Barbara McKinzie

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Barbara A. McKinzie[1]

Born Ada, Oklahoma, U.S.[1]

Barbara A. McKinzie is Alpha Kappa Alpha's twenty-seventh International President, who is serving from 2006 to 2010. Born in Oklahoma, McKinzie has a B.S. degree from East Central University as well as a M.B.A. from Northwestern University.[2] She is a twenty-five year member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, and is a member of the sorority's board of directors.[3] In addition, she was the sorority's fourth Executive Director from 1985 to 1987.[4] Later, McKinzie was the sorority's International Treasurer from 1998 to 2002, before becoming the sorority's International Vice-President from 2002 to 2006.[3] She is a certified public accountant and is currently the Comptroller at the Chicago Housing Authority.[3]

[edit] 2006 - 2010 Administration

See also: Alpha Kappa Alpha#Current platform

During her administration as International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, McKinzie implemented "The Heart of ESP: An Extraordinary Service Program." ESP is an acronym for Economics, Sisterhood, and Partnerships.[5] The five platforms included in the International Program and implemented in the Ivy Reading AKAdemy are:

  • Platform I - Non-Traditional Entrepreneur
  • Platform II - Economic Keys to Success
  • Platform III - The Economic Growth of the Black Family
  • Platform IV - Undergraduate Signature Program: Economic Educational Advancement Through Technology
  • Platform V - Health Resource Management and Economics
v • d • e
Alpha Kappa Alpha International Presidents[6]
Nellie Quander, 1913-1919  • Loraine R. Green, 1919-1923  • L. Pearl Mitchell, 1923-1925  • Pauline S. Puryear, 1925-1927  • B. Beatrix Scott, 1927-1929  • Maudelle B. Bousfield, 1929-1931  • Maude B. Porter, 1931-1933  • Ida L. Jackson, 1933-1936  • Margaret D. Bowen, 1936-1939  • Dorothy B. Ferebee, 1939-1941  • Beulah T. Whitby, 1941–1946  • Edna O. Campbell, 1946-1949  • Laura Lovelace, 1949–1953  • Arnetta G. Wallace, 1953–1958  • Marjorie H. Parker, 1958–1962  • Julia B. Purnell, 1962–1966  • Larzette Hale, 1966–1970  • Mattelia B. Grays, 1970–1974  • Bernice I. Sumlin, 1974–1978  • Barbara K. Phillips, 1978–1982  • Faye B. Bryant, 1982–1986  • Janet Jones Ballard, 1986-1990  • Mary Shy Scott, 1990–1994  • Eva L. Evans, 1994–1998  • Norma S. White, 1998–2002  • Linda White, 2002–2006  • Barbara A. McKinzie, 2006–current

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b McNealey, Earnestine G. (2006). Pearls of Service: The Legacy of America’s First Black Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.  p. 262.
  2. ^ Parker, Marjorie H. (1999). Past is Prologue: The History of Alpha Kappa Alpha 1908-1999. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.  p. 137
  3. ^ a b c Uncrowned Queens: Barbara McKinzie. University of Buffalo. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
  4. ^ McNealey 2006, op cit., p. 256.
  5. ^ 2006 - 2010 Program. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
  6. ^ Alpha Kappa Alpha International Presidents. Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority Incorporated. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.

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