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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, February 1,2023
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Nicole S. Fields Leads Alpha Kappa Alpha
Locally
Gayle Jessup White To Appear At The
2023 Savannah Book Festival
Nicole S. Fields is the
43rd president of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®
Gamma Sigma Omega Chap
ter (GSO), for 2023-2024. She
is committed to sisterhood and
service and her GSO adminis
tration theme is “Building Re
lationships Through Commu
nity Service and Sisterhood.’’
A graduate of Windsor Forest
High School, she holds a So
cial Work Degree and a Mas
ter’s in Public Administration
from Savannah State Univer
sity, Savannah, Georgia. She
is employed with the Georgia
Department of Behavioral
Health and Developmental
Disabilities.
Initiated into Gam
ma Upsilon at Savannah State
University in the Spring of
1993, she is a 30-year member
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorori
ty, Incorporated®, a Silver Star
and a Life Member. With her
strong passion for communi
ty service and outreach, GSO
will continue to meet and ex
ceed the expectations set forth
by their International President
and CEO, Danette Anthony
Reed, as they look forward to
implementing the international
program initiatives, “Soaring
to Greater Heights of Service
Nicole S. Fields
and Sisterhood’’. The vision of
the International President fo
cuses on Empowerment, Eco
nomic Wealth, Environment,
Social Justice, and the Local
Community. It is the goal of
GSO to continue to Anchor our
community in these areas in
ways that will not only improve
the lives of the individuals we
meet but most importantly
strengthen the communities in
which we pour our time and
energy into. GSO members are
encouraged to remember that
sisterhood is vital to our suc-
Southeast Georgia Leadership
Forum Announces Singer/
Songwriter Ciara & Super
Bowl Champion Russell Wilson
As Speakers
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In 2021, Wilson was
recognized with the presti
gious 2020 Walter Payton Man
of the Year award, an honor
bestowed upon one player
each season in recognition of
his commitment to philanthro
py and community impact, as
well as his excellence on the
field.
Wilson and Ciara
are committed philanthropists,
co-founding the Why Not
You Foundation with a focus
on pediatric cancer, fighting
poverty and education. Since
2014, they have raised more
than $10 million for pediat
ric cancer research. Recently,
they became New York Times
Bestselling authors with the
release of their first children’s
book “Why Not You’’ (Ran
dom House). Through the
foundation, the Wilsons have
also funded a charter school in
Seattle, which opened in late
2021.
With its core mission
being to include, listen, learn,
act and grow, the Forum was
founded to help our region
break the cycle of systemic
issues holding our community
back from reaching its fullest
potential. The Forum brings
people together for inclusive
conversations to hear one
another, craft solutions, and
growth opportunities for all.
This year’s theme is
Expecting Excellence.
Forum attendees in
clude emerging, established
and diverse leaders from civic
groups, non-profits, neighbor
hoods, government, and busi
nesses.
In addition to Ciara
and Russell Wilson, featured
2023 speakers include:
• John O’Leary: New York
Times Bestselling Author, “On
Fire; The 7 Choices to Live a
Radically Inspired Life’’ and
“In Awe: Rediscover Your
Child Like Wonder to Unleash
Inspiration, Meaning, and Joy’’
• Lynsey Dyer: Seven-time
overall winner of the extreme
skiing tour/first woman to ap
pear on the cover of Freeskier
magazine/co-founder of charity
SheJumps.org
• John Guydon: Inspiring
and Innovative Entrepreneur/
Motivational Speaker/Startup
Expert
• Mashama Bailey/John O.
Morisano: Partners behind
Grey Spaces, which operates
The Grey Market and The
Grey/Co-Writers of Black,
White and The Grey, which ex
plores how two unconventional
partners built a relationship and
a restaurant that would inspire
conversations around gender,
race, class and culture.
• Lt. General Leslie Smith:
US Army Retired/Former
Inspector General of the Ar
my/W.E. Carter Chair of
Leadership, Georgia Southern
University Parker College of
Business.
• Hala Moodlemog: Presi
dent and CEO of the Woodruff
Arts Center in Atlanta, home of
the High Museum of Art. Alli
ance Theatre, and Atlanta Sym
phony Orchestra.
• Amelia Nickerson: CEO
at First Step Staffing, a
multi-market employment so
cial enterprise company aiming
to hire individuals with barriers
to employment and help them
take the first step to self-suffi
ciency.
• Bird Blitch: Chief Payments
Officer at Waystar/Started mul
tiple technology companies/
Served as an advisory board
member of Georgia Tech’s Ad
vanced Technology and Devel
opment Center (ATDC).
The cost for the 2023
Forum is $490 and includes
access to all speaker presenta
tions, morning coffee/beverage
bars, any special events during
the forum, daily snacks and
beverages, and lunch on Mon
day and Tuesday.
Sponsorship and
scholarship opportunities are
currently available. Tickets
may be purchased online at:
https://southeastleadershipfo-
rum.com/tickets.
For more info visit
https://southeastleadershipfo-
rum.com.
Grand Festival Day at The Savannah
Black Heritage Festival will be held
on Saturday, February 18th!
Join us for family-oriented
activities and a concert!
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encourages its more than 45,000 readers
to support the advertisers who support
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There are more than 120,000 consumers
within the distribution and shopping area
of The Savannah Tribune. In addtion to
our special appeal to African-American
readers, an aggressive distribution
system enables the newspaper to reach
all sectors of our market area.
cess as women and exemplary
service is an obligation for us
all.
President Fields’ ser
vice extends to civic, commu
nity and professional affilia
tions. She is a recent graduate
of The Neighborhood Leader
ship Academy (NLA), a 12-
week leadership training pro
gram. She is a recipient of the
following Community Awards:
2022 Women Who Rule; 2020
GSO Countess Y. Cox Sister
hood Award; and 2021 GSO
Soror of the Year.
As a member of
Saint Paul C.M.E. Church, she
serves as an Assistant Advisor
for Christian Youth Fellow
ship (C.YL.) and Kid’s Kave
(Children Church). She is the
daughter of the late Christo
pher Fields, Jr., and Louise H.
Fields and the mother of two,
Nicholas A. Fields and Lauren
N. Fields.
The 2023 Gamma
Sigma Omega Chapter Officers
supporting President Fields
are: Nicole Williams, Vice
President; LaTanya Moore,
Recording Secretary; Sharon
Stallings-Brown, Assistant
Recording Secretary; Dawn-
ique Steele, Corresponding
Secretary; Sheila Hutcherson,
Treasurer; Lorna Jackson, As
sistant Treasurer; Quiana Scott,
Financial Secretary; Julayaun
Maria Waters, Parliamentari
an; Taqwaa Saleem, Hostess;
LaShawna Alderman, Keep
er of the Door; Deonn Stone,
Historian; Henrietta Gray,
Chaplin; Maxine Jackson,
Member-at-Large; Deborah
Clarke, Reporter; Clemontine
Washington, Graduate Advisor
and Johnye Gillans, Assistant
Graduate Advisor (GSU); and
Tara Scott-Brown, Graduate
Advisor and Kisha Cunning-
ham-Aites, Assistant Advisor
(SSU).
“Savannah is a beau
tiful memory for me, and I am
so looking forward to coming
back and enjoying that space
that was, for two years, home
and demonstrating my appreci
ation for what that place gave
me because it gave me a lot.’’
Festival Saturday is
on February 18th, 2023, and
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schedules are available at sa-
vannahbookfestival.org. For
more information, contact
info@savannahbookfestival.
org.
Thankful Missionary Baptist Church
820 Martin Luther King Jr. BIvcL
Rev. Dr. Bobby W. Jones, Pastor
108TH CHURCH ANNIVERSARY
Theme: Through, Out r and Kept"
Scripture: Joshua 24:17
Speaker; Rev. T.G. Morrison, Pastor
Zion Baptist Church
Nassau, Bahamas
Sunday, February 12, 2023
10:00 AM
Terry Reese - Baxley, GA
After chest pain and
shortness of breath
began making peanut
farming difficult forTerry,
he was diagnosed with
ischemic cardiomyopathy. His
heart was functioning at half
capacity and was deemed
too diseased
fora bypass.
Terry was referred to Dr. Papoy, a cardiothoracic surgeon at St. Joseph's/CandLer
Specially trained to perform coronary endarterectomies, Dr. Papoy was able to remove
the diseased part of the coronary artery and reconstruct it. A rapid recovery after the
operation was made possible by the Impella 5.5 heart pump. Terry's
heart is now fully working. And to his delight, so is he.
"The St, Joseph's/Candler team not only saved my Life, they
allowed me to get back to work and spend
quality time traveling with my wife and being
with my grandkids." - Terry Reese
Impella 5.5"
with SmaUAss/st'
'THAT'S WHY I CHOOSE ST. JOSEPH'S/CANDLER"
-Andrew Papoy, M.D. - Cardiothoracic Surgeon
SJCHS.ORG
5T Josephs i Candler
The Heart Hospital . ^