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                                          Candidate Profile


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                                     Lady Roxyanne Burrus




         Lady Roxyanne  Burrus                                 Area:  V
         rcburrus@gmail.com                                    Chapter:  Columbus
                                                               Years of active membership with present chapter:  20
                                                               Years of active membership in TLOD:  20

        National Office/Position Applying For:  National Area V Director

         Educational/Professional Background:
         Bachelor's of Arts Degree from University of California, Los Angeles
         Masters in City and Regional Planning from The Ohio State University
         Adjunct Professor at The Ohio State University
         25 year Career at the City of Columbus, Columbus , Ohio Administrator of Neighborhood Services Division supervised
         100 employees
         Regional Planning Director for Seneca Regional Planning Commission

                                                       Service to TLOD

                                          Local                         Area                       National
         Offices or           Chapter President Twice  ( I am   Area V Treasurer : Lady Jeffrey   National Area V Director
         Positions Held       the current Chapter President)   (1 year) , Lady Nesbitt  4 years    2015-2017
                              1st Vice President            Area  V Financial Secretary :
                              2nd Vice President            Lady Gwen 4 years; Area V
                              Recording Secretary; Treasurer   Nominating Committee Chair
                                                            Area V Chair of the President’s
                                                            Council
         Committees           Beautillion Committee Chair    Personally assisted Lady Nesbitt   Co-chair of the Grants
                              Mad Hatter’s Luncheon         with her campaign to run for   Writing Committee
                              Committee; New Year’s Eve     the National Area V position.
                              Committee Chair;              Completed certificates for the
                              UNCF/NCNW/NAACP               Top Ladies attending Leadership
                              Partnership and Beautification   Conferences and Ladies
                              Chair; Assisted TOP Teen      receiving the thrust and
                              Advisors with Top Teen        Program awards.  Completed
                              Inductions; Chaired the very   name badges and helped with
                              successful 2013 Area V        registration process for the
                              Leadership Conference Hosted   Leadership Conference.
                              by the Columbus Chapter.      Assisted and traveled with her
                                                            to chapter inductions.  Under
                                                            Lady Gwen’s tutelage, I was in
                                                            charge of and or assisted
                                                            Chapters with the registration
                                                            process for the Leadership
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