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I.G. serves on the Board of Directors and has served as President of the Mother Pearl Alumni Association since its inception in 2017 C.E.
A Bronx, New York native, he was raised in Hemingway, South Carolina and graduated as an Honor Student from Hemingway High School. He then graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology. At Howard, he was a member of Campus Pals.
Currently, he is a Food Technologist with the DC Department of Health’s Division of Food and began his career in public health as a Sanitarian with the Department in 2006 C.E. He is a past winner of the Jerrol M. Michael Award presented by the National Capital Area Environmental Health Association (NCAEHA) “in recognition of dedicated service to public health.” He serves on the DC Food Protection Task Force’s Steering Committee and the DC Health-DC Public Health Laboratory’s Enteric Disease Team. He is a member of the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), Conference for Food Protection, and NCAEHA. He has been published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) series prepared by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
I.G. was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 1979 C.E. At the Mother Pearl, he was Editor to the Oracle and Assistant Dean of Pledgees and served on the Social Action Committee. He is an active member of Alpha Omega Chapter in Washington, DC where he serves as President of Alpha Tau Alpha Corporation, the entity which is responsible for management of the DC chapters’ fraternity house. He has served on numerous committees in Alpha Omega Chapter and the 3rd District History & Archives Committee. He is a recipient of the chapter’s 2021 Superior Service Award, the 3rd District Scroll of Honor for outstanding achievement, and a 2-time recipient of Alpha Chapter’s Frank Byron Patterson Award “in grateful recognition for unflagging dedication and devoted service to the principles and ideals of the fraternity.” He is a Copy Editor and Contributing Writer for the Oracle.
I.G. is a member of the Howard University Alumni Association. He is a consistent supporter of the community service organizations We Feed Our People and Project Giveback.
I.G. and his wife Karen reside in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, DC in a home devoid of cats, dogs, squirrels (finally), coyotes, and cigars.
Capt. Holder is a charter member of the Board of Directors of the Mother Pearl Alumni Association.
“For a seven-year-old boy growing up in the Bronx, New York, becoming a pilot and flying through the air seemed as wistfully brilliant as tying on a makeshift bath towel cape and pretending to be Superman. The desire to fly like his favorite superhero fueled the lifelong journey that airline pilot Capt. Anthony Holder would have. He says his dream of flying was cultivated at Howard where he majored in Engineering, minored in Mathematics, and joined the Air Force ROTC where he gained his first experiences as a pilot.”
“After graduation, Capt. Holder joined the United States Air Force, and as the only person of color, completed his pilot training and began flying. He completed his master’s degree in Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California. He was later stationed at Anderson AFB in Guam and honorably discharged in 1978. Holder, who flew for FedEx, has accumulated more than 22,000 hours of flight time and over 3000 landings, has flown more than 15 different aircraft (including civilian propeller, single seat fighter type, the B-52 bomber with 4 nuclear weapons with targets in Russia before his 24th birthday, and more recently, the Boeing 777 jumbo jet), and travelled the world. He retired with 42 years of accident-free flying experience with the first seven as a USAF jet pilot and the next 35 as an international jumbo jet captain with FedEx.”
Capt. Holder was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 1970 C.E. At the Mother Pearl, he was both Vice-President of the dynamic line Freeze’s Rolling 28 and then it’s Dog Captain. He served on MPAA’s Sundial Restoration Committee and did the mathematical and sidereal calculations to accurately position the sundial after restoration and have it listed in the North American Sundial Society Registry.
After retirement, he volunteered with the Atlanta Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen International as the Director of the TAAST Program (Tuskegee Airmen Aviation and STEM Training) introducing aviation, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to high school age youth. He is a member of Tuskegee Airmen International, Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals, The Daedalians, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity (“The Boule”), and Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.
Rev. Chandler, a charter member of the Board of Directors, serves as Secretary of the Mother Pearl Alumni Association.
Rev. Chandler hails from the Charm City of Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic High School. He went on to Howard University with a concentration in Chemistry/Allied Health Sciences and earned a master’s degree from the School of Divinity. At Howard, he was a member of Campus Pals. He is currently on track to earn a Doctorate in Ministry from Lancaster Theological Seminary (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) in 2023 C.E.
Rev. Chandler is an EEO Specialist/Management Analyst with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC. Also, he is both Senior Pastor at Abiding Faith Ministries in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and Associate Pastor at Shalom Ministries Christian Center in Fort Washington, Maryland. In December 2020 C.E., he authored “A Journey to Kingdom Destiny; One Prayer Can Change Everything” which was published by Covenant Books.
Rev. Chandler was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 1981 C.E. He served the Mother Pearl as Basileus, Vice-Basileus, and Chairman of the Social Action Committee and was recognized as Omega Man of the Year. He is an active member of Alpha Omega Chapter in Washington, DC.
Rev. Chandler is Chair of the Board of Directors of City of Peace Enterprises, Inc. Community Development Corporation. He previously served as Chair of the Prince George’s County Local Development Council. He is a member of the Howard University Alumni Club of Greater Washington, DC.
Rev. Chandler is the father of Brandon, a Morgan State University graduate, and Jadyn, an alumna of Towson State University currently in graduate school at Georgia State University and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. He is married to Lisa W. Chandler, an alumna of Howard’s School of Engineering and Wesley Theological Seminary. The Chandler lineage carries on with his grandchild Kymani.
Barry is a charter member of the Board of Directors of the Mother Pearl Alumni Association.
Barry is a graduate of Howard University where he studied journalism/public relations and minored in business administration.
Barry currently serves as the Director of the Office of Public Information for the County Executive of Montgomery County, Maryland. Prior to this appointment, he was the Senior Policy Advisor and Manager of Communications for the County Executive in Prince George’s County, Maryland. He is also the founder of BL Hudson Strategic Communications, LLC, a marketing and public relations firm that works with non-profit and for-profit businesses to improve their marketing, public relations, and outreach initiatives. Before moving to the public sector, he was Vice President of Member and Partner Relations for the National Education Association’s Member Benefits Corp. (NEA MB), a wholly owned subsidiary of the NEA. He served as the co-chair of NEA MB’s corporate branding efforts working with the company’s public relations and advertising agencies to ensure that the corporation’s new brand was appropriately incorporated in its marketing communications. He was part of a corporate executive team that oversaw the design and implementation of the company’s rebranded website. He was also responsible for the company’s Supplier Diversity Initiative and Community Outreach Program. Under his leadership, NEA MB made significant changes to its Supplier Diversity Program resulting in the company purchasing services from a wider range of minority and women-owned vendors. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Maryland/District of Columbia Minority Supplier Diversity Council from 2004-2011.
Barry was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 1983 C.E. He is an active member of Alpha Omega Chapter in Washington, DC.
He served as President of the 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, DC from 1999–2004 and was a member of the National Executive from 2004–2008. He was also National Mentoring Chair from 2010–2012 and Co-founder of National Capital Area Cares Mentoring Movement. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, DC in Montgomery County from 2006-2011 and served as board chair for the Boys and Girls of Greater Washington, DC in Prince George’s County in 2019. He is also a member of the Howard University Alumni Association, the Public Relations Society of America, and Leadership Greater Washington.
Sam has served on the Board of Directors since January 1, 2021 C.E.
Sam holds a Bachelor of Science and a Juris Doctorate from Howard University. He completed the Senior Managers in Government (SMG) program at Harvard.
Sam, a private attorney with a distinguished national reputation in federal service, is currently President and CEO of ESI International, a capital investment company with real estate holdings in Washington, DC, Prince George’s County, MD, Atlantic City, NJ, and Trenton NJ. He was a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from 1994-2010 during which he was the highest ranking African-American career executive in the Office of the General Counsel. He served as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of HUD, Deputy General Counsel for Operations (Acting), and Associate General Counsel for Human Resources Law. As Deputy General Counsel, he oversaw a $93 million annual budget and directed operations covering over 700 employees in HUD’s Washington, DC and 10 Regional Offices. He was a key legal advisor to several former HUD Secretaries and an advisor to several Presidentially appointed sub-cabinet level officials.
As Director of Personnel, he oversaw a national workforce of 10,000 employees. In 2000, Sam was awarded the coveted Presidential Rank Award for outstanding leadership and achievement from former President Bill Clinton. During President Barack Obama’s administration, he was Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of HUD. He was also an advisor to the interim Provost at Howard and a lecturer on fair housing and fair lending at Howard’s School of Law. He was legal counsel to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and has counseled Assistant Secretaries and high-level Regional Officials having oversight of HUD’s Regional Offices and 61 Field Offices. He was key senior legal official on matters pertaining to intergovernmental relations, contract awards, procurement integrity, and the Agency’s initiatives for restoring accountability and transparency in the annual disbursement of over $42 billion dollars in federal programs and housing assistance. He was also Deputy Executive Director of the Howard’s National African American Drug Policy Coalition (NAADPC), a collaborative of 25 national organizations involved in promoting health and justice policies affecting African-American families and youth.
Sam was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 1969 C.E.
Sam is a member of the bar in the state of Pennsylvania. He is active with several boards and commissions in the DC metropolitan area.
Martavius is serving his first term on the Board of Directors of the Mother Pearl Alumni Association (MPAA). He has been a supporter of MPAA since its inception.
Martavius war reared in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance. While at Howard, he was named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and the Golden Key National Honor Society. He was also a member of the Campus Pals organization, one of Howard’s most sought-after student organizations. He served as treasurer for the Howard University Homecoming Committee in 1989 C.E..
Martavius began his career in financial services with Aetna Life & Casualty in Hartford, Connecticut. He then began as a financial advisor with A.G. Edwards & Sons in Nashville, Tennessee. He later launched Jones Wealth Management Group, a financial services firm that helps individuals, families, and small business owners achieve financial independence through retirement, investment, and financial planning with a focus on federal government employees as a Chartered Federal Employee Benefits Consultant (ChFEBC).
Martavius was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Psi Nu Chapter in Alexandria, Virginia in 1990 C.E. He has been an active member of Tau Iota Chapter in Hartford Connecticut and Gamma Phi Chapter in Nashville. Currently, he is an active member of Epsilon Phi Chapter in Memphis.
In 2006, Martavius was appointed to the Memphis City Schools Board of Education where he was twice re-elected (with no opposition). In 2015, he was elected to the Memphis City Council, where he currently remains.
Martavius is the father of one son, Jared.
Jonathan graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting. He later earned an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Northwestern University.
Jonathan began work in accounting with Deloitte & Touche then Madison National Bank, but his career has primarily been in the athletic footwear and apparel industry working for firms such as Wilson, Reebok, and Russell Athletic. His career has taken him to live in cities such as Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and finally Atlanta where he has lived since 1999. He has held various marketing positions, including V.P. of Marketing for a subsidiary of Russell Athletic and L’Oreal USA’s ethnic hair care division. An entrepreneur at heart, he currently operates his own apparel e-commerce busines and is a marketing and finance consultant to two nonprofits in the Atlanta area.
Jonathan was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 1983 C.E. While at the Mother Pearl, he served as Assistant Keeper of Records and Seal, Keeper of Records and Seal, and Fundraising Chairman. He then joined Kappa Psi Chapter in Washington, DC serving as Keeper of Finance. He has been an active member of Delta Mu Mu Chapter based in Atlanta since 2012 currently serving as Achievement Week Chair, Strategic Planning Co-Chair, and creator and lead on the Chapter’s Poster fundraising initiative which has generated over $46,000 in revenue for the Chapter since 2018. He served as chair of the Alpha Chapter Centennial Celebration, Charter Day celebration, and co-founded the Mother Pearl Alumni Association in 2017 and co-led the effort to raise over $64,000 for the restoration of the Benjamin Banneker Memorial Sundial. With a love for history, he serves as a Vice-Chair of the Fraternity’s History & Archives Committee where he has authored several history-based articles for the Oracle, written and produced several history-based videos for the Fraternity and is currently chairing the initiative to publish a book Omega’s 40 Grand Basilei. As a result of his efforts, the Fraternity presented him with the International Founders Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. In 2021 Delta Mu Mu Chapter selected him as its Omega Man of the Year.
A stalwart son of Omega, Jonathan’s service to the Fraternity reflects his belief in its Cardinal Principles and motto.
Vernon is serving his first term on the Board of Directors of the Mother Pearl Alumni Association (MPAA). He has been a supporter of MPAA since its inception.
Vernon was born in Memphis, Tennessee and
graduated from the infamous Hamilton High School in Memphis. He then matriculated to Howard University (HU) after visiting his brother there every year from the 9th to 12th grade during spring break. He knew HU was the school for him and felt he had no choice but to be a Bison: the only school he applied to. He graduated with a BBA concentrating in Marketing.
Vernon comes from a distinguished family of Omegas: his Father, Alfred Sr., (1-54 Eta Psi); his paternal Uncle, Floyd Harrison, Jr. (7-57-Rho Psi); his beloved brother, Alfred, Jr./Al-Low/Sir Croon II ((7-80-A), now in Omega Chapter; and Alfred L. Motlow III (11-2017-Upsilon Psi), now in Omega Chapter.
Vernon, a serial entrepreneur, is currently the Owner and Managing Member of Physicians Choice Consultant Group (PCCG), an orthotic company. He is a partner in Quantas Solutions which currently manages 10 physician owned pharmacies across the country. He also is the Regional Partnership Manager for Oak Street Health, a Primary Care Physicians office for adults on Medicare in the underserved areas of the United States. He is responsible for three states, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Oak Street Health has over 140 offices across the country.
Vernon was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 1984 C.E. While in Alpha Chapter he was Vice-Basileus, Assistant Dean of Pledgees, Delegate to the 3rd District Meeting, Delegate to the Grand Conclave, and Chairman of the Sweetheart Court. As an active member of Epsilon Phi Chapter in Memphis, Tennessee, he has served on multiple committees: MSP Team Member, Black Tie, All White Affair, Black Tie Gala, Voices of Omega, Vice Chairman and former Chairman of Epsilon, Inc., the entity that owns and oversees the Omega Complex for Epsilon Phi Chapter in Memphis. He also coaches and mentors boys on the Omega Giants 16U, 14U & 12U chapter youth baseball teams. Most notably, he served as Alpha Chapter Charter Day Chairman and Chairman of the Charter Day Black Live Matter committee.
Vernon has been with his lovely wife Jill for 29 years and has 2 children: Hollye Michelle (27) and Vernon A., Jr., VJ, (20). He works hard for the underserved and is also on the board of The Works Inc., the largest community development corporation (CDC) in Memphis.
Dewey has served on the Board of Directors since 2019 C.E.
Dewey, a native of Charleston, South Carolina reared in the loving home of proud South Carolina State College Alumni who introduced him to the HBCU experience, was blessed to be born a son of an active Omega Man. The majority of the men in his early life – Teachers, Principals, Coaches, and Ministers – have been Omega Men. As the young child of a very active and engaged Omega Man, he attended innumerable Omega events, District Meetings, Grand Conclaves and participated in Co-ed Youth Groups that were composed of the children of the local Omega Men. A highly notable event occurred in St. Louis, Missouri at the Grand Conclave in 1973, where, as a 10-year-old, he met and engaged in an extended free flowing conversation with the last surviving Founder of Omega, Bishop Edgar A. Love. After graduating from high school with honors and accolades, he followed his sister to “the Mecca,” Howard University, where he graduated with a degree in Political Science and a minor in African American Studies.
Dewey has worked professionally in Financial Administration, Extended Learning and Human/Social Services in multiple capacities with the primary aim to positively impact and advance the lives of those worthy or less fortunate. He currently is employed full-time as an Advanced Case Manager for a Medical Management Company (M.M.A.R.S.).
Dewey was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 1984 C.E. While in Alpha Chapter, he served as Assistant Keeper of Records and Seal and Keeper of Records and Seal. He was a Delegate at 3rd District Meetings, District Conferences, and the final winter Grand Conclave held December 1984 in Louisville, Kentucky. He also was the fourth recipient of the Horace D. Boston Award. He was an active member of Kappa Psi Chapter in Washington, DC. Currently an active member of Alpha Omega Chapter in Washington, DC, he serves on the Alpha Chapter Advisory Committee, Social Action Committee, and History Book Committee. He also served as a Grand Conclave delegate. In 2004 C.E., he was a recipient of Alpha Chapter’s E. Newton Jackson Award. He served on Alpha Chapter’s Centennial Celebration Committee and recently served as Chairman of MPAA’s Sundial Committee.
The notable community-based organization, We Feed Our People, with Dewey in a leadership capacity from formation, has generated continued participation from Alpha Chapter and from the Howard University community.
Dr. Stewart serves on the Board of Directors and has served as Vice-President of the Mother Pearl Alumni Association since January 1, 2019 C.E.
Dr. Stewart, a native of Jackson, Mississippi, was reared in Selma, Alabama. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Howard University. At Howard, he was a letterman on their 1993 & 1996 championship football teams and a member of the varsity indoor track team. He is a 2014 Howard University Hall of Fame inductee via the 1993 championship football team.
Dr. Stewart earned his Master of Science degree in Chemistry in 2004 and then his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2008 at Jackson State University under the direction of Dr. Hongtao Yu. His research area involves The Photodegradation of Nitro-Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Nitro-PAHs), and the Identification of their Photoproducts. He has interned with the Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 Science & Ecosystems Support Division in the Analytical Support Branch in Athens, Georgia and the University of Minnesota Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) in chemical engineering. He was an Alliance for Graduate Education in Mississippi Scholar, has served as a proposal review panelist with the National Science Foundation, and served as Co-Chair of the Grambling State University SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Team 6.
Dr. Stewart is in his 14th year as a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at Grambling and has earned the rank of tenure. His teaching responsibilities include General Inorganic Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis Laboratory, General Chemistry Laboratory, and Independent Study Research. He has journal articles appearing in the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry Letters, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. He has distinguished himself as the Endowed Professor of the Earl Lester Cole Honors College at Grambling.
Dr. Stewart was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 1995 C.E. At the Mother Pearl, he was the 3rd District Scholar of the Year in 1996 C.E. He is the current advisor to Gamma Gamma Chapter (Grambling State University).
Dr. Stewart is a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Tony serves on the Board of Directors and has served as Treasurer of the Mother Pearl Alumni Association (MPAA) since its inception in 2017 C.E. He also served as MPAA Secretary until January 2021 C.E.
Tony graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute then earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Physics, an MBA, and Master of Science in Systems Engineering. At Howard, he was a member of Campus Pals. He completed the Harvard Executive Management Program. His DOD training includes National Defense University, Air Command and Staff College, Electronic Combat Academy, several Inter-Service/Combined Service Schools, and Joint Officer Certification.
A DOD advisor/consultant, Tony’s military service included DOD Joint/Combined/Unit (Air Force) assignments: overseas wars, special operations, and low-intensity conflict in Europe, Africa, Latin America, SE Asia, and SW Asia. He was deployed for the Global War on Terrorism, SFOR/KFOR Balkans, Desert Wars, Counter-Narcotics operations, and Non-combatant Evacuation Operations. He survived and led disaster relief and rescue & recovery during Hurricane Andrew, Typhoon Yunya, Mexico earthquakes/mudslide, Mt. Pinatubo volcano eruption, Philippines earthquakes, and Mount Etna volcano eruption.
Tony was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 1981 C.E. While at the Mother Pearl, he served as Keeper of Finance and on the Social Action Committee. A Frank Byron Patterson Award winner with over 40 years of service to Omega Psi Phi, he is an active member of Alpha Omega Chapter in Washington, DC. An MPAA brand ambassador, he lives its mission. He has personally funded an Alpha Chapter student’s graduation bill, coordinated academic & athletics holds releases, funded the Alpha Chapter college endowment and insurance payments enabling the chapter to proceed with 2020 membership, donated thousands of dollars to MPAA, and secured corporate fund donations.
Tony is an impassioned “poster child” for having learned during graduation time he’d been put on academic hold for past due Howard tuition debt. He contributes finances and volunteers time at Project Giveback food donation charity. He is a member of the Howard University Alumni Association, a Virginia State/Federal Grand Juror, and a youth soccer coach.
Dr. Toles is a charter member of the Board of Directors of the Mother Pearl Alumni Association.
Dr. Toles, the second son of Dr. Gloria Marie Allen and William Henry Toles, Jr. (Rho Chapter 1942), was born at Sydenham Hospital in the village of Harlem, New York City. His family moved to Hollis, Queens, New York where he attended primary and secondary school graduating from Andrew Jackson High School. He matriculated at Howard University earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology. He returned to New York City for a one-year stint with the New York City Department of Sanitation then matriculated at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee earning the Doctor of Medicine degree.
After choosing a specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Toles completed 4 years of residency training at Howard University Hospital then returned to New York to work in the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation at Queens Hospital Center. He worked as an Attending Physician at Queens Hospital Center and also as the Physician-in-Charge at the South Queens Community Health Center until 1993 C.E. at which time he became a member of the full-time teaching faculty at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, where he now holds the position of Vice Chairman in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Toles was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 1979 C.E where he served as Basileus and received the Undergraduate Basileus of the Year Award from the 3rd District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. He is an active member of Nu Omicron Chapter in Queens, New York.
Dr. Toles’ civic responsibilities are many. He is an Elder in his community of faith at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Roosevelt, New York. He is an active member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity (“The Boule”); the National Association of Guardsmen; the order of Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall affiliation and their Scottish Rite; and New York Adult and Teen Challenge (NYATC), a faith-based drug addiction and recovery program servicing young adults throughout the metropolitan area, nationally, and internationally.
Dr. Toles has four children, Gregory (41), Allyn (29), Sophia (27), and Alexis (24), and his lineage continues with 5 granddaughters.
Ed has served on the Board of Directors since January 1, 2021 C.E.
Ed is a native of East St. Louis, Illinois and began college at Howard University. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Maryland Global Campus and Master of Science in IT Management from Western Governors University. He is a CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) Candidate.
Ed is an energetic and forward-thinking Business Consultant focused on solving complex business problems. He has worked at Xerox Global Services as a Transition Manager in the Implementation of Enterprise Office Solutions. Currently he is a Project Manager with Ricoh USA’s Process Improvement program. Throughout his professional career, he has developed skills in Portfolio Management, Program Management, and Executive Coaching.
Ed was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 1980 C.E. While at the Mother Pearl, he was Neophyte Commandant in 1982 C.E. He is an active member of Alpha Omega Chapter in Washington, DC.
Ed is a member of Sunrise Presbyterian Church in Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina and his hobbies are golf, fishing, reading, and biking.
Conrad is a charter member of the Board of Directors of the Mother Pearl Alumni Association.
Conrad graduated from Howard University with a degree in Political Science.
Conrad is a Partner and Head of Odgers Berndtson’s U.S. Association and Corporate Affairs Practice in Washington. His portfolio of search work includes advising clients on corporate affairs, communications/public affairs, public policy, government affairs, trade association CEO and leadership roles. He also leads the firm’s Corporate Board Diversity initiative and co-leads the firm’s U.S. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council. Prior to joining Odgers Berndtson, he was a Principal at another global executive search firm and a key member of the firm’s Government Affairs Practice. Before this, he was with Goldman Sachs & Co., where he was a member of the firmwide campus and diversity recruiting teams. He began his career as an aide for Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC).
Conrad was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 2004 C.E.
Conrad serves as an advisory board member for Poligage. Additionally, he is a member of the Economic Club of Washington and serves as a director on the non-profit boards of Step Afrika!, Starting with Today Inc., and as an inaugural member of the Young Patrons Board of The Arena Stage.
Chalfrantz serves as the General Counsel for the Mother Pearl Alumni Association.
Chalfrantz is a graduate of Howard University’s School of Communications and School of Law. Public service and service to others has characterized much of his professional career. Early in his career, he worked in the office of the Honorable Harold Ford (D-TN), member of the Ways and Means Committee, United States Congress, as Assistant Press Secretary.
Public service would later call Chalfrantz to the District of Columbia government where he most notably served as the Acting Staff Director of the District of Columbia. He was responsible for all the office’s budget matters, official records of mayoral actions, legal process for actions against the city, and the management of 600 employees in the executive office agencies and commissions. As Acting Staff Director, he was involved in many of the city’s biggest financial transactions, including, but not limited to, the city’s bonding process, its privatization matters, and other financial and economic matters arising out of the regulatory and ratemaking process.
Upon leaving District of Columbia government, Chalfrantz joined Brother Rushern Baker to establish a firm representing small and minority business clients. The lessons learned in his previous years of public service proved valuable to Baker & Perry and the firm worked with clients to negotiate contracts between its clients and federal and state contracts. When Brother Baker left the firm to run for higher office, the firm name changed to Perry & Associates.
Chalfrantz also has published several scholarly articles regarding constitutional rights and federal communications laws issues. He continues to use his legal and administrative experience to assist clients in the technology, general construction, engineering, and general business sectors. He currently maintains Membership in the Bar of the District of Columbia and is a Member of the Bar of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Chalfrantz was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity via Alpha Chapter the Mother Pearl at Howard University in 1979 C.E. At the Mother Pearl, he served as Editor to the Oracle.
Chalfrantz lives in Bowie, Maryland with his wife Margo and their dog Teddy.
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