About Us
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.
Kathi Howard-Primes, 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
Dr. Heather Burton, Vice President
As a Christian Black Woman my identity is evidenced in faith, rooted in an ancestry of survival and yielding a life of blessing and prosperity. - Dr. Heather Burton
Gertha Menefee, Treasurer
Education is the most powerful weapon one can use to change the world. - Nelson Mandela
Sheila Gardner, Financial Secretary
It takes more effort to hate than to love; therefore, choose love. -
Sheila Gardner
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De'Maka Davis, 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)
Ruth Price-Rollins, Ex-Officio
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. -
Philippians 4:13
Jacqueline Head, Correspondence Secretary
If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. - Dr. Martin Luther King
Consuela Albright, Parliamentarian
When times are hard, do something. If it works, do it some more. If it does not work, do something else. But keep going. - Audre Lorde
Marsha Brooks, Immediate 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
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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.
Essence Doucet, Chair Communications and Public Relations Committee
Your attitude not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. - Zig Ziglar
Neida Miller, Chair
Audit Committee
Empowered People Empower People. - Unknown Author
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LaVada Tillie, Chair Programming Committee
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise. - Maya Angelou
Dr. Denise McCray, Co-Chair Governance Committee
A smile and love is the best medicine to give when a friend is hurting. You can't look at a person and tell what they have been through. It is important to treat others as you would want to be treated. - Dr. Denise McCray
Consuela Albright, Co-Chair Governance Committee
When times are hard, do something. If it works, do it some more. If it does not work, do something else. But keep going. - Audre Lorde
Deborah Evans, Chair Sunshine Committee
How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time. - Morgan Freeman.
Bennie Williams-Roper, Chair Finance Committee
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. - Proverbs 3:5-6
Jacqueline Head, Co-Chair Building Grounds and Tenants
If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. - Dr. Martin Luther King
Sheila Gardner, Co-Chair Building Grounds and Tenants
It takes more effort to hate than to love; therefore, choose love. -
Sheila Gardner
Maureen Horton, Chair Fundraising Committee
If you look to money for happiness, you will be disappointed; to power, you will be disillusioned; to honour, you will be dissatisfied; to others, you will be disenchanted; but if you look to God, you will be fulfilled. – Author unknown
Deborah Evans, Chair Grants Committee
How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time. - Morgan Freeman.
Full List of Directors
Consuela Albright
Dr. Heather Burton
Marsha Brooks
Adrienne Clotman
Cheri Coleman-Daniels
Dr. Kelly Bullock-Daugherty
De'Maka Davis
Essence Doucet
Deborah Evans
Gertha Menefee
Vickie Forte
Neida Miller
Melonie Frazier
Sheila Gardner
Jaqueline Head
Maureen Horton
Kathi Howard-Primes
Ruth Price-Rollins
Bennie J. Williams-Roper
Kim Sutton
Ellenia Matthews
LaVada Tillie
Dr. Denise McCray
Adina Calhoun-Walker
Martine Wilson
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.
Our Vision
Improving the health, educational, economic, and social status of the underserved in the Greater Cleveland community.
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.
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