Service Through Innovative Leadership
Kathy Wade
Candidate for Central Area Vice Director
T
hank you for the opportunity to serve as I seek your support and your vote as your Central
Area Vice Director of The Links, Incorporated. Fourteen years ago, I was welcomed into this
incredible Sisterhood affording me opportunities on the Chapter, Area and National levels to share my knowledge of
creating innovative programs, developing cutting edge communications, providing creative engagement activities, engaging communities through dialogue on their direction and enriching lives by building community through art. Fourteen years
later, I am indebted and deeply gratified to merge my talents with the time treasured traditions and transformational impact
of living our pledge to “do my share toward serving my community and my chapter to the best of my ability – and this, I
promise.’’
It is my best that I bring to the position of Central Area Vice Director. Being responsive to your membership requests is part
of my practice. It’s your input and anticipated needs that helps in creating easily accessible ‘membership amenities’, at
your fingertips, one click away, to support the responsive fast paced transformational
“Link Kathy’s commitment to Linkwork you provide to our communities. You are the very foundation of our Sisterhood. It
dom, vision for the future, creative
ability, and willingness to work
is imperative to keep you engaged, to perform and produce at your highest levels with
hard and accept new challenges
respect to your time and treasure of talent that each of you bring to The Links, Incorpocombined with her gregarious
rated.
personality make her an outstanding candidate for Central Area Vice
Director. ”
“A visionary leader who leads by
example and motivates and inspires
her team to follow — that’s Link
Kathy Wade.”
“Link Kathy is passionate and has
one of the most creative brains I
have ever seen.”
“Link Kathy’s hands-on approach
and educational guidance enabled
our Chapter to execute a strategy
for closing the achievement gap in
our community.”
Bearing an understanding of our challenges and committed desire to develop innovative solutions for membership growth and sustainability are part of my experience for
serving as your Central Area Vice Director. My sensitivity to your need to develop and
implement strategic, sustainable and replicable transformational programs with data
driven results keeps me focused on the importance of flexibility to address ever changing community needs.
The most important lessons I bring with me, if elected as your Central Area Vice Director, are the lessons from the Links love you have showered over me in good times or
bad; basking in the celebration of achievements or holding up after the loss of a loved
one; agreeing to disagree or reaching across the table to build consensus.
As your Central Area Vice Director, I will work to take care of the heart and soul of our
great Sisterhood in the ‘Heart of Linkdom’, You, our most treasured member.
I ask for your vote in my candidacy as your Central Area Vice Director of The Links, Incorporated. Your vote will afford me the
opportunity to lead and serve You.
Dear Sister Links of the Central Area,
It is an honor to recommend Link Kathy Wade
for the position of Central Area Vice Director.
Link Kathy’s commitment to Linkdom, vision
for the future, creative ability, and willingness
to work hard and accept new challenges
combined with her gregarious personality
make her an outstanding candidate for Central Area Vice Director.
Link Kathy is organized, efficient and extremely competent. Her communication skills,
both written and verbal are excellent; she
has served as Central Area Communications
Chair for the past eight years. As a member
of the Cincinnati (OH) Chapter of The Links,
Incorporated, Link Kathy has chaired numerous committees and served as President. She
is active in the greater Cincinnati community
and has received honors and awards from
many local and state organizations for her
entrepreneurship and work in the Arts.
The Cincinnati (OH) Chapter of The Links,
Incorporated voted unanimously to support
Link Kathy’s candidacy for Central Area
Vice Director. Link Kathy will be an excellent
Central Area Vice Director because she is a
Link who works to change lives for the better!
She will be a valuable leadership asset to our
beloved organization.
In Friendship,
Link Winona A. McNeil
President,
Cincinnati (OH)
Chapter
The Links,
Incorporated
Kathy Wade
Link Kathy Wade is one of the most dedicated Links that I have ever had the pleasure
to work with. As the National Communication and Public Relations Chair, Link Kathy
worked with me as my right and left hand.
She approached her tasks with professional,
no-nonsense skill, getting the job done right –
the first time. She is honest, fair and trustworthy in dealing with chapters in her area.
Link Kathy is passionate and has one of the
most creative brains I have ever seen. When
you elect Link Kathy as the Central Area Vice
Director, she will always make you proud.
Commitment…
Link Bunnie Jackson-Ransom
National Communications Chair, 2006-2010
Alumna, Southern Area
Area
•Chair, CA Communications Committee, 2007-2011
•Conference and Summit Planning Team, 2007-2011
•Chair, CA Communications Committee, 2011-Present
•Conference and Summit Planning Team, 201-Present
A visionary leader who leads by example and
motivates and inspires her team to follow-that’s Link Kathy Wade. Link Kathy lives on
the cutting edge of technology and communications. For eight years she has successfully
led the Central Area communication team and
branding evolution with overwhelming success. She models excellence and sisterhood
and knows how to build a team of leaders to
work collaboratively and deliver results. Link
Kathy has a pulse on innovation and possesses the ability to roll-out communication and
marketing efforts with impact. Link Kathy will
bring all of her skills, passion and commitment to the Vice Area Director role.
Service
National
•Central Area Chair, National Communications/Public
Relations Committee, 2008-2010
•Central Area Chair, National Governance, 2008-2010
•Central Area Chair, National Communications/Public
Relations Committee, 2010-2014
•Central Area Chair, National Governance, 2010-2012
Chapter
•President, 5/2007-9/2007
•Chair, Communications, 2003-2005; 2008-2009;
2013-Present
•Chair, National Trends and Services, 2001-2003
Fund Raising Hints and Tips
to Help You Succeed
• Set up a Challenge Campaign: Challenge your
families and friends to match your pledge.
Our Mission
Ensure students of color entering an
HBCU have the resources to graduate.
Meet Us In The Queen City
2015 Central Area Conference ~ June 17–20
Our Task
Cincinnati, OH Engage with our 17 Central Area HBCUs
through our financial resources and
complete our $200,000 campaign.
• Take a Seat at the Table: Plan a progressive
dinner, charge by the course or full dinner
package with chauffeured transportation.
• Host a ‘Party With A Purpose’, invite HBCU
alumni, charge, and challenge them to have
fun while keeping students in school.
• Celebrate your birthday with friends and
family and instead of gifts, request Central Area
A publication
of The Central Area of The Links, Incorporated
HBCU Endowed Scholarship contributions.
• Celebrate your success!
• You add to the list!
Link-Up!
Make checks or money orders payable to:
The Links Foundation, Incorporated
Memo Line: CA From The Heart HBCU Initiative
Our Goal
Endow all 17 Central Area HBUCs with
a minimum of $25,000 by May 2015.
September 2014
• Pledge $20/month and ask your family and
friends to join you.
e–magazine
Mail to:
Jacqueline Shoats Morson
10686 Evergreen Point, Fishers, IN 46034
jmorsonkw@gmail.com
Visit the Central Area website:
www.centralarealinks.org
Volume 6, Issue 3
For more information, contact:
2014 Central Area Summit
Comes
ToAreaSouth Shore
S. Marie McCarther,
Chair Central
Link Cassandra Hughes Webster
National Communications Chair, 2010-2014
Shelby County (TN) Chapter
HBCU Initiative
Empowering 21st Century
Change Agents: Phase II
mccarthers@umkc.edu
FROM THE HEART
HBCU Heart of Linkdom
Endowment Scholarship Initiative
2015 Central Area Conference | page 1
Leadership Innovations
•Communications – Over 300,000 Member Impressions
•Team 68
•Central Area Linked Up! E-mag
•Central Area Quick Links
•Central Area E-Blast
•Central Area Holiday Greeting Video
•Central Area Call To Conference and Summit
•Central Area Videos
•Central Area Social Media
Technology Leader
•Over 100,000 Member Interactions
•Central Area Conference App
•Central Area Communication Webinars
Campaigns
•The Links, Incorporated National Tagline Contest
•HBCU Heart of Linkdom Campaign: Give! Reach! Grow!
•From The Heart: HBCU Heart of Linkdom Endowment
Scholarship
•Heart of Linkdom Tour
Electronic and Print Media
•Over 1 Million Media Impressions
Kathy Wade
Community…
Professional
Awards and Honors
1992-Present
•CEO, Co-Founder and Executive Producer, Learning
Through Art, Inc.
•Program Creator
– B ooks Alive! For Kids®, 4-time EMMY nominated
Children’s Program
– C
rown Jewels of Jazz® Gala and Festival
– M
acy’s Kids, Cultures, Critters and Crafts Festival
– M
osaic Edutainment Touring Programs
Civic
1993-Present
•Board of Trustees, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
2001–Present
•Secretary, United Way of Greater Cincinnati 2008-2012
•Co-Chair, YWCA Career Women of Achievement
Luncheon 2007
•Communications Vice President, Junior League of
Cincinnati 1994-1996
•Board Member-At-Large, Junior League of Cincinnati,
1993-1994
Memberships
•Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
•Junior League of Cincinnati
•Leadership Cincinnati Class XXI
•Two-time Regional EMMY Nominated Producer
•Cincinnati Enquirer Woman of the Year
•Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency
Bridge Builder Award
•Cincinnati Human Relations Commission Connecting
Communities and Culture Award
•Cincinnati USA Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
Wendell P. Dabney Diversity Award
•City Beat CEA Best Jazz Artist
•City Beat 6th Most Influential Person In the Arts
•College-Conservatory of Music,
University of Cincinnati, William Lawless
Jones Jazz Award
•Emmanuel Community Center Triumph Award
•Essence Magazine, Teaching With Music
•Inspire Magazine’s Inspiring Women
•Leadership Cincinnati Distinguished Alumna
•Leading Woman in the Arts
•Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) President’s
Award
•United Way of Greater Cincinnati Joseph A. Hall
Diversity Award
•Scripps-Corbett Award
•The Black Girls RHOck Award, Pi Upsilon Chapter,
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Xavier University
•YWCA Career Woman of Achievement
•#1 Blues Vocalist on MP3.com
•#1 Jazz Vocalist on MP3.com
Link Kathy has been a great supporter of our
“Beyond The Bricks” early childhood learning program. Her hands-on approach and
educational guidance enabled our Chapter to
execute a strategy for closing the achievement gap in our community. Her leadership
and teaming skills make her an excellent
choice for Central Area Vice Director.
Link Belinda Matthews Stenson, President
Dayton (OH) Chapter of The Links,
Incorporated
Kathy Wade
Caring…
L
ink Kathy Wade is an inspiring, visionary, personable dynamo who is in constant motion communicating the exciting and newsworthy events of The Links,
Incorporated, here in the ‘Heart of Linkdom,’ the Central Area, as well as on the
National Level. She is an engaging leader and attentive listener, encouraging new
voices and innovative ideas that provide the membership with stronger ties to the
organization.
It is my pleasure and honor to endorse Link
Kathy Wade for the office of Central Area Vice
Director. I have known Link Kathy for nearly
30 years as she has served our Sorority,
Junior League, YWCA and The Links, Incorporated. She has always been a dedicated
and talented volunteer and a loving and giving
friend. Her passion and commitment to serve,
ability to engage those around her, and dedication to family, friends and the community
are truly inspiring and a blessing.
Link Marie E. Michel-Tucker
Milwaukee (WI) Chapter
During the course of the past eight years we have had the pleasure of working with
Link Kathy as she navigated the Central Area Communications Team into unchartered waters. She implemented the Central Area Communications Strategic Plan by
going ‘Green and Clean’ with the development of the Central Area Conference App,
Central Area Communication Webinars, Central Area Linked Up E-magazines, and
establishing Team 68, with a communication’s representative from each chapter in
the Central Area. Link Kathy has successfully organized and facilitated maximum exposure through media outlets regarding the community involvement of the transformational programs of the Central Area. In addition to this she has been instrumental
in connecting the Central Area to Social Media through Twitter, Facebook, etc.
It is our belief that if elected, Link Kathy Wade would continue to be a creative force
for the Central Area of The Links, Incorporated and a leader that you could count on
to look, listen, learn and involve and support the Central Area membership as the
Central Area Vice Director.
Photo: (L-R) Central Area Communications Committee members, Link Bonita
Cornute, Link Ivie Clay and Link Kathy
Wade, Chair.
Link Kathy with Heir-O-Link, Link Karlyn
at White Rose Banquet, Little Rock, AR
Central Area Communications Committee: Link Regina Daily, Link Ivie Clay, Link
Bonita Cornute, Link Michelle Fifer, Link Genma Holmes, Link Felicia Lynn-Thomas,
Link Tasha Ransom, and Link Donna Terrell
Link Cassandra Hughes Webster, Past
National Communications Chair and Link
Kathy in the Central Area Conference
Press Room, St. Louis, MO.