CORE VALUES

GENDER EQUALITY

INTEGRITY & ACCOUNTABILITY

RACIAL & SOCIAL JUSTICE

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

INCLUSION

COLLABORATION

RESPECT

OUR ADVOCACY AGENDA

HEALTH

Eliminate Disparities • Mortality Prevention/Decrease • Access to Affordable Healthcare & Improved Outcomes • Research on Chronic Disease Impacting AA Women • Quality of Life: Public Safety and Crime

EDUCATION

Eliminate Disparities  •  Improved Outcomes & Graduation Rates  •  Vocational/College Preparation  •  STEM Education  •  HBCU Supports  •  Access Affordability

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

Pay Equity  •  AA Women-Owned Business Growth  •  Livable Wage  •  Employment Opportunities

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Voter Education, Registration, and Rights  •  Increase Women Candidates Running for Office  •  Issue Timely Policy Alerts  •  Issue Position Papers on PP Platform Issues

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

Government  •  Corporate  •  Non-Profit  •  Faith-Based International

OUR PURPOSE

We exist to…
• Foster the principles of equal rights and opportunities;
• Promote awareness of Black Culture;
• Develop the potential of the membership for effective leadership and participation in civic affairs;
• Take action on specific issues of national and international importance; and
• Cooperate with other persons and organizations to achieve mutual goals.

OUR LEADERSHIP

2022-2024 Program Years

PRESIDENT

Katrina Kerr

1ST VICE PRESIDENT

Yvonne Thomas

2ND VICE PRESIDENT

Jessica Tennon

3RD VICE PRESIDENT

Octavia M. Thomas

FINANCIAL SECRETARY

Sharon Biddle-Ferrell
(Not Pictured)

TREASURER

Chelsea O'Kelley
(Not Pictured)

RECORDING SECRETARY

Candace Gardner

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

Danette Beckum

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

DeJeanette Williams
(Not Pictured)

NOMINATING CHAIR

Christian Tipler

CHAPLAIN

Batrice Jackson
(Not Pictured)

BOARD MEMBER

Chayla Graham

BOARD MEMBER

Kenyatta Holmes

BOARD MEMBER

Talisa Jackson-Ivy

BOARD MEMBER

Marquetta Mansion
(Not Pictured)

CHAPTER PRESIDENTS

CHAPTER PRESIDENT LINEAGE

2012-2016:  DeJeanette Williams

2008-2012:  Daffney Moore

2004-2008:  Ernestine Thomas

2002-2004:  Ruth A. Smith

OUR CHAPTER HISTORY

The National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Metropolitan St. Louis Chapter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1984. With the acute demand to address the concerns of African-American women in our community, the Metropolitan Saint Louis Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women was organized by Dr. Fredda Witherspoon in 1984.

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