TCNAA Board of Directors Officers
Joyce Delk, ’72, Chairwoman
Cornell Lynch ’08, Vice-Chairman
Ro’chelle Williams ’14, Secretary
Tougaloo College National Association Officers
David Miller, Esq ’72, President
James C. McQuirter ’64, Vice President
Dr. Brigetta K. Turner ’82, Secretary
Brian Harrington ’15, Corresponding Secretary
Carlos D. Smith ’05, Treasurer
Carolyn White, ’79, Business Manager
Tophas Anderson ’71, Parliamentarian
Cassius Rudolph ’14, Chaplain
Carlos Smith ’05, Immediate Past President
H. T. Drake ’50, President Emeritus
Doris Bridgeman ’69, Director of Alumni Affairs
Alumni Representatives to Tougaloo College Board of Trustees
Elane Coleman ’70 (2018 – 2021)
Dr. Brigetta Turner ’82 (2020 – 2023)
Pre-Alumni Council President
Vanetta Brownlow ’21
Regional Representatives
Northeastern Region (2019-2022) – Torrance Brown ’98
Northeastern Region (2018-2021) – Rochelle Williams ’14
Midwestern Region (2019-2022) – John S. Williams ’60
Midwestern Region (2018-2021) – Rose Ramey ’79
Western Region (2019-2022) – Michael Cleveland ’17
Western Region (2018-2021) – Belinda Wilson ’71
Mid-South Region (2018-2021) – Clifton Jeffrey ’02
Mid-South Region (2019-2022) – Shirley Mass
Southeastern Region (2018-2021) – Preamiller McKinney
Southeastern Region (2019-2022) – Tanya Bartee ’96
At-Large (2019-2022) – Cornell Lynch ’08
At-Large (2018-2021) – Wilbert L. Smith ’57
Chapter Presidents
Atlanta – Sterling Dunkley ’89
Chicago – Willie L. Lewis ’72
Dallas-Fort Worth – Pearlie Magee ’80
Detroit – Herbie Banks ’64
MS Gulf Coast – Gloria Grace ’80
Houston – Emleigh Mitchell ’00
Humphrey County – Pamela Redd ’88
Jackson-Tougaloo – James Smith ’76
Leflore County – Shani K. Collins ’03
Little Rock – Loranda Wordlow ’10
Memphis – Sylvia Gray ’86
Milwaukee – Dorothy Listenbee ’70
Nashville – Ruth M. Byrdsong ’64
New England – Donald Cunnigen ’74
New Orleans – A. Malessia Payton ’76
Greater New York – Courtni Newsome ’04
Northern California – Janice B. Wilson ’71
North Carolina – Dr. Angela Gobar ’76
Ohio – Carolyn A. Walker-Kimbro ’73
Pine Belt Area (Hattiesburg) – Shuntasia Coleman
Southern California – Roy Harris ’61
St. Louis – Jameca Falconer ’96
SW Mississippi – Gayla Carpenter-Sanders ’00
Tougaloo Community – Beverly Williams ’81
Washington County – Willie Richardson ’99
Washington, DC – Kathy Mosley ’72
Yazoo City – Eugene Fouche ’65
TCNAA Committees
Committee Members
Committee Function
Roosevelt Turner, Chairperson
Doris Bridgeman
James McQuirter
David Miller
Jerry Nickens
Ranada Robinson
Dr. Nikisha Ware
Commencement Steering Committee
Annie Archie
To plan and implement alumni programs and activities for Commencement Weekend
Membership Committee
Cornell Lynch, Chairperson
Joyce Delk
Elane Coleman
Amanda Mims
To plan and implement programs and events that will stimulate TCNAA membership. To Report membership status periodically during the year.
Bylaws Committee
Shirley Byers, Co-chairperson
Elane Coleman, Co-chairperson
Joyce Delk
Tyvester Goss
David Miller
Dr. James Curtis Smith
To review the Association’s by-laws and the Chapter Guide for updates and corrections annually.
Scholarship Committee
TBA
To plan and implement the TCNAA Scholarship and Loan Program.
Hall of Fame Committee
Doris Bridgeman
Carolyn Evans
Brian Harrington
Kerry Thomas
Camille Wilson
Esther Young
To plan and implement Hall of Fame/Chapter awards activities and programs (See Chapter Guide, Section XIII and Section XV).
Benevolence Committee
TBA
Send resolutions in case of death of TCNAA member or immediate family member. See Chapter Guide Article XVI. Add item E (Resolutions Management)
Nominating & Election Committee
Carlos Smith, Chairperson
Barbara Hilliard
Tiffany Burks
Sterling Dunkley
Ronald Hicks
Emleigh Johnson
To coordinate all TCNAA nomination and election matters.
Freddi Evans, Co-chairperson
Doris Bridgeman
Joyce Delk
Hosea R. James
David Miller
Natosha Pengarthit
Carolyn Price
Tamala Boyd Shaw
Elane Coleman, Web Editor
To publish the Tougaloo Alumni Bulletin.