PAST PRESIDENTS
The Atlanta Chapter has had several members serve in leadership positions at the national and regional levels of Jack and Jill. Dr. Miriam C. Shropshire was the elected 9th National President of Jack and Jill from 1970-74. Marjorie Belton was a Regional Director. In addition, Marjorie Mitchell served as Regional Secretary Treasurer and Regional Director. Most recently, Rebecca Paschal Young served as Regional Treasurer from 2017-2019.
Since installation in 1951, the following persons have served as President of the Atlanta Chapter:
ELIZABETH HEMBREE MACOMSON, FOUNDING PRESIDENT, SEPTEMBER 16, 1951
Jewel Woodard Simon | 1951- | ||
Betty Boyd Mapp | 1950’s | ||
Ruth Scott Simmons | 1960’s | ||
Alice Washington | 1962-1963 | ||
Evarie (Rhee) Thompson | 1966-1967 | ||
Miriam Shropshire (National President 1970-74) | 1967-1968(*) | ||
Patricia Martin Cannon | 1968-1969 | ||
Roseland Days | 1969-1971 | ||
Edith Ross | 1971-1972 | ||
Margaret Nixon Smith | 1972-1973 | ||
Revonia Radden Bryant | 1973-1975 | ||
Myrtle Reid Davis | 1975-1977 | ||
Burnella Jackson Ranson | 1977-1979 | ||
Geraldine Calloway Gilliam | 1979-1981 | ||
Michelle Redwine | 1981-1982 | ||
Yvonne Jackson Wiltz | 1982-1984 | ||
Sharon Martin | 1984-1985 | ||
Patricia Washington Clement | 1985-1986 | ||
Pamela Robinson | 1986-1988 | ||
Dorothy Cowser Yancy | 1988-1990 | ||
Jeanne Cain Atkins | 1990-1992 | ||
Reinetta Thompson Waldrop | 1992-1993 | ||
Marcia Spiller | 1993-1995 | ||
Linda Jones | 1995-1997 | ||
Patrice Perkins-Hooker | 1997-1999 | ||
Marjorie Belton | 1999-2001 | ||
Sarah Lattimer | 2001-2003 | ||
Alfreda Mayes | 2003-2005 | ||
Marjorie Mitchell | 2005-2009 | ||
Patrice Brown Greer | 2009-2011 | ||
Rebecca Paschal Young | 2011-2015 | ||
Hillary Scarborough Dunson | 2015-2017 | ||
Elizabeth “Libby” Wright | 2017-2018 | ||
Nicole Lawson Jenkins | 2018-2021 | ||
Pamela F. Redd | 2021-2023 |
Special thanks to the following persons who helped provide the original information and memories of the early chapter years: Mrs. Helen Bell Robinson Brooks, Mrs. Alice Washington, Mrs. Beatrice Williams, Mrs. Miriam Shropshire, and Mrs. Barbara Newton.