North Jersey Unit - The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.

The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. NORTH JERSEY UNIT

The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. was founded in July 1935. The founding members were owners, managers, college graduates and other professional licensed women who managed to realize some measure of personal success at a time when there was no national “movement” to improve the lot of Black Americans. The Association’s headquarters in Washington, DC consists of clubs throughout the United States, Ghana, Nigeria, Bermuda, and the Caribbean. The North Jersey Unit of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. was founded by Josephine Keene in 1940.

During the early years, the North Jersey Unit was maintained through the efforts of a small core of dedicated and enthusiastic members. Today, the North Jersey Unit has thirty three dynamic and daring active members, including eleven Life Members who are sharing their experiences, exchanging information and encouraging opportunities for African American women and youth in our local and global communities.

Members of the North Jersey Unit play an essential role in achieving the Association’s goals. We have contributed to community service for seventy-four years, addressing concerns through programs, workshops, seminars and activities in an effort to improve the quality of life in our communities.

North Jersey Unit program directives include: • Leadership Initiatives • Entrepreneurship • Technology • Service • Health Issues • Education/Scholarship programs • Employment • Economic Development • Vocal Arts Competition for Emerging Young Artists • Women’s History Month Programs

Greetings f rom the President It is a privilege and an honor to welcome you on behalf of the North Jersey Unit of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. to our 58th Annual Founders’ Day Celebration.

For 74 years, the North Jersey Unit has been on the forefront in providing services and programs to the communities we serve.

This year, we are pleased to recognize women who, like our Founders, are visionaries and have helped to shape the community and have brought meaningful ideas and programs that have made a positive impact on the lives of the residents.

Congratulations to you, our honorees, for your steadfast devotion to helping others. Each of you has been an inspiration and has made significant changes in the lives of others.

To the Founders’ Day committee and the sisters of the North Jersey Unit, thank you for your continued efforts to keep our Club moving and working diligently in the community.

Thank you to our guests who have continued to support the members of the North Jersey Unit.

Sincerely, Odessa H. James North Jersey Unit President

Greetings Sisters & Friends It is my pleasure to extend warmest greetings on behalf of North Jersey Unit of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Inc. I am extremely pleased to welcome you to our 58th Annual Founder’s Day Luncheon.

The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Incorporated mission is to promote and protect the interests of African-American business and professional women; and to serve as bridges for young people seeking to enter business and professional careers. Our Founders Day theme: “Back to Business: Honoring Our Founders-Celebrating the Vision” truly epitomizes what the dynamic women of this organization stand for and the affect that we have on our community.

To all of our awardees I wish you heartfelt congratulations. You are standard-bearers in your respective fields that our young people and community look up to. It is indeed a privilege to recognize you today.

I wish to applaud our Founder’s Day committee for their tireless efforts to make this a memorable occasion.

I sincerely thank each and every one of you for your continued support and patronage of this annual event. Please enjoy the food and fellowship and hope that it will be purposeful and memorable occasion.

In Service & Sisterhood, Gayle M. Waldon Founders Day Chairwoman

Dr. Iris Banister Greetings Northeast District Governor

Imagine a world in which we all shared our gifts and bounty with each other rather than focusing on competition and self-preservation. This is exactly the kind of world Sojourner Truth, the icon of the Women’s Equal Rights Movement, envisioned when she posed the infamous question, “Ain’t I a woman? The answer has been resounding as an affirmative from then to 1935 when seven women came together and decided that they too envisioned such a world. They founded the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC). The work to make that vision a reality continues even today through the programs and projects executed by the committed dedicated women of the North Jersey Unit. These ladies continue to hold the banner high and live the question’s answer, “YES” women can and do make a difference!

As Governor of the Northeast District, I am indeed honored to greet those of you who have taken time today to join the valiant women of the North Jersey Unit in their 58th Annual Founders’ Day celebration. These magnificent club sisters have been responding to the clarion call of Sojourner for seventy four years and have been faithful to the ideals and goals of their own North Jersey Unit founding fore-mothers. They took up the gauntlet and have been, for every year of their existence, positively impacting the local community in their geographic area and making notable contributions to the lives of women and girls and residents which they serve with care, concern, high standards of quality, and honor.

In order to fully appreciate the value and significance of this dynamic celebration of which you are a part, it is important for you to know that the North Jersey Unit has garnered honors and recognition for their work, professional and business approach to their projects, and for the high caliber of their members. The North Jersey Unit has been a stalwart community partner providing resources, services and skills, charitable activities, and scholarships for the purpose of inspiring and assisting students to pursue higher education. The strong and committed ladies of this club have held true to their mission and stand as a beacon of light in this community. Your presence here today is a salute to their high level of programmatic excellence, consistency, and longevity. As the 2014 Northeast District Theme declares, the ladies of the North Jersey Unit Club are, “Simply the B.E.S.T. (Bold, Empowered, Sisters, Together)”. Empowered and boldly these sister are together making a true difference.

Ladies and gentlemen, Brothers and Sisters, I greet each of you in the spirit of Sojourner Truth and encourage you to join me in congratulating the exceptional women of the North Jersey Unit Club; it’s officers, members, and their incomparable leader, President Odessa James. Happy 58th Founders’ Day North Jersey Unit Ladies; and I wish you many more successful years!

Sisterly, Rev. Dr. Iris Banister, 16th Northeast District Governor

Negro National Anthem Lift Every Voice and sing till earth and heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of liberty Let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies Let it resound loud as the rolling sea Sing a song, full of the faith that the dark past has taught us Sing a song, full of the hope that the present has brought us Facing the rising sum of our new day begun Let us march on till victory is won Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod felt in the days when hope unborn had died yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet come to the place for which our fathers sighed?

We have come, over a way that which tears has been watered We have come, treading out path through the blood of the slaughtered Out of the gloomy past, till now we stand at last, Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast GOD of our weary years, GOD of our silent tears Thou Who has brought us thus far on the way Thou Who hast by Thy might, led us into the light Keep us for-e-ver in the path we pray Lest our feet, stray from the places our GOD where me met thee Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world we forget Thee Shadowed beneath thy hand, may we forever stand

TRUE TO OUR GOD, TRUE TO OUR NATIVE LAND

­— James Weldon Johnson —

Merolyn Tindal Kelly

2014 Professional Women of the Year

Merolyn began her professional career at Passaic County Community College where she was an academic advisor to urban “non-traditional” students and taught Psychology and Sociology as an adjunct professor.

She later worked as a vocational counselor for the New Jersey Department of Education at a shared-time vocational school (COED) located in Newark, NJ. Twenty-five years ago, she continued her career with the East Orange Board of Education where she has served as a school counselor on the elementary and secondary levels, a Teacher on Special Assignment, a DropOut Prevention Officer and an Anti-Bullying Specialist.

She received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Seton Hall University, a Master of Science in Student Personnel Services from Upsala College and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from the New Jersey Expedited Certification in Educational Leadership Program (NJEXCEL).

Merolyn is currently a school counselor at the Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts in East Orange, New Jersey. She has been instrumental in fostering the academic and community components of the school by establishing partnerships with various organizations.

These partnerships have enabled various students to receive advanced training at Julliard, the Dance Theater of Harlem, the Alvin Ailey Dance Troupe, the Metropolitan Museum, and the Pushkin Russian Program at the Madison Campus of the University of Wisconsin. With the assistance of Ms. Tyson, she has coordinated master classes for students with professional artists such as Judith Jamison, Wynton Marsalis, George Faison, Mtume and Kimberly Elise.

As a member of St. Matthew AME Church in Orange, NJ, she has served as a Sunday School teacher, a Trustee, Director of Young People’s Department (YPD), Chairperson of the Commission on African American History and Culture and the Scholarship Committee.

She continuously provides community service through her membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Montclair Almunae Chapter were she is a mentor for high school girls in the Delta GEMS Program. She currently serves as president of The Friends of the East Orange Public Library whose primary role is to fundraise to support programs for youth of East Orange.

Merolyn is the proud mother of Derek and Nicole, grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of one. She is looking forward to retiring in the near future to spend time traveling, bowling and enjoying her family.

Geraldine Méhu-Moore

Assistant Complex Director

Geraldine Méhu-Moore is an Assistant Complex Director at UBS Financial Services, where she is responsible for driving business, sales, asset growth, revenue and managing the development of Financial Advisors in one of the New York City’s top offices.

She started her career at UBS nine years ago and has held a number of leadership roles. Prior to her current role, she served as Executive Director of Wealth Management Solutions, responsible for strategic initiatives and various products and services that addressed revenue growth, cross-organizational opportunities, and risk. She was also responsible for analyzing financial advisor recruits’ book of business for investment and product portability.

She also served as Head of Product Strategy, leading a team responsible for positioning the Firm’s investment and product capabilities to financial advisors and managing the relationship for thirdparty asset management, insurance and annuity firms.

With more than 18+ years of experience in the private and public sectors, Geraldine has served in a diverse set of leadership roles, including Director of UBS Private Wealth Management Desk; Director of UBS Piper Jaffrey Acquisition Integration; Associate Director at Barclays Capital; Deputy Press Secretary for former NJ Governor Christine Todd Whitman and Chief of Staff for the NJ Secretary of State, among others.

Geraldine has received many industry accolades, including: • • • • • •

“Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America,” Savoy Magazine, 2012 Trailblazer Award, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer (2010).

“Top 100 under 50” by MBA Diversity Magazine (2009) UBS Global Circle of Excellence Award (2008) Women of Achievement Award from Marylawn High School (2008) “40 Under 40” list by the Network Journal (2005)

She is a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) and the Council of Urban Professionals.

Geraldine served on the board of the Financial Women’s Association for 6 years and as a trustee for 4 years at Marylawn High School - an all girls school in South Orange, Geraldine is a cum laude graduate of Seton Hall University; holds a certificate from Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations; and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Certificate from SIFMA, the Wharton School.

She is a licensed life/health insurance agent, and holds Series 7, 9, 10 and 66 securities licenses. She is fluent in French, a member of Delta Sigma Theta and resides with her husband and daughter in South Orange.

Ernestine R. Galloway, Ed.D Dr. Ernestine R. Galloway, the daughter of Seymour and Ethel Galloway was born in Newark, New Jersey. Her earliest academic years and church activities were spent in that city.

For approximately 35-years Dr. Galloway worked in various professional and support positions during the day and pursued degree courses at night. Her work in higher education resulted in her receiving a BA in Religious Education; a MA in Religious Education and Psychology at a joint program in NYU and Biblical Seminary (aka: New York Theological Seminary); a MA in Anthropology and Sociology and Anthropology and a Doctorate in Education.

To qualify for the doctorate Dr. Galloway completed her Religious-Education Anthropological fieldwork in the St. Elizabeth Parish BWI in Accompong, Jamaica. Her doctoral dissertation is entitled, “The Religious Beliefs and Practices of Maroon Children of Jamaica.”

Professionally Dr. Galloway has served as Director of Education for the Concord Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York; Associate Director of the Student YWCA; Unit Manager of the Church and Community Division of National Ministries, American Baptist Churches, USA, in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania; Director of Volunteers for the American Bible Society; Director of Agency Relations for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and Coordinator of Volunteers for the Jewish Vocational Service in East Orange, NJ. Also she was one of the organizers of the Newark Preschool Council (Head Start) in Newark, NJ. Recently Dr. Galloway has served as the Education Associate at the Riverside Church of the City of New York.

As an Adjunct Professor, Dr. Galloway has taught courses at New York Theological Seminary; Newark School of Theology in Newark, NJ; in the Anthropology Department at Upsala College in East Orange, NJ and was a Professor of Black Studies and Psychology at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.

As a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, she served for a number of years as a church schoolteacher, superintendent of the Sunday school, president of the BTU, member of the usher board and member and soloist of the Senior Choir.

While a member of the First Baptist Church of Montclair, New Jersey Dr. Galloway served as the church’s treasurer and its moderator.

Dr. Galloway has conducted classes for the General Baptist Convention of NJ; the New England Baptist Convention; the Baptist Educational Center of New York and the Empire State Convention. In 1976 she was elected statewide president of the American Baptist Churches of New Jersey.

Prior to accepting the position as a Unit Manager with National Ministries, American Baptist Churches, USA ABC, Dr. Galloway represented the ABC on the Communications Committee of the Baptist World Alliance, on the General Board of the National Council of Churches, the ABC’s Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board and the General Board of ABC, USA. Dr. Galloway has appeared on television. She was a regular panelist on WPIX on a television program for the New York Protestant Council. Also she wrote and co-produced the “4th R,” a children’s televised Sunday school program on NBC-TV in New York City and a similar program on ABC-TV in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Galloway has studied piano, voice and organ. At the present time she performs for senior citizen groups and in nursing homes. She also conducts yearly spiritual renewal retreats.

Debi Hall Dean Born on May 28, 1956, Debi Hall-Dean was the last of six children born to the late Rev. Johnnie M. and Vestella Hall. She is a native of Newark, NJ, where she attended the Public School System. In the two decades immediately following her graduation from Vailsburg High School in 1973, Debi entered the workforce of Corporate America. At New Jersey Bell, UMDNJ and Local 108, RWDSU, she would quickly climb the proverbial “ladder of success”. While Debi excelled in the workplace, there was always the feeling that this was not her PURPOSE in life.

In 1994, Debi was diagnosed with a chronic illness that would change the trajectory of her life for the good. While waiting to be approved for disability benefits, she began to explore a variety of home-based “businesses”, simply to survive. As a result, she became proficient in graphic arts, desk-top publishing, and catering, certified in event planning, and developed an innate knack for community organizing and advocacy. Unbeknownst to her at the time, all these things would come to serve her well as she set out to fulfill her real life purpose and passion...Community Service.

A self-proclaimed advocate for the community at-large and a faithful member of Franklin-St. John’s United Methodist Church, Debi has been the recipient of numerous awards and citations for her work in the Church and Community. From leading her Block Association in the replacement of destructive trees and sidewalks; serving as a consultant for the City of Newark Safe Summer initiative; holding multiple offices and chairing Church-based activities; to the development and building of the Church Outreach Committee to a full-fledged non-profit CBO called Partners in A.C.T.S. . Debi is always ready to give her all to a cause that will enhance the quality of life for others. Most recently, she is serving as co-founder and servant-leader of the Grassroots Emergency Overnight Warming Stations. This all volunteer group of residents was organized to provide overnight shelter for those that she calls her “Neighbors Without An Address” during extreme weather….a service that the City failed to offer. Debi credits her success with these and other initiatives to her “village” of like-minded individuals, people with genuine hearts of love compassion for our fellow man. She believes that we are our Brothers and Sisters keepers.

Debi has always known and proclaimed that her priorities in life are God, Family and Community…. in that order. In addition to her siblings and a multitude of other relatives, she is the proud mother of Tara V. Brown (and Tara’s husband, Darryle) and her “Pride & Joy,” her three grandchildren, Xavier, Kelli & Kennedi.

Her mantra and favorite scripture is found in Luke 12:48, “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked”.

She says, “God has entrusted me with unique gifts….not to keep to myself, but to USE for His glory. As much as I have been blessed throughout my life, how could I NOT pay it forward and work each day to be a blessing to others? Service is not an option, it’s an obligation…..and it’s my PURPOSE!”

Natasha Scott Natasha Scott is a 2011 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in communications and cinema studies. She is also a graduate of Kent Place School, in Summit, New Jersey, a small all‐girls college preparatory high school.

Natasha was extremely involved in her high school’s community.

By her senior year, she served as an officer on the Black Cultural Association, the captain of Pep Squad, the Entertainment Editor for the school newspaper, and a class representative for the Community Service Committee. She even enrolled in SAT prep courses from her freshman year and started touring colleges from her sophomore year. As a result of her commitment to working the college admission process to her best advantage and as early as possible, Natasha was considered a well‐rounded candidate for many of the nation’s top universities. She accepted early admission to the University of Pennsylvania and was able to enjoy her senior year of high school stress free.

Wanting to impart her valuable “how‐to‐get‐into‐college” knowledge to others, Natasha has worked for years with inner‐city teens through Dorson Community Foundation, a nonprofit organization in East Orange, New Jersey dedicated to providing enrichment programs for inner‐city youth. Through the Foundation’s SAT prep course, Natasha served as a college prep consultant and mentored high school students through the college admissions process.

Her work at Dorson Community Foundation is what influenced her to write The College Admissions Bible— an easy-to-read, yet comprehensive guidebook that finally simplifies the overwhelming college admissions and shows students and parents precisely what is needed to get into the university of your dreams. Since its publication in March 2013, The College Admissions Bible has been purchased by Paterson Public School District, East Orange School District, and Orange High School. Natasha has also served as the guest speaker at various college prep nights and Parent Association meetings at local high schools and libraries throughout Northern New Jersey. She was even featured in Dream Teen Magazine and on the front page of Local Talk Newspaper. Natasha also blogs about college admissions on her website www.CollegeAdmissionBible.com and posts video how-to’s on The College Admissions Bible YouTube channel with the goal of guiding as many students as possible through the daunting college admissions experience.

A true young entrepreneur, Natasha also runs World of Tashii Jewelry (www.worldoftashii.etsy.com), an online handmade jewelry shop established in 2011, which ships her handmade designs to customers all over the world and can even be found in retail stores across Australia. When she’s not making jewelry or talking college admissions, Natasha currently spends her 9-5 working as a Program Associate for A Better Chance, the nation’s oldest educational access non-profit missioned to recruit and place high-achieving children of color into independent day schools and boarding schools around the country.

58th Annual Founders’ Day Committee

Gayle M. Waldon

Committee Chairperson

Evelyn Morrison

Ticket Co-Chairperson

Dr. Francine Wright

Ticket Co-Chairperson

Mary E. Singletary

Protocol Chairperson

Janice Harris Jackson

Publicity Chairperson

Jocelyn N. James

Gertrude Edwards

Odessa H. James

Journal Chairperson Hostess Committee Chairperson President

Menu Spinach Salad A Choice of ½ Broiled Spring Chicken Or Flounder Broccoli Roasted Red Bliss Potatoes

Coffee

Ice Cream Tea

Punch

The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Incorporated

58th Annual Founder Day Luncheon

Theme: “Back to Business Honoring Our Founders: Celebrating the Vision”

Prelude...................................................................................................................................... TBD Processional of Dais Guest........................ North Jersey Unit, NANBPWC and Honored Guests Invocation.................................................................... Mary White, North Jersey Unit Chaplain Negro National Anthem................................................................................................... Audience Introduction of Dais Guest....................... Gayle M. Waldon, Northeast District Vice-Governor

North Jersey Unit Luncheon Chairwoman Welcome.............................................................. Odessa H. James, North Jersey Unit President Greetings.................................................... Gayle M. Waldon, Northeast District Vice-Governor

North Jersey Unit Luncheon Chairwoman

Tribute to Founders.........................................................................North Jersey Unit Presidents

Lunch is served Musical Entertainment............................................................................................................ TBD Presenters................................................................ Odessa James, North Jersey Unit President

Mary Singletary, 14th Past National President, NANBPWC, Inc.

Gayle M. Waldon, Northeast District Vice-Governor Michele Murchison, North Jersey Unit First Vice President

Sherida Evans, North Jersey Unit Second Vice President

Awards Presentation Professional Woman of the Year......................................................... Merolyn Tindal Kelly

Cicely Tyson School for Performing Arts, East Orange, New Jersey

North Jersey Unit Treasurer Business Award................................................................................Geraldine Mehu-Moore

Executive Director

Wealth Management Solutions UBS Educator Award............................................................................... Dr. Ernestine Galloway

Education Associate Riverside Church, New York City Community Service Award...........................................................................Debi Hall-Dean

Executive Director, Partners in ACTS

Franklin St. John United Methodist Church, Newark, New Jersey Striving Young Adult Award...........................................................................Natasha Scott

Dorson Community Foundation Acknowledgements.................................................................................... Gayle M. Waldon

Sister Clubs

Distinguished Guests Benediction.........................................................Mary White, North Jersey Unit Chaplain

ConΩatulations

Odessa H. James, President and the members of the North Jersey Unit of the

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. As you celebrate your 58th Annual Founders’ Day

Best Wishes

The James and Heggins Families Sam, Jocelyn, Brooke, Tyrone, Yolanda and Aniyah

CONGRATULATIONS!!

NORTH JERSEY UNIT

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. On Your

58th Annual Founders’ Day and our Illustrious

PROFESSIONAL WOMAN OF THE YEAR

MEROLYN KELLY

Ada Banks

Gertrude Edwards

Odessa James

Evelyn Morrison

Michele Murchison

Joyce Thompson Delores Tyson Bessie White Shirley Williams Dr. Francine Wright

Saluting a Century of Civil Rights Activism in Newark

1914-2014 !

SAVE THE DATE!!

Newark NAACP Gala -100

Friday, October 24, 2014 The Newark Club One Legal Center, Newark, NJ

6:30pm -11:00pm Donation: $100.00 Much has changed‌Much has not. The struggle continues and so must we!

Call 973-624-6400 for ticket or sponsor information Or email us at Newarknaacp@gmail.com

on your Striving Young Adult of the Year Award

Best Wishes To The

North Jersey Unit National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women Clubs, Inc. Continue the Great Work!

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Congratulations to

Odessa H. James, President of the

North Jersey Unit of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc

As you celebrate your 58th Founders’ Day Ronald M. Gutwirth Attorney at Law

80 Main Street Suite 130, West Orange, NJ 07053 Telephone: (973) 669-8808 Fax: (973) 669-8812 Email: RonGutwirthEsq@aol.com

Congratulations Dr. Ernestine Galloway Recipient of the

Education Award Faith, Energy, Intelligence, Humor, Persistence and everything it takes to make an exceptional Educator.

Best Wishes Mary E. Singletary 14th Past National President National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs. Inc.

- Congratulations -

Doctor Ernestine Galloway We salute The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. as they honor you with The Education Award, for your note- worthy accomplishments in education.

Thank you for the tremendous work that you have done to glorify God and to educate His people

Study to Show Thyself Approved Unto God ….. 2 Timothy 2:15 The Hooper Family

The North Jersey Unit of

The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.

Extends Congratulations and Best Wishes to our 2014 Awardees Club Sister, Ms. Merolyn T. Kelly, Professional Woman of the Year Mrs. Geraldine Mehu Moore, Business Award Ms. Debi Hall Dean, Community Service Award Dr. Ernestine Galloway, Education Award Ms. Natasha Scott, Striving Young Adult Award

Congratulations Merolyn T. Kelly

Professional Woman of the Year

“Our Guidance Counselor Extraordinaire” Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts

Congratulations

to the North Jersey Unit of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. “The Little Black Dress” Designed especially for EGYPTIAN IMPORTS

BY SHELTRY WARD

In Loving Memory Of our North Jersey Unit Sisters Gone But Not Forgotten…

Ruth Garnett, 1994 Edna Foster, 1984 Kathleen Williams, 1989 Garnett Henderson, 1989 *Majorie VanDyke, 1991 Virginia R. Moore, 1992 Marie Ellis Stewart, 1991 Hattie Brown, 1993

Essie Mae McCrae, 1994 *Janet Carter White, 2004 Dorothy M. Rogers, 1996 * ** ***Dorothea Lee, 2007 ***Constance Woodruff, 1996 Maldine C. Dowdy, 2008 Marie B. Marshall, 1997 Ruth C. Dargan, 2010 Emily Wood Farley, 1998 * ***Ethel Moore Johnson, 2010 Kandice R. Dickinson, 2000 Barbara Anne Delaney, 2012 Audrey West, 2003 *Audrey Brown Jackson, 2013 Helen Johnson, 2003 Winifred G. Waldon, 2013

*Past President

**NED Vice Governor

***Sojourner Truth Awardee

Sally G. Carroll, 50+ North New Jersey Unit Member

NANBPWC, Inc. Mid Island Club P.O. Box 349, Central Islip, New York 11722 www.midislandclub-nanbpwc.org Founded 1958

Congratulations President Odessa James

Executive Board and members of the North Central Jersey Unit, NANBPWC, Inc. on your 58th Annual Founders’ Day Luncheon.

President Linda Wood-Hoyte,

Exeuctive Board and members of Mid-Island club, Inc. with you a successful Luncheon!

In Sisterhood Mid-Island Club

Congratulations to The North Jersey Unit of the

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. for a successful 58th Annual Founders’ Day Celebration

The Central Jersey Club Denise Hawkins, President

CONGRATULATIONS TO

The North Jersey Unit of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club’s Inc. on your 58th Founders’ Day Celebration We Applaud You For Your Service NATIONAL BLACK UNITED FUND, INC. William T. Merritt, President/CEO

40 Clinton Street 5th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102 Telephone: (973) 643-5122 Email: William@nbuf.org

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Congratulations and Best Wishes to my wife and my best friend

Geraldine Mehu-Moore as you are honored by the North Jersey Unit of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc as the Business Woman of the Year.

With Love,

Eric Moore

Congratulations To Geraldine Mehu-Moore on the NJ Business Woman of the Year Award.

We are proud of you and all of your accomplishments.

The Moore Family!

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The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. North Jersey Unit

Cordially Invites You To

A Women’s History Month Event A Presentation and Discussion of the History, Meaning and Messages of Slave Quilts Featuring Glendora Simonson and Carolyn Davis members of the Nubia Quilters

Saturday, March 29, 2014 St. Matthew AME Church

336 Oakwood Avenue, Orange, NJ 07050 11:00AM to 1:00PM Dessert and Fruit Reception immediately following presentation.

Congratulations and Best Wishes to

North Jersey Unit’s 58th Founders’ Day Honorees Friends and Family of Evelyn Morrison Gail Clemons Maxine Johnson Dorothy Jones Shirley Keyes Lena Smalls Mattie Terry

Stage TWO Salon

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Geraldine Bernard

Georgia Finney

Tisha Finney

Evelyn Fladger

Sheila Joynes

James Law

Yvonne Lee

Kisha Livingston

Beatrice W. Smith

Eddie R. Smith, Jr.

Janice Harris Jackson

Sidney L. Jackson, Sr.

Sidney L. Jackson, Jr.

Lynda J. Thornes

Kathleen Holman Witcher 2007 Sojourner Truther Awardee Mary R. White Patrici W. Fullilove Sharon W. Graddy The Honorable Harold W. Fullilove, Sr. Rudolph Graddy, Sr. Carolyn Fullilove The Honorable Harold Fullilove, Jr. Aaron W. Fullilove Lucy Fullilove Gregory Fullilove

Congratulations to all the 2014 Honorees

Geraldine Mehu-Moore Merolyn Tindal Kelly Dr. Ernestine Galloway Debi Hall-Dean Natasha Scott

President Odessa James & The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.

Special Honors to my wife, Lady Madelin L. Dargan for always modeling for a wonderful example of a professional and loving woman who has it all.

Lady Madelin Dargan is the daughter of a loving and supportive mother, the late Zenobia Danner and Biochemist and Tanzanian political activist, Ernest Danner. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Lady Madelin spent her early years in Tanzania, Africa, and later the family moved to Montclair, New Jersey where she attended the Montclair, New Jersey School system.

Lady Madelin is a woman of many gifts. Professionally trained as a dancer from the age of 9 until 17, Lady was selected and performed as a Principal Dancer with the Alfred Gallman Newark Dance Theater, and performed with the Garden State Ballet, and the renowned Alvin Ailey Dance Theater School. She attended Penn State University achieved high honors and graduated with honor and distinction from Rutgers’ University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Lady Madelin has been employed in Sales & Marketing specializing in production, color, and printing technology for nearly two decade and has been a “President’s Club” recipient several times ranking as high as number two in the country in her field.

Lady Madelin has implemented her strong creative energy into launching her own desktop publishing company, MLD Communications with no prior work experience or background in the field. The business was blessedly successful and sovereign within a few months. MLD Communications has been the publisher of choice for many religious, social and civic organizations over the company’s 25 plus years. First Lady gives all glory to her LORD and SAVIOR Jesus Christ for the anointing and favor He has blessed her with in her business savvy.

With her winning attitude, determined spirit, and bright smile, she brings her unique perspective and skill to whatever she approaches. Lady Madelin’s calling is the gift of Helps (1 Corinthians 12: 28). She is a faithful and dedicated missionary and a mission-minded person. She uses her personal, professional and spiritual skills to aid the lives of the people in her sphere of influence wherever GOD sends her.

Lady Madelin has been married to Reverend J-Anthony Dargan for over 25 years. She is the mother of two wonderful and magnificent children: James Anthony and Christine JannieLorraine who is the apple of her eye. First Lady Madelin has worked in various ministries in her Church experience and now as the First Lady of the Congregational Church of GOD, Harlem, New York. First Lady Madelin Dargan considers it a privilege and honor to serve God and her church in this capacity.

Your Loving Husband - J-Anthony Dargan

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The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. North Jersey Unit Members

Odessa H. James...............................................................................President Michele M. Murchison................................................. First Vice President Sherida Evans............................................................Second Vice President Jocelyn N. James...............................................................................Secretary Merolyn Kelly....................................................................................Treasurer Gayle M. Waldon*.........................................Northeast District Governor Life Members

Ada Banks* Sally G. Carroll Delores Carter Eleanor Crutchfield Ida Bass Fragene Beverly Grissom Friend*

Marcene Anderson Patricia Cuttino Gertrude Edwards Flora Hamlett Louise James *

Janice Harris Jackson Charlene Johnson Evelyn D. Morrison* Mary E. Singletary* ** Joyce Thompson Delores Tyson Members Ruth Johnson Hattie Law Wanda Payne Quilla Talmadge Mary Walker

**Past National President *Past Club President

Sheltry Ward Bessie White Mary R. White Shirley M. Williams * Dr. Francine Wright