Leadership
Over our 75-year history, 18 trailblazing women have served at the helm of The Links, Incorporated and The Links Foundation, Incorporated. Under the transformative leadership of our national presidents, as well as current and past national officers and members of our Executive Council and Governance Committee, The Links has grown into a leading voice in Black communities across the world.
National Leadership
Ethel Isaacs Williams, J.D.
National President
West Palm Beach (FL) Chapter
Shuana Tucker-Sims, Ph.D.
National Vice President
Waterbury (CT) Chapter
Rhonda Starks Crowder
National Recording Secretary
Wilmington (DE) Chapter
Marcia L. Page
National Treasurer
Mid-Cities (TX) Chapter
Cheryl L. Burke
National Nominating Committee Chair
Richmond (VA) Chapter
National Presidents
Sarah Strickland Scott
Co-Founder
1st National President
1949-1953
Margaret Rosell Hawkins
Co-Founder
2nd National President
1953-1957
Pauline Weeden Maloney
3rd National President
1957-1961
Vivian J. Beamon
4th National President
1962-1970
Helen Gray Edmonds
5th National President
1970-1974
Pauline Ellison
6th National President
1974-1978
Julia Brogdon Purnell
7th National President
1978-1982
Dolly Desselle Adams
8th National President
1982-1986
Regina Jollivette Frazier
9th National President
1986-1990
Marion Elizabeth Schultz Sutherland
10th National President
1990-1994
Patricia Russell-McCloud
11th National President
1994-1998
Barbara Dixon Simpkins
12th National President
1998-2002
Gladys Gary Vaughn
13th National President
2002-2006
Gwendolyn B. Lee
14th National President
2006-2010
Margot James Copeland
15th National President
2010-2014
Glenda Newell-Harris
16th National President
2014-2018
Kimberly Jeffries Leonard
17th National President
2018-2022
