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2025-2026 Board of Directors, Elected and Appointed Committee Chairs

The ANMA Board of Directors consists of all elected officers, chairperson, or co-chairpersons (if no chair exists) of all standing committees, parliamentarian, sergeant-at-arms and all past presidents. The President is an ex-officio member on all committees except for the audit and nominating committees.
Board of Directors

Mavis Parkman James 

President

Sarita Cathcart-McLarin*

President-Elect

 LaTandra Collins

First Vice President

Gwendolyn Taylor

Second Vice President

Jason McCall 

Recording Secretary 

Chelesa James 

Assistant Recording Secretary 

Maria Bright 

Financial Secretary

Wilma McGee

Treasurer

Sharon Phillips Wofford 

Chairperson-Board of Directors

Jason McCall, Sr. 

Secretary – Board of Directors

Tenela Blakney

Editor

 Gwendolyn Taylor 

Assistant Editor

 Rose Ballard 

Chaplain

Kandice Henderson

Parliamentarian

 Rose McRae

Sergeant-at-Arms

 Sharon Philips Wofford 

President’s Council Chairperson

Nominating Committee

LaTreka Smith 

Nominating Committee Chairperson

Vivienne Hewitt, Esq.
Nominating Region I

Christine Williams, MBA 

Nominating Region II

LaTreka Smith 

Nominating Region III

Jacqueline Alford 

Nominating Region IV

Charlotte Henderson

Nominating Region V

Ruth  Creary, Ph.D*

Nominating Region VI
Regional Vice Presidents
Region I

Christine Williams, MBA

Region II

Antona Wilson 

Region III

Natasha Jones McDougle

 Charlotte Henderson, Ph.D.

Region V

Nanine Watson*

Region VI

Members-At-Large
Vivienne Hewitt, Esq*
Region I

 Alice Davis*

Region II

Theresa Powell, RN

Region III

Jacqueline Alford 

Region IV

Sandra Murdock

Region V

Clive Alexis

Region VI
Appointed Committee Chairs

Christine Williams, MBA

Alma Wells Givens Scholarship Committee Co Chair

 Rose Ballard

Alma Wells Givens Scholarship Committee Co Chair

 LaTandra Collins

Archives Committee Chair

LaTreka Smith 

Audit Committee Chair

Laura Tompkins*

Audit Committee Co Chair

 Myrna Chapman

Awards and Auxiliary Exhibits Committee Chair

Sharon Wofford 

Budget and Finance Committee Chair

 Theresa Powell

Commercial Exhibits Committee Chair

Kandice Henderson

Constitution and Bylaws Committee Chair

Rose McRae

Courtesy and Protocol Committee Co Chair

 Maria Bright

Credentials Committee Chair

Beverly Anderson

Grants, Sponsorship and Proposals Committee Chair

Chelsea James 

Handbook Committee Chair

Gwen Taylor 

Health and Health Education  Committee Chair

Kandice Henderson

Legislation Committee Chair

Pamela Freeman Fobbs, JD 

Legislation Committee  Co Chair

Mavis Parkman James 

Liaison Committee Chair

Sarita Cathcart-McLarin

Membership Committee Chair

Rose Ballard 

Memorial Committee Chair

Ruth Creary 

Memorial Committee  Co-Chair

Gwen Taylor

National African American Youth Initiative (NAAYI) Committee Chair

Pamela Freeman-Fobbs, J.D

National African American Youth Initiative (NAAYI) Committee Co Chair

Wilma McGee

National Convention Committee Chair

Tenela Blakney

Newsletter Committee Chair

Wilma McGee

Omega Mason/Maude Bisson Memorial Nursing Scholarship Committee Chair

Theresa Powell

Omega Mason/Maude Bisson Memorial Nursing Scholarship Committee  Co Chair

Tenela Blakney

Orientation Committee Chair

 Maria Bright

Personnel/Search Co-chair

 Sharon Phillips Wofford

Personnel/Search Co-chair

Sarita Cathcart-McLarin

Project SUN Committee Co-chair

Maria Bright

Public Relations Committee Chair

Kandice Henderson

Recommendations and Resolutions Committee Chair

Christine Williams

Registration Committee Chair

 Maria  Bright

Technology and Strategy Committee Chair

Sandra Murdock

Ways and Means Committee Chair

ANMA National Office

Ayub Nuru 

Administrative Assistant

 Sharon Phillips Wofford

Staff Consultant

Maria Bright

Staff Consultant

Mrs. Mae Walton
Advisor