Meet The board leadership

Board President

valerie thomas white

Valerie Thomas-White is a Licensed Masters Social Worker with over 32 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and family units. Valerie has worked in the community providing Behavioral Health Counseling to groups, and individuals. At present Valerie works with the Louisiana Department of Health HIV/STD section as a Linkage to Care Coordinator. In her current role Valerie is responsible for educating and linking individuals diagnosed with HIV into medical care. Valerie is passionate about educating the community on HIV and how to possibly stop the spread of HIV. Valerie is also employed with Let’s Talk Therapy and Counseling in Shreveport, La, she provides psychotherapy for children and adults. Valerie is owner and operator of White’s Open Arms Consulting and Counseling also located in Shreveport. Valerie has been married to the Love of her Life Eric White for over 20 years. They are a house definitely divided, but share 1 love for each other and community service.

Valerie received her Bachelors and Master degrees in Social Work from Grambling State University. Her area of concentration for her Master’s thesis was Families and Individuals. She is a member of The National Association of Social Workers both locally and nationally. She is also a member of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Shreveport Chapter.

Valerie is active in the community, she is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Delta Lambda Omega Chapter where she serves as the Member at Large to the Executive Committee. Valerie has served the sorority on numerous committees. The Sorority’s focus is “service to All Mankind”. She is very active in her sorority and passionate about the platform to serve the community. Valerie has been an active member of Mt Canaan Baptist Church for over 20 years. As a member of Mt Canaan Valerie has served in several ministries as the leader.

Valerie serves as a board member on several non-profit boards. President-elect for YWCA,(current,2024) Vice President for YWCA of North West La (2022-2023), President elect ICCS current, 2024), Vice President for Ivy Crown Community Services, Inc. (2022-2023) trustee board member for Magnolia Charter School, (2020-current) President National PanHellenic Council (current 2024), Vice President, of the National PanHellenic Council, Shreveport chapter (2022-2023), board member for the Krewe of Sobek,(2020-current) board member for The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club of Shreveport, La. (2023-current)

Board Vice President

leshonda lindsey

LeShonda M. Lindsey currently serves as a Project Manager at LSU Health Shreveport. She is active in her community and volunteers with her church, the NW LA Chapter of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, and the City of Shreveport’s Paint Your Heart Out. LeShonda is a member of Delta Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. with over 25 years of active service, where she has held numerous positions, including Chapter President. She has faithfully served on the local, regional, and national levels of the sorority.

Board Secretary

susan wilson brown

Susan Brown, DNP, PMHNP, FNP-BC, Director of Ivy Crown Community Services. Susan also serves as financial secretary of the C. Wright Pink Ribbon Project and is a past member of the Red River Chapter of Jack & Jill of America, Inc. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, International Society of Nurses. She is a 20+ year member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Board Assistant Secretary

Miranda small

Director Miranda Small is employed with Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino Shreveport as the Convention Services Manager with 15 + years of experience in delivering operational solutions that create immediate impact and contribute to long-term success in diversified organizations. Miranda Small is the proud mother of Mathis Chandler Morris, her “GREATEST” blessing! Miranda Small, has served as the 2017 South Central Regional Conference Co-Chairman; 2016-2020, South Central Regional Conference Planner/Transportation Chairman; and 2012-2016, South Central Regional Logistics Chairman. Miranda Small, has received notability in Small Business Meetings magazine “White Glove Service” Etiquette with Shreveport Convention Center (Fall Edition 2011). Miranda Small, would like to further her professional and certified career as she endeavors. Miranda served as chair of Brunchella '23 which as a stellar success.

Board Treasurer - Charter Member

rosalind spain

Rosalind is a retired Manager of BellSouth and AT&T Telecommunications. She is also a retired educator of Caddo Parish Schools. She currently serves as a member of the Trustee Board of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church. She is executive director of the Northwest Louisiana Sickle Cell Disease Association. Rosalind served as President of American Business Women’s Association, Captain Shreve Chapter. She is a 53-year member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, and has served as President of Delta Lambda Omega Chapter. She is a founding member of Ivy Crown Community Services.

Board Financial Secretary

Nicole Thomas

Nicole Thomas lives in Shreveport, Louisiana. She currently serves as a Staffing Specialist within the Human Resource Department at Barksdale Airforce Base. Previously, she worked as an Employee Relations Partner with Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana. With a love for shopping, traveling, and spending time with loved ones and friends Nicole fills her days with excitement. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration in Human Resource Management at Liberty University.

Immediate Past President - Charter Member

ramona murphy waller

Director Ramona Murphy Waller is a Business professional with thirty-plus (30+) years of incalculable experience in Human resources, recruitment, accounting, payroll, and telecommunication. Her skills and talents are being utilized throughout the community in which we live at Delta Lambda Omega of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - President; Ivy Crown Community services, immediate past president. She is a founding member of Ivy Crown services. She also serves as her church as secretary/treasurer.

Director Murphy is an analytical thinker who promotes diversity and is always ready to assist a person in need. "Providing Infinite Service to men, women, and children in need." is her life's motto.

Emeritus - Charter Member

luberda j. myers

Retired Educator and Deputy Director/Superintendent of Parks and Recreation and serves as Lay Leader and Certified Lay Speaker of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Myers has demonstrated her love and concern for volunteerism and community service through multiple philanthropic efforts including founding president and incorporator of Ivy Crown Community Services Foundation. She coordinates the Reading Is Fundamental Project.

Emeritus - Charter Member

Evelyn valore

Ms. Evelyn H. Valore is a retired Educator/Consultant. She is a 50+ yr. Member and Life Member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Her other roles include Past President, Regional Officer, Former Cluster Coordinator, and a founding board member of Ivy Crown Community Services.

Emeritus - Charter Member

helen godfrey smith

Retired CEO of Shreveport Federal Credit Union and Sr. Pastor of the Greater ProVision Christian Church. Helen also serves as the Finance Committee Chair for the Board of the North Caddo Medical Center and as Legal Committee Chair for the Caddo Levee Board of Trustees. She served as Chair of the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce in 2014. She is a 50 yr. Member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and a founding board member of Ivy Crown Community Services.

Board of Directors

Valerie Thomas-White, President

Leshonda M. Lindsey, Vice-President

Susan Wilson Brown, Secretary

Miranda R. Small, Asst. Secretary

* Rosalind F. Spain, Treasurer

D'Andrea Powell-Dorsey, Financial Secretary

*ł Ramona Murphy Waller, Immediate Past President

*ł Lueburda Jamison Myers, Emeritus

* Evelyn Hunt Valore, Emeritus

*ł Helen Godfrey-Smith

Afyia "Buffy" Code

Michelle Y. Holmes

Lisa Jackson

Benetta Perry

Janice Sneed

Anita Spencer

Shereka Thrash-Stephens

Nicole Thomas

*^Lillie J. Bradford

ł Past President

*Charter Member

^Deceased Member

Meet The board

Board Member

afyia "Buffy" code

Mrs. Code has a passion of children. She is the principal at Greenacres Middle School. She serves on the C. Wright Pink Ribbon Project board as the communications liaison and Annual Elegant Spring Tea chairperson. Buffy served as the 2023 Jazz Bruchella entertainment committee co-chair and has lead numerous committees in the chapter. She was the chapter secretary 2022-2023. She is married to Terrance Code and is the mother of one daughter, Lexi Code.

Board Member

Michelle holmes

Michelle Y. Holmes is a two-term board member who is very active in the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. -Delta Lambda Omega Chapter. She has served as the chapter Sargent-at-Arms as well as serving on the Founders' Day Committee, Scholarship, Shoe Bank, Membership, Jazz Brunch, Social Action and Senior Activities committees.

Board Member

Lisa jackson

Lisa Myles Jackson is the wife of Terry L. Jackson and the mother of two amazing children, Mya and Simeon. She is also a member of Life United Church formerly, Word of Life Center, where she serves on the hospital care team, emergency medical response team, and the greeters’ ministry.

She currently serves as a clinical nurse educator teaching the Certified Nursing Assistant students as well as the Emergency Medical Responder students for Caddo Parish Public Schools. Mrs. Jackson believes that education is the key to empowerment and truly loves influencing, encouraging, motivating, and impacting the young people that she encounters. In addition, she is employed as a Home Health Nurse with Smart Health Care.

She is an active, life member and Silver Star with more than forty-three years, as a of member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Delta Lambda Omega chapter where she currently serves as 1st Vice-President. Other community affiliations include Shreveport Black Nurses Association; Louisiana State Nurses Association; Military Officers Association of America, and a life member of the African American Alumni Chapter of Northeast Louisiana University.

Board Member

benetta Perry

Benetta Perry became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - Delta Lambda Omega Chapter in 2021. She is the current chapter Treasurer. Benetta is a Fraud Analyst with Automatic Payroll Systems, Inc., and is a published author on Amazon.

Board Member

janice sneed

Janice Sneed has extensive experience in leadership. She has served on the Mayor's Woman's Commission; SciPort Board; The African American Chamber of Commerce, as vice president; Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce; Vice-president of HOPE connections board; SUSLA Community Development Corporation; NLA Economic Partnership and Multi-Cultural Development Center to name a few. Mrs. Sneed possesses a desire to impact change in the community.

Board Member

anita spencer

Anita Spencer is a wife and mother who works as a Child Welfare Specialist-Investigator with the Department of Children and Family Services. Her Leadership includes DLO Executive Board Anti-Grammateus 2018-2020, DLO Graduate Advisor (elect) 2022-2024, Membership Committee, Sisterly Relations Committee Chairman, and the Rituals Committee.

Board Member

shreka thrash stephens

Shereka Thrash-Stephens is an Attorney At Law who is engaged in private practice. Shereka is a graduate of Southern University Law Center. She was initiated as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., - Delta Lambda Omega Chapter in the Spring of 1999. She is celebrating Silver Soror status, with 25 years of active service. She is the owner of several businesses and her plan is to continue expanding those businesses and continuing her impact on the community.

Board Member

D'Andrea Powell Dorsey

Director Dorsey is a graduate of Grambling State University and is employed with Caddo Parish Public Schools as a Transportation Supervisor. She has been an active part Ivy Crown Community Services, Incorporated since 2020. Director Dorsey has served in the capacity of Nominating Committee Chairman, Annual Meeting Co-chairman, Jazz Brunch Committee Co-chairman and former Assistant Secretary. She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Delta Lambda Omega Chapter and serves on the board of directors for Through Clifford’s Eyes Family Foundation. D’Andrea is member of Stoner Hill Baptist Church. She is married and has two children.

Meet The board leadership

Meet The board

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