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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Presents The 2018 Debutantes
Photo by: Middleton & Riley Photography
L-R: Monae Mokell Petty, Mercer University; Amaya Cayla Williams, Spelman College; Diana Rose
Wickham, Hampton University; Rose Aurelia Moss, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University;
Brianna Elaine West, Georgia State University; Ka’Lisha Tamari Credle, Savannah State University
T he 74th An
nual Debu
tante Pre
sentation and Ball was held
at 7pm on Friday, December
21, 2018 at Savannah State
University in the Student
Union Ballroom. The Beta
Phi Lambda Chapter of Al
pha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Inc. presented six (6) Debu
tantes. The Debutantes
were honored during this
formal annual Presentation
and Alpha Ball.
These six young
ladies are pursuing their
dreams through post-sec
ondary education. They are
active in the community as
volunteers to various chari
table organizations and ac
tivities, and provided hun
dreds of hours of volunteer
service. They are also high
academic achievers and re
ceived many scholarships
and awards.
The Debutante
Season began in May 2018
when the Prospective Debu
tantes and their parents/
guardians became acquaint
ed with the Brothers of Beta
Phi Lambda Chapter and
the Alphabettes’ (wives and
widows of the Brothers) in
Adams Flail on the Campus
of Savannah State Universi
ty-
Highlights of the
season included two days
of Charm School conducted
by Ms. Taqwaa F. Saleem;
feeding the homeless at the
Old Savannah City Mission;
and participating in the Af
rican American tour “Day
Clean Journeys.”
Continued on Page 2
Greenbriar Children’s Center Welcomes
New Board Members
Greenbriar Chil
dren’s Center is proud to an
nounce the addition of two
new experienced members
to the Board of Directors.
New to the board are Con
nie Cooper and Anne-Marie
Darsney.
Dr. Connie S.
Cooper has a passion for
working with families and
children and has continued
to do so after retirement. Dr.
Cooper holds a Bachelor of
Arts from Benedict College
in Columbia, South Caroli
na, a Masters of Social Work
from the University of North
Carolina in Chapel Hill, and
a Doctorate in Education
al Leadership from Nova
Southeastern University
Connie Cooper
in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Over thirty years of employ
ment afforded her the op
portunity to work in several
Anne-Marie Darsney
positions in social work and
education. She spent the ma
jority of her career working
for the Savannah Chatham
County Public School Sys
tem, first as a School So
cial Worker and later as an
Administrator for Special
Projects and Alternative
Programs. She spearheaded
the organization of the Teen-
Age Parenthood Program
and served as the district’s
first Director. After twen
ty years with the Board of
Education, she joined the
Department of Juvenile
Justice as the Educational
Leader of the Communities
In Schools. Annually, she
accumulates numerous vol
unteer hours from her mem
bership and involvement
with several service organi
zations, boards, and church.
Continued on Page 2
Roy Minter Officially
Sworn In As Savannah
Police Chief
Roy Minter sworn in as wife looks on.
Roy Minter was
officially sworn in as the Sa
vannah Police Department
Chief of Police during a
ceremony today at the Civic
Center Ballroom.
“Selection of a po
lice chief is one of the most
important decisions that a
city manager and a commu
nity can make,” said City
Manager Rob Hernandez.
“It was important for us to
pick an exceptional individ
ual to lead our department
into the future... Sixty-six
other applicants along with
Chief Minter applied for this
position. Chief Minter stood
above all of them. We know
that Chief Minter is a proven
law enforcement profession
al with more than 35 years
of public safety experience.
Service and public safety
is in his blood and in his
DNA.”
Minter was se
lected in June following a
national recruitment search.
The finalists went through
a series of interviews and
meetings with key execu
tive city staff, two citizens’
advisory panels and a law
enforcement panel. Minter
began working with the Sa
vannah Police Department
on Aug. 27 and served as the
department’s Director of Po
lice Services until he could
officially be sworn in.
“When I came
here I gave you a commit
ment that I would lead from
the front, and I think I’ve
been to just about every
community meeting they’ve
had, every event they’ve
had and I’ve already start
ed getting out on the street
working side by side with
the great men and women of
this department,” said Chief
Minter. “My strong commit
ment to the Savannah Police
Department and the com
munity we serve will not
change.”
More than 200
people, including officers
from SPD and surrounding
agencies, judges, elected
officials and members of
the community, attended
today’s ceremony. He was
pinned by his wife Ramona
and his children Justin and
Sydney. Minter is the first
chief of the reconstituted Sa
vannah Police Department.
“I am truly ex
cited today to have the op
portunity to welcome Chief
Minter to Savannah,” said
Mayor Eddie DeLoach. “I
don’t know how many of
you have had an opportunity
to meet him the chief, but I
don’t think there’s anyone
who has had the opportunity
to meet him who doesn’t ap
preciate the sincere warmth
he brings to not only the area
where he is standing but the
community.
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Board of Elections Swears In
New Board Member
Antwan Lang
was sworn in on December
27, 2018, by Judge Tam
my Stokes for the Board
of Elections. Mr. Lang was
elected in the Democratic
Primary Runoff on July 24,
2018, to serve as a member
of the Board of Elections in
a Democratic post with his
term beginning January 1,
2019 through December 31,
2022.
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