Enhanced Membership Intake Risk Management Monitoring Controls.Streamlined Membership Intake Certification Tracking Process.Implementation of Revised Membership Intake Program.International Grand Basileus 2016 - Present.International First Grand Anti-Basileus, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.Strategic Planning Committee: led internal environmental scan team, chair for Goal 1-Membership Growth, June 2013 - present.White House Office of Women’s Health STI Awareness Campaign/Task Force for Teen Girls – Appointed Sigma Gamma Rho Representative.HIV / AIDS AAALI Grant National Project Director (volunteer role) responsible for achieving grant program goals and objectives, management of grant employees and fiduciary responsibility for grant funds.“Precious” / Project Reassurance National Movie Screening – National Project Manager.Co-Chair of the first Sigma Gamma Rho / Omega Psi Phi Joint National Founder’s Day Celebration.National Membership Intake Committee Member.Cultured Pearls Induction Committee Member.International Board of Directors Member.Habitat for Humanity National Committee / Regional Co-Chair.Vote for Deborah Catchings-Smith International Grand Basileus. With your vote, I will continue to lead with 20/20 Vision and remain Focused on the ‘Strength of Our Sisterhood and the Power of Service.’ For these reasons and many many more, I announced my candidacy for re-election to the position of International Grand Basileus. Our commitment to service is powerful and continues to have lasting and measurable impact on the world around us. We have been intentional as we have worked to strengthen our Sisterhood. I know what we can accomplish when we unite – I have experienced it! As a servant leader, I have felt the power of our Sisterhood. ![]() ![]() Like you, my commitment to Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority is unwavering. Nearly 100 years ago those seven school teachers found a way, through the dark days of racism, to form this Sorority. Sorors, we are bound by the courageous vision of our Founders. Today, I celebrate more than 36 years of leadership in our Sisterhood and 29 years in the financial services industry. Upon graduating from Illinois State University with a business major and finance minor in hand, I began my professional career and my Sigma Gamma Rho leadership journey. Sigma Gamma Rho was a clear choice for me. What attracted me to Sigma Gamma Rho was meeting members of the Sisterhood on my college campus who epitomized the same values of passion, hard work, dedication and brilliance. Witnessing the passion, hard work, dedication and brilliance of my parents engaged in these business enterprises had a significant impact on me, which has served as a driving force throughout my life. I was able to learn a great deal working alongside my parents in these successful business ventures. He then went on to open a fresh seafood market and when our family relocated to Decatur, Illinois, he opened a barbeque restaurant. He opened the first African-American Insurance Brokerage in Joliet, Illinois in the late 1960s. The Sisterhood has been central to my life and has helped me to build upon the foundation laid down by my parents.īorn in Jackson, Mississippi and reared in the Chicago, Illinois area, I was fortunate to witness the entrepreneurial spirit of my stepfather, Hillman Patton. It has been an honor to serve you as International Grand Basileus for more than a year. ![]() Being an active member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated has been one of the most enriching and rewarding experiences of my adult life. My Sigma journey began more than 39 years ago and continues to be filled with memorable moments of true Sisterhood, service and leadership.
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