TCNAA Board of Directors Officers
Mr. Cornell Lynch ’08, Chairman
Dr. Tanya Bartee ’96, Vice-Chairwoman
Dr. Courtni Newsome ’04, Secretary
Mr. Michael Cleveland ’17, Assistant Secretary
Tougaloo College National Association Officers
Mrs. Joyce Small Delk ’72, President
Mr. Hosea R. James ’00, Vice President
Mr. Ro’chelle Williams ’14, Secretary
Ms. Amanda Mims ’07, Corresponding Secretary
Ms. Sylvia Woodard ’02, Treasurer
Ms. Carolyn White, ’79, Business Manager
Mr. Carlos D. Smith ’05, Parliamentarian
Rev. Cassius Rudolph ’14, Chaplain
Mr. David Miller, Eq. ’72, Immediate Past President
Mr. H. T. Drake ’50, President Emeritus
Mrs. Doris Bridgeman ’69, Director of Alumni Affairs
Alumni Representatives to Tougaloo College Board of Trustees
Mr. Elane Coleman ’70 (2021 – 2024)
Dr. Brigetta Turner ’82 (2020 – 2023)
Pre-Alumni Council President
Regional Representatives
Northeastern Region (2019-2022) – Dr. Torrance Brown ’98
Midwestern Region (2022-2025) – Ms. Rose Raimey ’79
Western Region (2022-2023) – Mr. Melvin L. Smith ’15
Mid-South Region (2022-2025) – Ms. Alisha Brinson ’01
Southeastern Region (2022-2025) – Dr. Tanya Bartee ’96
At-Large (2022-2025) – Mr. Cornell Lynch ’08
Chapter Presidents
Atlanta – Mr. Sterling Dunkley ’89
Chicago – Mr. Michael J. Cleveland ’17
Dallas-Fort Worth – Ms. Jeannie Coe Flood ’79
Detroit – Mr. Herbie Banks ’64
MS Gulf Coast – Mrs. Gloria Grace ’80
Houston – Felisha S. Stiff ’04
Humphrey County – Ms. Pamela Redd ’88
Jackson-Tougaloo – Dr. James Smith ’76
Leflore County – Honorable Carlos D. Palmer ’98
Madison County – Mrs. Adrienne Woodard ’00
Memphis – Mr. Garrick Florence ’98
Milwaukee – Dorothy Listenbee ’70
Nashville – Ms. Shalom Watkins ’01
New England – Donald Cunnigen ’74
New Orleans – A. Malessia Payton ’76
Greater New York – Dr. Courtni Newsome ’04
Northern California – Dr. Janice B. Wilson ’71
North Carolina – Dr. Angela Gobar ’76
Ohio – Mrs. Carolyn A. Walker-Kimbro ’73
Pine Belt Area (Hattiesburg) – Ms. Shuntasia Coleman
Southern California – Roy Harris ’61
St. Louis – Dr. Jameca Woody Cooper ’92
SW Mississippi – Gayla Carpenter-Sanders ’00
Tougaloo Community – Mrs. Beverly Williams ’81
Washington County – Atty. Willie Richardson ’99
Washington, DC – Mr. Ro’chelle Williams ’14
Yazoo City – Eugene Fouche ’65
TCNAA Committees
Committee Members
Committee Function
Commencement Steering Committee
Chair: Leona Bishop, ’93
Vice-Chair: Kisa Harris, ’15
Plan and implement alumni programs and activities for Commencement Weekend
Membership/Reclamation Committee
Chair: Ranada Robinson, ’02
Vice-Chair: Sandra David-Jones, ’83
Plan and implement programs and events that will stimulate TCNAA membership. To Report membership status periodically during the year.
Bylaws Committee
Chair: Shirley Byers, ’75
Vice-Chair: Hope E. Goins, ’02
Review the Association’s by-laws and the Chapter Guide for updates and corrections annually.
Chair: Jeannie Coe-Flood, ’79
Vice-Chair: Charles Molden, Jr. ’10
Plan and implement programs and events for the College annual Giving Fund.
Scholarship Committee
Chair: Melody Fisher, ’00
Vice-Chair: Chasity Tillman, ’00
Plan and implement the TCNAA Scholarship and Loan Program.
Hall of Fame Committee
Chair: Kerry Thomas, ’07
Vice-Chair: Barbara Hillard, ’62
Plan and implement Hall of Fame/Chapter awards activities and programs (See Chapter Guide, Section XIII and Section XV).
Finance Committee
Chair: Herman Porter, ’73
Vice-Chair: Carolyn White, ’79
Plan the annual Association budget and monitor budget monthly.
Audit Committee
Chair: Adrienne Walls, ’00
Vice-Chair: Shirley Carson-Evans, ’82
Audit the Association’s financial operations annually.
Benevolence Committee
Chair: Geraldine Turner, ’72
Vice-Chair: Khira Turner-Jobe, ’99
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
Chair: Emleigh Mitchell, ’00
Vice-Chair: Carlos D. Smith, ’05
Coordinate all TCNAA nomination and election matters.
Tougaloo Alumni Bulletin
Editor: Frances Whitehurst, ’76
Editor: Freddi Evans, ’77
Publish the Tougaloo Alumni Bulletin.