community groups Installation held

The Rev. Gena Thornton of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Cleveland installed officers of various community organizations during the Emancipation Proclamation service. The organizations and officers are:

A. Phillip Randolph Institute: Delores Freeman, president; William Ash, vice president; Vivian Martin, secretary; Arlette Gatewood, treasurer; Gloria Armour, financial secretary; and Donald Ells, chaplain.

Associated Neighborhood Centers Board of Directors: Louella Williams, president; John W. Goodwin Jr., vice president; Ludell Hill, secretary; and James E. Washington, treasurer.

Baptist Pastors’ Council: the Rev. J. Dwayne Heard, president; the Rev. Julius T. Davis Jr., first vice president; the Rev. Henry McNeil, second vice president; the Rev. Ernest Ellis, secretary; the Rev. Kenneth L. Simon, treasurer; the Rev. Willie F. Peterson, financial secretary; the Rev. Harold Logan, chaplain; and the Rev. Lewis W. Macklin II, public relations.

Community Mobilization Committee: the Rev. Mr. Simon, chairman; Herman Hill, vice chairman; the Rev. Robin Woodberry, secretary; Gwen Fish, assistant secretary; Delores Freeman, treasurer; and Jennifer Miller, financial secretary.

Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance: the Rev. Mr. Macklin, president; the Rev. Mr. McNeil, first vice president; the Rev. Mr. Davis, second vice president; the Rev. Robert Johnson, treasurer; Elder Jerome Jones, recording secretary; the Rev. Robert Offerdahl, corresponding secretary; the Rev. Mr. Heard, financial secretary; and the Rev. Monica Beasley Martin, chaplain.

Junior Civic League: Elsina Winston, president; Cynthia Mason, vice president; Christine Hennings, treasurer; Frances Curd, financial secretary; Joi Alston-Thornton, recording secretary; Sylvia Hudson, corresponding secretary; Susan Moorer, parliamentarian; Sonja Williams, reporter; Pamela Murrell, chaplain; and Antoinette Smith, historian.

Kappa Alpha Psi, Youngstown Alumni Chapter: James Gibbs, polemarch; Michael Robinson, vice polemarch and keeper of records; and Jerome Parm, exchequer.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Youngstown Branch: Steven E. Mickel, president; Ben Frazier, vice president; Waymond Cross, treasurer; and Ludell Hill, secretary.

100 Black Men of America Youngstown-Warren Chapter: Shareef Ali, president and national board member; M. Mike McNair, chief programming and operations officer; Iman Dawud Abdullah, chief financial officer; Dr. Benjamin McGee, chairman of mentoring and education; Dr. Rodney Hill, chairman of health and wellness; Marcel Trevathan, chairman of membership; Casey Pitts, training officer and new member orientation; and Mark Callion, legal research, bylaws and constitution.

Roberts Deliberating Club: James L. White, president; Willis Johnson, first vice president; Thomas Martin, second vice president; Sterling A. Williams, treasurer; Russell Pinkard, secretary; Shafeef Ali, corresponding secretary; and M. Mike McNair, chaplain.

Sheridan Block Club: Clarence Boles, president; Barbara Franklin, vice president; and Doshia Banks, treasurer.

Youngstown State University Black Faculty & Staff Association: Hasheen A. Wilson, president; Dr. Jeff Tyus, vice president; Brenda Scarborough, secretary; and JoAnn Traylor, treasurer.

Youngstown Warren Black Caucus: Jaladah Aslam, president; David “Sonny” Morgan, vice president; Mildred Delgado, secretary; Rufus Hudson, treasurer; Arlette Gatewood, parliamentarian; and Lisa Freeman-Williamson, legislative and communications officer.