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About Us

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The Greater Cleveland Delta Foundation Life Development Center, Inc. was established in 1997 for the purpose of providing a permanent home for the Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and to provide programs for youth and young adults in the community.  We are committed to the continuous development and implementation of programming that will benefit the Greater Cleveland Community. 

OUR 
Executive
Team

Our leadership team is comprised of community leaders. They oversee operations of the board.

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Adina Calhoun Walker
President

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.  President Barack Obama

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Linda Edwards
Vice President

The best view comes after the hardest climb.

Shelia Gardner Financial Secretary

Sheila Gardner
Treasurer

It takes more effort to hate than to love; therefore, choose love. 

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Dionne Kane 
Financial Secretary

My commitment to this board is defined by a fiduciary duty that puts our mission first and ensuring that every decision translates into maximum benefit for the community we serve.

De'Maka Davis Secretary

De'Maka Davis
Recording Secretary

For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.

Matthew 25:35-36 (NASB)

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Jacqueline Head
Corresponding Secretary

If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.

Dr. Martin Luther King

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Kathi Howard-Primes
Immediate Past President

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

President Barack Obama

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Marcia Brooks
Past President

Service is the rent we pay for being, it is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.

Dr. Marian Wright-Edelman

OUR 
Committee Chairs

Our Board of Directors is comprised of a diverse group of volunteers, community members, and leaders who are all committed to working to help make a difference in the Greater Cleveland community.

De'Maka Davis Secretary

De'Maka Davis
Audit Committee Chair

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Jacqueline Head
Building Grounds & Tenants Committee Co-Chair

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Sheila Gardner
Building Grounds & Tenants Committee Co-Chair

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Communications & Public Relations Committee Chair

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Finance Committee Chair

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Maureen Horton
Fundraising Committee Chair

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Consuela Albright
Governance Committee Chair

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Adrienne Clotman
Program Planning & Development Committee Chair

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Deborah Sandlain-Evans
Sunshine Committee Chair

Full List of Directors

Consuela Albright

Heather E. Burton, Ph.D.

Kellee Bacote
Marsha Brooks

Adina Calhoun-Walker

Adrienne Clotman

De’Maka Davis

Linda Edwards

Pietra Foster, Ph.D.
Sheila Gardner

Jacqueline Head

Maureen Horton

Kathi Howard-Primes

Dionne Kane

Vickie Larkins-Forte

Halli Martin

Camille Maxwell

Desiree Mitchell

Lisa Payne Jones

Deborah Sandlain-Evans

Kimberly Sutton

Bennie J. Williams-Roper

 

Working Today To Change Tomorrow!

Community . Collaboration . Commitment

Our Mission

The Greater Cleveland Delta Foundation Life Development Center, Inc. collaborates with and promotes public service programs in support of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and other service-oriented organizations.  The Greater Cleveland Delta Foundation Life Development Center is committed to health, education, economics, government, and social and cultural empowerment of the Greater Cleveland community; especially low- and moderate-income members, through program development, community outreach, and community engagement.

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Our Mission

Our Vision

Improving the health, educational, economic, and social status of the underserved in the Greater Cleveland community.

We Need Your Support Today!

Greater Cleveland Delta Foundation Life Development Center

We are a nonprofit 501 c3 organization serving the Greater Cleveland community for over 10 years and focused on helping to make the world around us a better, happier place. Our grant program provides funding for educational and enrichment programs primarily for youth. 

Email: gcdfldc@gmail.com

Phone: 216-250-1009

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