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African American Leadership - Charmaine Chapman Society is the premier philanthropic program for African-Americans in the region. It is the pinnacle of African-American leadership giving not only in our region but also nationwide, leading all other United Ways both in the number of African-Americans who are leadership givers and in the number of African-Americans who belong to the de Tocqueville Society.

In 1994, Dr. Donald Suggs, president and publisher of The St. Louis American, founded the African-American Leadership Giving Initiative to enable a growing segment of the community to be visible and gain recognition for their support of health and human services through the United Way. It has raised nearly $20 million since its inception.

To honor former United Way CEO Charmaine Chapman's legacy of compassion and care, the initiative took on her name in 2002. The first woman and first African-American to head the United Way of Greater St. Louis, Charmaine Chapman inspired us to achieve some of our greatest fundraising successes. She was president and chief executive officer of the United Way of Greater St. Louis from February 1994 until her death in 2001, during which time she led the organization toward a new focus that identified critical regional issues and organized public and private collaborations to tackle them. 

 

Join African American Leadership Society - Charmaine Chapman Society 

If you would like to find out more about what it means to become a Leadership giver, please contact Orvin Kimbrough at  orvin.kimbrough@stl.unitedway.org or 314-539-4249.

Download a Leadership Giving Initiative pledge card to join today.

Subscribe to Leadership e-newsletters and e-vites to stay in touch. You'll receive exclusive invitations, important news, information about the agencies and people you're helping and more. 

 

African American Leadership Society - Charmaine Chapman Society Cabinet  
To find out how to represent your company as a Captain or Chair, e-mail Orvin Kimbrough or call 314-539-4249.

Founder: Dr. Donald M. Suggs, The St. Louis American 

Michael Holmes

Michael and Gail Holmes, Express Scripts, 2009 chairs

Lamar T. Agard, Solutia Inc.
Judy L. Armstrong, St. Louis Comptroller's Office
Ms. Judith R. Arnold, Catholic Charities of St. Louis
Lynn Beckwith, Jr., Ed.D., University of Missouri - St. Louis
Kenneth Bell, IBM Corporation
Barbara Bowman, Urban League, of Metropolitan St. Louis
Dr. Isaac Butler, Express Scripts, Inc.
Alonzo Byrd, Jr., Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Johnetta Carver, Edward Jones
Mr. Rodney Crim, St. Louis Development Corporation
Ida H. Early, Washington University in St. Louis
Melody Eskridge, Saint Louis Connectcare
Kenneth D. Fobbs, AT&T Missouri
Dr. Flint W. Fowler, Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club, of St. Louis, Inc.
Rodney Gee, Edward Jones
Charles Gooden, Harris-Stowe State University
Mary Elizabeth Grimes, BJC HealthCare
Kerri Gwinn Harris, KG Harris & Associates, LLC
Steven L. Harris, RubinBrown LLP
Sharon Harvey Davis, Ameren
Pam Hill, Maritz Inc.
Gail E. Holmes Taylor, Energizer Holdings Inc.
Amy Ashley Hunter, Young Women's Christian Association
Lydia R. Huston, Haven of Grace
Francella Jackson, City of East St. Louis
Pamela B. Jackson, Emerson
Margalyn Jenkins, Nestle Purina PetCare Company

Terry E. Jones, Wesley House Association
Cynthia Elise Jordan, Southwest Bank
Paula D. Knight, St. Louis Public Schools
Brian K. Leonard, Ameren CIPS Illinois District
Dolores B. Malcolm, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Richard Mark, Ameren
Lauren N. Ming, Monsanto Company
Steven C. Mizell, Monsanto Company
Thomas Monroe, Monsanto Company
Cheryl Muniz, Colliers Turley Martin Tucker
Jean P. Neal, JP Neal & Associates
Debra J. Pitts, Bethalto School District #8
Steven Player, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Carolyn J. Pleasant, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Harry K. Ratliff, Merrill Lynch
Walter Robinson, President Casino on the Admiral
Ronald Sherod, Wells Fargo Advisors
Carol Sloane, Wells Fargo Advisors
Patricia Smith Thurman, MasterCard Worldwide
Tony Taylor, UPS
Gloria Thirdkill, Laclede Gas
Stephanie M. Travis, Edward Jones
Patricia A. Tripp, Graybar Electric Company, Inc.
Michelle D. Tucker, Bank of America
Jennifer A Tyus, Lashly & Baer
Dr. Maxine Valdez, Grannemann Elementary School
Dr. Dorris J. Walker-McGahee, D.D.,Th.D., St. Louis Public Schools
Robert E. Wallace, Jr., St. Louis Rams
Kel Ward, St. Louis Children's Hospital
Mr. James B. Webb, St. Louis Minority Business Council
Johanna Wharton, Provident, Inc.
Richard B. White, M.D., SSM Health Care - St. Louis
Dr. Consuelo Wilkins, Washington University in St. Louis
Keith H. Williamson, Centene Corporation
Keith Willis, Who's Who in Black St. Louis

 

Past chairs:

Wayman F. Smith III, 1994 - 1995
David B. Price, 1996
Wayman F. Smith III, 1997
John E. and Barbara S. Jacob, 1998 - 1999
David L. and Thelma E. Steward, 2000 - 2001

Arnold W. and Hazel Donald, 2002 - 2003
Johnny and Minga Furr, 2004 - 2005
Lawrence E. Thomas, 2006
Lawrence E. Thomas and Deborah J. Patterson, 2007 - 2008 
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