Sigma leadership holds historic program planning retreat
“What we do says who we are!” This is the mantra and slogan reverberated by Hon. Brother Jimmy Hammock, International President at the first-ever Program Planning & Implementation Retreat, held August 28th & 29th at The Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas. Several members of the general board and regional leadership spent an intense and productive two days reviewing the fraternity’s national programs and initiatives.
Hammock’s third administrative platform: Making Impact Through Fraternity Signature Programs, allowed the leadership to collectively and critically assess the relevance of our organization’s international programs. The leadership, through a series of pre-retreat teleconferences, reviewed the mission and purpose of Bigger & Better Business, Education and Social Action, under the umbrella program Sigma Wellness.
The successful retreat was facilitated by Bro. Dr. Bennie L. Harris, Director and Bro. Kaliym A. Islam, Faculty member of The Sigma International Leadership Academy (SILA), and assisted by Brother Charles Talbert, Faculty member. Also participating in the retreat were: Brothers Jonathan Mason, First Vice President, Lonnie Walls, Second Vice President, William Powell, Director of Education, Dr. Joseph West, Director of Social Action, Darryl Williams, Director-Eastern Region, Lezell Lowe, Director-Great Lakes Region, Thomas E. Edwards, Director-Gulf Coast Region, Quinten Goodwin, Director-Southeastern Region, Martin Currie, Director-Southwestern Region, Rafael Forbes, Director-Western Region, Scherod C. Barnes, Chief of Staff, Steve E. Ballard, Director of Communications, John E. White, Director of Standards, Protocol & Procedures, Dr. Patrick Hardy, Director of Sigma Beta Clubs, Michael Cristal, Director of Conventions & Logistics, Dr. Marcus Chanay, Director of Collegiate Affairs, T.J. Lewis, Vice Regional Director-Southwestern Region, Roseborough, Director of Bigger & Better Business-Eastern Region and Marco W. McMillian, Executive Director.
The culmination of the two-day session, resulted in a clear action-plan to implement, educate and deliver quality service to the communities served by Phi Beta Sigma chapters world wide.. “I am truly proud of the collective hard work exhibited by this leadership. They came together and chiseled out the very reason for our existence—community service programs. My life was personally impacting years ago, because of one person’s commitment to serve. So my goal is to ensure that Phi Beta Sigma becomes synonymous with service,” shares Brother Hammock.
In keeping with the administration’s first opportunity – Putting Brothers First, a complete review and action-plan is forthcoming by SILA.
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