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The Links Incorporated, Fort Worth Chapter
STEM-U-LATING Butterfly Blitz
The Links Incorporated, Fort Worth Chapter
The Fort Worth Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is committed
to increasing student interest and participation in the fields of
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Students of color will have the opportunity to develop the skills
to compete and excel in a global workforce that is increasingly
relying on individuals with STEM related proficiencies.
Fort Worth Chapter is committed to raising funds for the purpose
of supporting programs that will promote student involvement in
STEM education and careers.
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EMPRESS Program
The EMPRESS program, first implemented in 2006, addresses
problems of today’s youth by providing much needed services to
young women to help them reach their full potential. The name
for the program, coined by young women in the 2006 program, is
an acronym for Empowered Minds Produce Resilient
Exemplary Successful Sisters
Full STEAM Ahead, the Art and Science of Creating the Total Girl
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EMPRESS Program Objectives
• Empower and inspire young women to leadership through ongoing mentorship and
creative programming.
• Offer young women alternatives to destructive life cycles through exposure to
positive aspects and opportunities within our community and the world at large.
• Provide guidance on image, presence and personal awareness to enhance selfesteem and self-assurance.
• Create opportunities for give back to the community through participation in service
projects.
• Bridge the technology gap that exists for African-American youth by building life
skills that focus in areas of science, technology, engineering, and math.
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Corporate Sponsors
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STEM-U-LATING Butterfly Blitz 2013 Committee Chairs
General Chair: Rosita Knox
Finance Committee
Beatrice Self, Chair
Decorations and Protocol
Marsha Webb, Chair
Design, Marketing and Public Relations
Pamela Dunlop Gates, Chair
Photography
Kendall Ferguson, Chair
Corporate Sponsors Committee
Birdie Sadberry, Chair
Leah King, Co-Chair
Catering and Logistics
Rosita Knox, Chair
Silent Auction Committee
Ronnita Carradine, Chair
LeAnn Sims Person, Co-Chair
Invitation Committee
Viner Manfoot-Greene, Chair
Entertainment Committee
Yolanda Parker, Chair
Shirley Pace, Co-Chair
Technology Committee
Yvette Harding, Chair
Site Registration Committee
Dresdene Flynn-White, Chair
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The Fort Worth Chapter Steering Committee
Arlene Slade Barnett
Theresa Brewton Lyons
Sherry Branch Breed
Viner Manfoot-Greene
Pamela Dunlop Gates
Shirley Roberts Pace
Sonja McWilliams Gaines
Norma Smoots Roby
Erma C. Johnson Hadley
Beatrice Tapps Self
Yvette Harding
Birdie Sadberry
Rosita Lawrence Knox
Paulette Reddick Turner
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Fort Worth Chapter Members
Althea Fitzgerald Alexis
Shannon Sims Alfred
Dionne Phillips Bagsby
Airin Jacinta Barnett
Arlene Slade Barnett
Sherry Branch Breed
JoAnne Webber Breedlove
Jennifer Giddings Brooks
Ronnita Carridine
Viney Polite Chandler
Eboney Lewis Cobb
Mattie Peterson Compton
Elizabeth Y. Doane
Patricia Berry Dunlop
Kendall Talbert Ferguson
Dresdene Flynn-White
Sonja McWilliams Gaines
Pamela Dunlop Gates
Collette Grimes
Erma C. Johnson Hadley
Yvette Pearson Harding
Sheryl Oliver Harris
Kathleen Hicks
Kalisha Tenise Holland
Adelene Lewis James
Krystal James
Marguerite Walls Johnson
Dionne Bagsby Jones
Cynthia Joseph-Keller
Terryl L. Kendricks
Leah M. King
Rosita Lawrence Knox
Theresa Brewton Lyons
Viner Manfoot-Greene
Cynthia Odom
Shirley Roberts Pace
Yolanda Johnson Parker
LeAnn M. Sims Person
Norma Smoots Roby
Birdie Sadberry
Dorothy Brown Sanders
Beatrice Tapps Self
Nancy Wattley Sims
Stephanie Sims Sipho
Paulette Reddick Turner
Marsha Webb
Claudette Woodard Williams
Diane Denise Williams
Tracy R. Williams
Kristin Vinson Wright
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