About The Denver Section Of The
National Council Of Negro Women, Inc.
Our History
The National council of Negro Women Inc. (NCNW) is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune, a child of slave parents, distinguished educator and government consultant. With a mission to lead, develop and advocate for women of African descent as they support their families and communities.
NCNW addresses issues of human welfare and rights through public education, personal education, community service and advocacy.
In Memory Of Our Founder:
Denver Section’s Executive Board
- Elizabeth Lee – President
- Annie Howard – 1st Vice President
- LeNitra Oliver – 3rd Vice President
- Sylvia Smith-Brown – Recording Secretary
- Virginia Payne – Assistant Recording Secretary
- Virginia Payne – Treasurer
- Janice Gipson-Jennings – Financial Secretary
- Patricia Houston – Corresponding Secretary
- Antoinette Oliver – Chaplin
- Claudette Sweet – Historian
- Willie Helen McCallum – Parliamentarian
EDUCATION
CULTURE
SPIRITUALITY