Dr. Portia E. Ellis
MISSISSIPPI STATE DIRECTOR
Dr. Portia E. Ellis, a Zeta legacy and ZOL Certified Centennial Life Member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, understands the importance of excellence in all areas. Dr. Ellis has served Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated on the local, state, regional and national levels.
On July 1, 2020, International Centennial President Valerie Hollingsworth Baker appointed Portia E. Ellis to lead the “Mighty” Mississippi into the second half of the Sorority’s Centennial Year. Madam State Director Ellis, a former chapter president, State and Regional Undergraduate Coordinator, Assistant State Secretary, and Executive Affairs Coordinator understands the need for servant leadership and Zeta excellence. Along with her duties as State Director, Dr. Ellis currently serves as the National Vendor Director for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.
In such a short time, State Director Ellis and her team have worked hard to keep the State of Mississippi progressive. She began her term in office during the historic COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, State Director Ellis hit the ground running. Within her first few months of being appointed as State Director, she successfully planned the first ever virtual State Leadership Conference, a virtual Statewide joint Founders’ Day Celebration with the brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated, and hosted several virtual certifications and statewide virtual events to keep the membership engaged. This administration also introduced a special reduced state conference registration fee and budgeted line item for the Zeta Doves in the State of Mississippi who have been members of the organization for more than fifty years. Most recently, Dr. Ellis envisioned relaunching the state website after over ten years.
Portia embodies the principle of Scholarship. She is a Starkville, MS native, and a proud graduate of Rust College in Holly Springs, MS where she became a member of the Sisterhood through the Iota Gamma Chapter, graduating at the very top of her class at the age of 19. After graduating from Rust College, she later received two Master’s degrees in the concentrations of medical sciences and public health from The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Bowling Green State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, LA.
In addition to working hard for Zeta, Dr. Ellis has been blessed with a career in Public Health with the government.
Dr. Portia E. Ellis
MISSISSIPPI STATE DIRECTOR
Dr. Portia E. Ellis, a Zeta legacy and ZOL Certified Centennial Life Member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, understands the importance of excellence in all areas. Dr. Ellis has served Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated on the local, state, regional and national levels.
On July 1, 2020, International Centennial President Valerie Hollingsworth Baker appointed Portia E. Ellis to lead the “Mighty” Mississippi into the second half of the Sorority’s Centennial Year. Madam State Director Ellis, a former chapter president, State and Regional Undergraduate Coordinator, Assistant State Secretary, and Executive Affairs Coordinator understands the need for servant leadership and Zeta excellence. Along with her duties as State Director, Dr. Ellis currently serves as the National Vendor Director for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.
In such a short time, State Director Ellis and her team have worked hard to keep the State of Mississippi progressive. She began her term in office during the historic COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, State Director Ellis hit the ground running. Within her first few months of being appointed as State Director, she successfully planned the first ever virtual State Leadership Conference, a virtual Statewide joint Founders’ Day Celebration with the brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated, and hosted several virtual certifications and statewide virtual events to keep the membership engaged. This administration also introduced a special reduced state conference registration fee and budgeted line item for the Zeta Doves in the State of Mississippi who have been members of the organization for more than fifty years. Most recently, Dr. Ellis envisioned relaunching the state website after over ten years.
Portia embodies the principle of Scholarship. She is a Starkville, MS native, and a proud graduate of Rust College in Holly Springs, MS where she became a member of the Sisterhood through the Iota Gamma Chapter, graduating at the very top of her class at the age of 19. After graduating from Rust College, she later received two Master’s degrees in the concentrations of medical sciences and public health from The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Bowling Green State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, LA.
In addition to working hard for Zeta, Dr. Ellis has been blessed with a career in Public Health with the government.
EXECUTIVE BOARD 2023-2025
Sandrena Durr | Rho Iota Zeta
Stephanie Dockery | Psi Beta Zeta
Elizabeth Blackshire | Alpha Alpha Zeta Zeta
Wanda Bouldin. | Delta Nu Zeta
Judge Eleanor Faye Peterson | Alpha Delta Zeta
Allyson Holmes | Nu Beta
Malisa Williams | Nu Kappa Zeta
Faye Foster | Rho Iota Zeta
Felicia Penilton-Hadley | Upsilon Tau Zeta
Cynthia Hines | Kappa Tau Zeta
Patricia Woods | Nu Kappa Zeta
LeAnn Alexander | Gamma Gamma Zeta
Charlotte Robinson | Lambda Xi Zeta
Kabesha Perry | Upsilon Tau Zeta
Kim Mayfield | Zeta Upsilon Zeta
EXECUTIVE BOARD 2023-2025
Sandrena Durr | Rho Iota Zeta
Stephanie Dockersy | Psi Beta Zeta
Elizabeth Blackshire | Alpha Alpha Zeta Zeta
Wanda Bouldin | Delta Nu Zeta
Judge Eleanor Faye Peterson | Alpha Delta Zeta
Allyson Holmes | Nu Beta
Malisa Williams | Nu Kappa Zeta
Faye Foster | Rho Iota Zeta
Felicia Penilton-Hadley | Upsilon Tau Zeta
Cynthia Hines | Kappa Tau Zeta
Patricia Woods | Nu Kappa Zeta
LeAnn Alexander | Gamma Gamma Zeta
Charlotte Robinson | Lambda Xi Zeta
Kabesha Perry | Upsilon Tau Zeta
Kim Mayfield | Zeta Upsilon Zeta
APPOINTED MEMBERS
APPOINTED MEMBERS
Z-HOPE Co-Coordinator | Stacey Kelly | [email protected] | Psi Beta Zeta |
Z-HOPE Co-Coordinator | Monica Robertson | [email protected] | Upsilon Tau Zeta |
Protocol Chair | LeQuandra Hale-Banks | Psi Beta Zeta | |
Life Members Coordinator | Barbara Smith Watson | Alpha Delta Zeta | |
Life Members Co-Coordinator | Bobbie White | Beta Alpha Alpha Zeta | |
Zeta Dove Coordinator | Fergenia Hood | [email protected] | Zeta Upsilon Zeta |
Events Coordinator/Executive Assistant | Latosha Davis | [email protected] | Omega Sigma Zeta |
Executive Affairs Coordinator/Executive Assistant | Markaiya Francois | [email protected] | Tau Upsilon Zeta |
Social Media and Photography Coordinator | Anita Young | [email protected] | Alpha Delta Zeta |
Legacy Coordinator | Mary Kincaide Bibbs | Zeta Upsilon Zeta | |
Legacy Co-Coordinator | Charlotte Miller | Rho Nu Zeta | |
IT Media Coordinator | Kim Mayfield | [email protected] | Zeta Upsilon Zeta |