Do you know your District 1 ABWA National leaders? RACHELLE JAMERSON-HOLMES National President ANNE O’NEILL National Vice President GENICE HALL-FOWLER National Secretary – Treasurer SONYA LOWE VP, District I RENÉ STREET ABWA National Executive Director In the 2023-2024 award year, District 1 leads the way with our top leaders being members of District 1!

Hello everyone! Fun fact! Did you know that ABWA has six districts? Our chapter is located in District 1, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Below is a list of the chapters in District 1. I encourage you to network with your ABWA sisters and brothers across the nation. Alabama (3 Chapters) Group Name: Heart of BirminghamCity: Birmingham Group Name:  Birmingham Charter ChapterCity: Birmingham Group Name: Alabama Leading Ladies ChapterCity: Madison Florida (8 Chapters) Group Name: Coral Springs Charter ChapterCity: Coral Springs Group  Name: Imperial River ChapterCity: Bonita Springs Group Name: Lakeland Downtown ChapterCity: Lakeland Group Name: Oceanside Charter ChapterCity: Melbourne Group Name:  Orange Park Charter ChapterCity: Orange Park Group Name: Palms of Edisonia ChapterCity: Fort Myers Group Name:  Northern Palm Beach ChapterCity: Lake Worth Group Name: Sunset ChapterCity: Sarasota Georgia (10 Chapters) Group Name:  Airport Charter ChapterCity: College Park Group Name:  Golden Dome ChapterCity: Atlanta Group Name:  Atlanta Peach ChapterCity: Atlanta Group Name: McIntosh ChapterCity: Peachtree City, GA Group Name:  Solidarity ChapterCity: Atlanta Group Name: Pyramid ChapterCity: Atlanta Group Name:  Hidden Hills ChapterCity: Lithonia Group Name: Empowered Ladies Express Network (ELEN)City: Alpharetta  Group Name:  Douglas County Charter ChapterCity: Douglasville Group Name:   InspireHer ChapterCity: Snellville, GA Puerto Rico (0) None South Carolina (3 Chapters) Group Name: Columbia Triad ChapterCity: Columbia Group Name:    EmpowerHer ChapterCity: Orangeburg Group Name: Women Connecting Women ChapterCity: Newberry, South Carolina Tennessee (1 Chapter) Group Name: Smoky Mountain Sevier ChapterCity: Sevierville

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