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Our Mission
The mission of Ivy and Pearls of Southern Maryland Community Charities, Incorporated (IPSMCC) is to support the Maryland Communities of Charles and St. Mary’s Counties. We aim to enhance the socio-economic condition of our environment by providing educational, charitable, financial, cultural and health-related resources and events.
IPSMCC history
In March of 2013…
a group of members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, Nu Zeta Omega Chapter gathered to create an organization that would focus solely on philanthropy. Throughout 2014, the committee continued to meet and attend workshops. In 2014, the charity’s bylaws were drafted. Named to reflect their connection to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, the group named this new organization Ivy and Pearls of Southern Maryland Community Charities, Incorporated (IPSMCC).
Under the leadership of Natalie Hart (President), Denise Barnes (Vice President), and Miriam Matthews Clark (Executive Director), IPSMCC received its Letter of Determination in September 2015 and officially became a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization in August 2015.
Currently IPSMCC is lead by President Kristia Watkins and Executive Director Carmella Davis Watkins. Ivy and Pearls of Southern Maryland Community Charities, Incorporated celebrates over 10 years of community service, scholarship, and stewardship!
IPSMCC Leadership
Board of Directors
Kristia Watkins
President
Carmella Davis Watkins
Executive Director
Da’Net Sturdifen
Deputy Executive Director
Karleshia Dorsey
Vice President
Tajuana Gale
Recording Secretary
Kerry-Ann Williams
Corresponding Secretary
Donna Cunningham
Financial Secretary
Shaina Brewer
Assistant Financial Secretary
Tamera Davis
Treasurer
Sheree Brown
Historian
Cindy Sanders-Moore
Parliamentarian
Tina Kearney
Chaplain
Andrea Henderson
Past President 1
Natalie Hart
Past President 2
Holiday Jones
Director at Large 1
Carol Cawthorne
Director at Large 2
Jocylin Hill
Board Member
Faith Cooper
Board Member
Ad Hoc & Standing Committee Chairmen
Scholarship
Wualanda Thenstead
Scholarship Chairman
Naomi Gumbs
Scholarship Co-Chairman
Resource Development
Yolanda Penn
Resource Development Chairman
Kerry-Ann Williams
Resource Development Co-Chairman
Bylaws
Cindy Sanders Moore
Bylaws Chairman
Budget & Finance
Tamera Davis
Budget & Finance Chairman
Nominating
Sandra Barnes
Nominating Chairman
Risk Management
LaKisha Brewer
Risk Management Chairman
Angelica Williams
Risk Management co-Chairman
Public Relations
Laura Dunk
Public Relations Chairman
Audit
April Plater
Audit Chairman
Technology
Jessica N. Jones
Technology Chairman
Mashonda Walston
Technology Co-chairman
Grants
Da’Net Sturdifen
Grants Chairman
Judy Estep
Grants Co-chairman
LaTica Hammond
Grants Co-chairman
Annual Report
Gwen Douglas
Annual Report Chairman
Building Fund
Deidre Hodge
Building Fund Chairman
Investments
Antoinita Smith
Investments Chairman
