanie Williams
Vice President
Karyn E. White
Recording Secretary
Deidre Young Jacas
Corresponding Secretary
WENDY PARRISH SHERMAN
Financial Secretary
Lauren Beard
Treasurer
Allora Cyrus
Parliamentarian
Denise Parker Lawrence
Chaplin
Member DIRECTORY
Member DIRECTORY
Lauren Beard
Karen Bland
Debra A. Bright
Amani Erin Brown
Karen B. Brown
Barbara Brown Edler
Joy Hatcher Carr
Kweli Carson
Makeba Clay
Pamela Rachal Cockell
Stephanie Cummings Carr
Jill Reid Cummins
Okianer Christian Dark
Patrice Davenport
Marilyn L. Dillon
Nicole Y. Drew
Ivy Wafford Duke
Lori Allison Duke
Tanya M. Emrit-Brooks
Adaeze Enekwechi
Ricki Fairley
Sydney Whitfield Flowers
Lorna P. Forde
Karen Roberts Franklin
Gerda D. Gallop-Green
Claudia Gibbs Howard
Genevieve Merrick Gilmore
Allora Goode Cyrus
Ellen Madison Griffiths
Shonda Monica Hampton
Andrea Hart
Christi Hay
Deborah Hopson
Yvonne Hovell
Whitney Hubbard
Desirea LaSandra Hughes
Deidre Young Jacas
Michele Alia Jawando
Lori S. Jones Gibbs
Judith Phillips Lallis
Catherine Sharp Leggett
Yaminah Ain Leggett-Wells
Martha Lloyd
Allison M. Martin
Dia A. Martin
Kathryn A. Martin Brewer
Kriston Alford McIntosh
LaVern Ava Miles
Camille Lamothe Moore
Rhea C. Norwood
Mayme Nwaneri
Cynthia Overton
Denise Parker Lawrence
Amber Perry
Nicole Poe
Angela Riemer
Ruby Winifred Parrish Sherman
Mai Ericka Skyles
Janine J. Smith
Janis L. Smith
Kimberly Conliffe Stephens
Michelle C. Thomas
Lisa Tompkins-Brown
Lynn Voorhees Johns
Karen E. White
Stephanie P. Williams
Claudia Williams Conerly
Brenda L. Wolff
Treva Wright
Margaret Farr Young
Pamela Monroe Young
News
Empowering Financial Stability: Responding to Economic Uncertainty
In response to government actions that have created financial uncertainty for many Americans, the Silver Spring (MD) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, took proactive steps to address these challenges. During its February chapter meeting, leadership and members...
A Pioneer in Sickle Cell Research and Treatment
In recognition of her extraordinary contributions to sickle cell research and treatment, Clarice Reid, an Alumna member of the Silver Spring (MD) Chapter, was recently honored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during National Sickle Cell...