United In Excellence
Regional Leadership Team
Introducing Regional and National Appointments

Shawan Hagan-Cole, MLA
Chief of Staff to Regional Director
Arlington Chapter

Dionne Williams, MSTNLA
Chief of Staff to Regional Director
Arlington Chapter

Wendy Walker (Legacy)
Chief of Staff to Regional Director
Arlington Chapter

Rachelle Campbell
Chief of Staff to Regional Director
Arlington Chapter

Carlecia Wright
Chief of Staff to Regional Director
Arlington Chapter

Alisa Norris, MLA
Chief of Staff to Regional Director
Arlington Chapter

LaKeisha Myles Towner
Chief of Staff to Regional Director
Arlington Chapter

Iseoluwa Adebola “Bola” Adedeji, MLA
Chief of Staff to Regional Director
Arlington Chapter

Alicia Carrier, MLA, MSTNLA
Chief of Staff to Regional Director
Arlington Chapter

Sandra Joiner, PharmD, MBA
Chief of Staff to Regional Director
Arlington Chapter

Dianne Livings
Chief of Staff to Regional Director
Arlington Chapter

Kerry-Ann Zamore Byrd, MSTNLA
Chief of Staff to Regional Director
Arlington Chapter

Celeste Porter
National Programming Committee Member
SCR Chair
Katy-Prairie View Chapter

LaKenya Collins
Regional Associate Jewel Chair
New Orleans Chapter

Holli Sherrard, MSTNLA
Regional Teen Advisor
Humble-Kingwood Chapter

Yvette Oldacre
Team Performance Coach Ad Hoc Committee, SCR Chair
The Woodlands Chapter

Joy Abernathy-Dyer, Ph.D
Co-Chair Regional Careful Study of Children Task Force
Baton Rouge Chapter

Nikole Vaughn
Co-Chair Regional Careful Study of Children Task Force
San Antonio Chapter

Renee Rhoten Morris, MSTNLA
-National Policies & Procedures Committee Chair, SCR Chair
-SCR Governance Committee
Houston Chapter

Leah Matthews, MSTNLA, MLA
Mary Lou Adams Excellence & Leadership Academy Chair
South Belt Houston Chapter

Ebony Carrington
Regional Time & Place Chair
North Texas Chapter

Michaelle Shankle
-National Historical Task Force Chair
-SCR Historian Chair
Clear Lake/Bay Area Chapter

Tifany Wilson
National Protocol Committee, SCR Chair
(Ceremonies, Awards & Courtesies and Leadership Assistance)
North Suburban Dallas Chapter

Brittany Francis, MLS, MSTNLA
National Membership Committee Member,
SCR Chair
Humble-Kingwood Chapter

J’eane Holmes, MD
-National Task Force Member
-Our Health Matters Task Force, SCR Chair
DFW Mid-Cities Chapter

La Chanda Ricks, MLA (Legacy)
-Regional Events Chair
-National Strategic Partnerships Task Force
Missouri City Sugar Land Chapter

Alice Dungey
National Legislative Committee Member, SCR Chair
DFW Mid-Cities Chapter

Judge Regina Bartholomew-Woods (Ret.)
-Regional Parliamentarian
-SCR Governance Task Force Chair
New Orleans Chapter

Urshala Bowles
Regional Logistics Chair
Arlington Chapter

Tekeda Ferguson
Regional Protocol Awards and Courtesies
New Orleans Houston Chapter

Judge Rhonda Goode-Douglas
Southern Louisiana COE Chair
New Orleans Chapter

Ashlee Davidson
Strategic Communications Committee Co-Chair
Arlington Chapter

Alexis Jones-Herron
Strategic Communications Committee Co-Chair
Houston Metropolitan Chapter

Christina Guice-Gantt
Regional Protocol Leadership Assistance Chair
Missouri City Sugar Land Chapter

Fran Wilson Simpson, MLA, MPPA
-Past Regional Secretary
-National Five Star Committee Chair
South Belt Houston Chapter

La Chanda Ricks, MLA (Legacy)
-Regional Events Chair
-National Strategic Partnerships Task Force
Missouri City Sugar Land Chapter

Joy Abernathy-Dyer, Ph.D
Co-Chair Regional Careful Study of Children Task Force
Baton Rouge Chapter

Nikole Vaughn
Co-Chair Regional Careful Study of Children Task Force
San Antonio Chapter

Renee Rhoten Morris, MSTNLA
-National Policies & Procedures Committee Chair, SCR Chair
-SCR Governance Committee
Houston Chapter

Leah Matthews, MSTNLA, MLA
Mary Lou Adams Excellence & Leadership Academy Chair
South Belt Houston Chapter

La Chanda Ricks, MLA (Legacy)
-Regional Events Chair
-National Strategic Partnerships Task Force
Missouri City Sugar Land Chapter

Joy Abernathy-Dyer, Ph.D
Co-Chair Regional Careful Study of Children Task Force
Baton Rouge Chapter

Nikole Vaughn
Co-Chair Regional Careful Study of Children Task Force
San Antonio Chapter

Renee Rhoten Morris, MSTNLA
-National Policies & Procedures Committee Chair, SCR Chair
-SCR Governance Committee
Houston Chapter

Leah Matthews, MSTNLA, MLA
Mary Lou Adams Excellence & Leadership Academy Chair
South Belt Houston Chapter

La Chanda Ricks, MLA (Legacy)
-Regional Events Chair
-National Strategic Partnerships Task Force
Missouri City Sugar Land Chapter

Joy Abernathy-Dyer, Ph.D
Co-Chair Regional Careful Study of Children Task Force
Baton Rouge Chapter

Nikole Vaughn
Co-Chair Regional Careful Study of Children Task Force
San Antonio Chapter

Renee Rhoten Morris, MSTNLA
-National Policies & Procedures Committee Chair, SCR Chair
-SCR Governance Committee
Houston Chapter

Leah Matthews, MSTNLA, MLA
Mary Lou Adams Excellence & Leadership Academy Chair
South Belt Houston Chapter