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It was also a voting year for the Top The Acts of Kindness luncheon at the Area II Conference in
Ladies and Top Teens. On the Teen Virginia Beach, Virginia featured speaker Alana Simmons,
side, Teen Joshua White of Prince granddaughter of the Rev. Daniel L. Simmons Sr., who was
George’s County Chapter was re- shot and killed in the Emmanuel 9 church massacre in
elected as Area II TTA president. Also Charleston, S.C.
elected were Teen Aloana Hall
(Hampton Roads Chapter) as 1st vice
president, Teen Chase Powell (Prince
George’s County Chapter) 2nd vice
president, Teen Kamerin Collins
(Prince George’s County Chapter) as
recording secretary, Teen Alexis
Clark (Dale City-Prince William
County Chapter) as assistant
recording secretary, and Teen Taylor
Rogers (Alexandria City Chapter) as
financial secretary.
The Ladies’ new Executive Board includes Lady Pat Cason (Hampton Roads
Chapter) as TTA advisor, Lady Felicia Hackett (Dale City-Prince William County
Chapter) as recording secretary, ShaDowna Jones (Prince George’s County
Chapter) as treasurer and Lady Tracy Brandon (Dale City-Prince William County
Chapter) as financial secretary.
The Area II Top Teens at the 35th Annual Area II Leadership Conference in Virginia
Beach, Virginia in April.
The conference afforded the chance for Area II to honor chapters, Ladies and
Teens for their outstanding work. Lady Diana Raynor of the Southern Maryland
Chapter won the Marie T. Campbell Award 2017 Top Lady of the Year, while the
Hampton Roads Chapter took home the Area II Director’s Choice Award. The
Southern Maryland also won the Outstanding TLOD Chapter Showcase Award as
well as the Ozell Dean Award for Outstanding Total Program of Work. Teen Chase
Powell of the Prince George's County Chapter captured the Outstanding Top Teen
2017 Award, while Teen Kevin Moore of the Hampton Roads Chapter won the
Augusta Latham Cash Essay Award. Teen Darius Phillips of the Alexandria
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