DEIDRA K.

DIAZ
Delta Resume
 Initiated into the Lambda Zeta Chapter at The University of Alabama on
November 26, 1996
 Immediately transitioned into Birmingham Alumnae Chapter immediately after
graduation in 1998 and remained active and financial for 23 years, uninterrupted

Summary:
• Active & Financial Delta with 23 years of DST leadership experience.
• Diamond Life Member who has registered for and attended every Southern
Regional Conference and National Convention since my initiation.
• Reliable track record of organizing events ranging from a National Convention
Public Meeting to a Regional Conference where I’ve served as Co-Presider
• Authentic Leader with a consistent record of exceeding goals, developing new
relationships, and maintaining integrity throughout transactions.
• Energetic Communicator and Presenter with the proven ability to
communicate with diverse audiences. Highly capable of networking within various
groups to lead innovative programs and ideas that support organizational
priorities.

National DST Leadership:

• Chair, National Information & Communications Committee– 2017-present
o Appointed by National President & CEO Beverly E. Smith
o Introduced the Sorority’s first ever Delta Brand Style Guide
o Led Social Media team to be the first D9 organization with over 100,000 followers
on Facebook
• Chair, 2019 National Executive Board Disciplinary Action Level II Appeals Committee
o Presided over Committee (appointed by the National President) reviewing appeals
from disciplinary sanctions at the National Board level. This is the level above
Scholarship & Standards, which is Level I.
• Chair, 2020 National Executive Board Disciplinary Action Level II Appeals Committee
o Presided over Committee (appointed by the National President) reviewing appeals
from disciplinary sanctions at the National Board level. This is the level above
Scholarship & Standards, which is Level I.
• Chair, National Nominating Committee (elected) – 2015-17, President Paulette C. Walker
o Brought a Full Slate to Grand Chapter reflective of all 7 Regions
• National Board of Directors 2019-Present (formerly called the National Executive Board)
• National Executive Board Member 1997-1999; 2015-2017
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National DST Leadership Continued

• Coordinator, Public Meeting – 54th National Convention, New Orleans, 2019
o First time our Public Meeting was streamed online via Facebook Live
o Served as Mistress of Ceremonies
o Presented the Lillian P. Benbow Award to Susan Taylor
o Presented the Ethel L. Payne Award to Jemele Hill
• Honorary Member Orientation Presenter, 54th National Convention
Inductees: Andra Day, Sherrilyn Ifill, April Ryan, & Eleanor Traylor
• Delta Days at the Nation’s Capital (various years)
• National Representative, NAACP Leadership 500 in Destin, FL (selected by National
President as a member of DST’s official delegation)
• Co-Presenter with Dr. Yvonne Kennedy, National Convention Ecumenical Service
• National Convention Opening Ceremony participant under the selection and direction of
Dr. Jeanne Noble
• Editorial Board – Delta Journal

National Committee Appointments:

• Chair, National Information & Communications, President Beverly E. Smith
• Chair, National Executive Board Disciplinary Action Level II Appeals Committee
• Member, National Collegiate Transition Task Force
• Member, Institutional Research / Delta Census, President Gwendolyn E. Boyd
• Member, Credentials Committee, 2001 National Convention in Atlanta,
President Gwendolyn E. Boyd
• Member, National Convention Collegiate Steering Committee - 1998,
President Marcia L. Fudge

Southern Region Leadership:

• 14th Southern Regional Representative
Served under Southern Regional Director Dr. Deborah C. Thomas
o Led 80 collegiate chapters and worked with State Facilitators; Chair, Collegiate
Day coordinating and planning all aspects of the Luncheon, Fashion Show & Step
Show; Accomplishment: Held graduation party for college seniors to transition
into alumnae chapters
o Co-Presided over the 1999 Southern Regional Conference
• Opening Session Presenter, Branding & Social Media
State Cluster Cycle 2019-2020 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee
• Presenter, Southern Regional Leadership Summits – It Isn’t the Brand - It’s You, 2018
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Southern Region Leadership Continued

• Co-Chair, Social Action, 1997-99
• Leader of the Minerva Circle, 1999 Southern Regional Conference Initiates
• Minerva Circle, 1997 Southern Regional Conference Initiates
o Assisted Southern Regional Rep Neeka Sanders
• Chair, Regional Nominating Committee, 2011-14
• Co-Chair, Social Action, 1997-99
• Member, Chapter Member Development Committee
• AL-MS Collegiate DID Coordinator, 2014-2016
• Southern Regional Collegiate Retreats: Workshop Presenter, Alabama State University,
2013; Luncheon Keynote Speaker, Clark Atlanta University
• Collegiate Day Workshop Presenter on “Sisterhood”, Southern Regional Conference
• DID Trainer (for 20+ years)
• Membership Intake Trainer
• Regional Advisors Training, Atlanta 2016
• Voting Delegate, Southern Regional Conference - Nashville
• Served on the Regional Leadership Team under 4 RDs – Program Planning &
Development, Collegiate Mentoring

Local Chapter
ELECTED OFFICES HELD on the chapter level: President, Vice President, Recording
Secretary, Chapter Journalist. Specific roles, past and present:

BIRMINGHAM ALUMNAE CHAPTER, 1998 – Present; Leadership Positions include:

Chair, Developing the Leader in You, 2015-2019; Member, Executive Board numerous times;
Jewel, Rededication; Recording Secretary, 2003-2005; Chair, Program Planning & Development
Committee, 2001-2003; Journalist; Co-Chair, Founders Day; Chair-Chapter Retreat - Planned
Chapter Retreat to strengthen sisterhood and organize 30+ committee chairs & co-chairs;
Keynote Speaker – Founders Day, 1999; Ebony Fashion Show hostess; Local Project Ticket
Sub-Committee; Rededication Leader; Member – Southern Regional Conference
Planning/Steering Committee; 2013 Keynote Presenter-Delta GEMS; 2014 Workshop Presenter
– Leadership Academy; Participant, Founders Day play; COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:
Budget & Finance, May Week, Scholarship, Social Action, Arts & Letters {accomplishment -
organized awards for the Young Artist Showcase by partnering with collegiate chapter – Eta
Nu/Miles College}, Local Project/Fundraising, March Hostess Group, Newsletter; Chapter
Anniversary Gala Hostess, NCCJ Walk-as-One participant.
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Local Chapter Continued

LAMBDA ZETA CHAPTER, The University of Alabama – 1996-1998
President; Chair, Executive Committee & Board; Voting Delegate, 1997 Southern Regional
Conference; Vice President; Member, Executive Board; Chair, Delta Week; Member, Finance
Committee; Member, Policies & Procedures Committee; Member, Alabama State Cluster Site
Committee; Chair, Meeting Committee – State Cluster; Delegate, NPHC (National Panhellenic
Council); Delegate, CCSO (Coordinating Council of Student Organizations); Keynote Speaker -
Founders Day; Parliamentarian, Pyramid Circle; ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Successfully planned
first SGA-Delta Sigma Theta Forum; Organized “Living a Dream in Crimson & Cream” Delta
Week; Finalist, Order of Omega Greek Woman of the Year

National Conventions – Registered and Attended

2019 New Orleans
2017 Las Vegas
2015 Houston
2013 Washington, DC
2010 New Orleans
2008 Orlando
2006 Philadelphia
2004 Las Vegas
2002 Atlanta
2000 Chicago
1998 New Orleans
I have registered for and attended every single National Convention since my initiation into
Delta Sigma Theta in the fall of 1996

Regional Conferences – Registered and Attended

2018 Nashville
2016 Orlando
Also registered for and attended all 7 Regional Conferences in 2016
2014 Tampa
2011 Memphis
2009 Huntsville
2007 Chattanooga
2005 Fort Lauderdale
2003 Savannah
2001 Biloxi
Also registered for and attended Southwest Regional Conf in San Antonio
1999 Birmingham
1997 Nashville

I have registered for and attended every single Southern Regional Conference since my initiation
into Delta Sigma Theta in the fall of 1996. In 2016, I registered for and attended all 7 Regional
Conferences – Central, Eastern, Farwest, Midwest, South Atlantic, Southern & Southwest
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DID Presentations & Membership Intake Trainings

Alpha Zeta – Talladega College
Epsilon Eta – Stillman College
Eta Nu – Miles College
Iota Lambda – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kappa Beta – Jacksonville State University
Lambda Zeta – University of Alabama
Montgomery Alumnae (AL)
Omicron Mu – Auburn University at Montgomery
Selma Alumnae (AL)
Sigma Eta – Samford University
Stone Mountain Lithonia Alumnae Chapter (GA)

Keynote Speaker
Founders Days and Signature Chapter Events through the years
• Augusta Alumnae Chapter (GA)
• Birmingham Alumnae Chapter (AL)
• Central North Alabama Alumnae Chapter (AL)
• Columbus Alumnae Chapter (GA)
• Delta GEMS State of Alabama Conference
• Epsilon Eta – Stillman College
• Fort Pierce Alumnae Chapter (FL)
• Gamma Tau – Tuskegee University
• Iota Lambda – University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Iota Tau – Middle Tennessee State University (TN)
• Kappa Upsilon – Auburn University
• Lambda Zeta – University of Alabama
• Omicron Epsilon – Mississippi University for Women (MS)
• Selma Alumnae Chapter (AL)
• Southern Regional Collegiate Retreat Luncheon (Clark Atlanta - GA)
• Talladega County Alumnae Chapter (AL)
• Tuskegee Alumnae Chapter (AL)
• Tuscaloosa Alumnae Chapter (AL)
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Honors
• 2020 Delta of the Year, Huntsville Alumnae Chapter
• State of Alabama Public Service Award, Delta Sigma Theta
• Delta Member of the Year, Huntsville Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta, 2020
• Black Southern Belle: African American Tastemaker of the South, 2017
• Who’s Who in Black Alabama Top 40 under 40 Leader
• Top 30 under 30 Young Leaders of the Future, Ebony Magazine
• Scott-Hawkins Leadership Institute, The Links, Incorporated Cohort VI
• USA Today All-College Academic Team, Honorable Mention
• Delegate, Congressional Emerging Leaders Conference in Washington, DC
• NAACP Outstanding Woman Honoree
• Birmingham Urban League – Social Justice Award
• Leadership U, The University of Alabama, Class of 2013
• Leadership UAB, Inaugural Class, Class of 2008
• Project Corporate Leadership, Class of 2007
• Alabama Leadership Initiative, Class of 2004
• President’s Award, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Omicron Omega Chapter
• Roosevelt Thompson International Service Award
• Carl Elliott Leadership Award, The University of Alabama

Speeches & Presentations 2018-2020 only

Aiming to always be an energetic and engaging speaker, I have had the honor of presenting to
audiences all over the United States and Europe spanning more than 25+ years. This includes
roles as a Keynote Speaker, Workshop Presenter, DID Trainer, Membership Intake Trainer,
Panelist, Mistress of Ceremonies, Moderator, and Plenary Presenter. From National Convention
Plenaries to Co-Presiding over a Southern Regional Conference as the Regional Representative, I
am comfortable presenting to and training Deltas and others. In these roles, ranging from 25
participants to 10,000+ attendees, I have consistently received positive feedback for the
informative content and delivery of my presentations.

The following is an abridged list of my public speaking:

National Webinar Moderator: Introducing the Sorority’s First Brand Style Guide
Chapter Leaders – March 2020
Keynote Speaker, InspiRED Women’s Conference Luncheon
Talladega County Alumnae Chapter, Talladega - 3/7/2020
Presenter: Social Action & Social Media
Delta Days at the Nation’s Capital - Washington, DC. – 2/23/2020
Presented with Candi Castleberry, VP of Twitter and Jannelle Watson from Facebook
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Speeches & Presentations 2018-2020 only Continued

Keynote Speaker, Founders Day
Fort Pierce Alumnae Chapter, Florida - 2/22/2020
Keynote Speaker, Dr. Yvonne Kennedy Social Action Luncheon
Alabama Day at the Capitol, Montgomery - 2/20/2020
Participant, Rededication Ceremony
Jefferson County Alumnae Chapter Founders Day, Birmingham - 2/8/2020
Speaker, The Delta Brand and Social Media
Opening Session Presenter, 2019-2020
Upon invitation from Southern Regional Director Sandra K. Horton, I presented in every state during the 2019-
2020 Southern Region State Cluster cycle on the Delta Brand.

• Alabama Cluster, Huntsville, 11/16/2019

• Florida and the Bahamas Cluster, Miami, 11/9/2019

• Georgia Cluster, Savannah, 1/25/2020

• Mississippi Cluster, Jackson, 1/18/2020

• Tennessee Cluster, Murfreesboro, 11/2/2019

Social Media for Collegiates: One Sisterhood, One Brand

Collegiate Session Presenter, 2019-2020
Upon invitation from Southern Regional Representative Jasmine Minor, I presented during her Collegiate Days at
the 2019-2020 Southern Region State Cluster cycle on Social Media: One Sisterhood, One Brand.

• Florida and the Bahamas Cluster, Miami, 11/9/2019

• Georgia Cluster, Savannah, 1/25/2020

• Mississippi Cluster, Jackson, 1/18/2020

• Tennessee Cluster, Murfreesboro, 11/2/2019

Keynote Speaker, Founders Day
Eta Nu Chapter - Miles College, Birmingham - 1/13/2020
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Workshop Presenter: Leadership Academy Training for Chapter Committee Chairs

Alabama Cluster - Huntsville, 11/16/2019
Keynote Speaker, Sisterhood Retreat
Fort Pierce Alumnae Chapter, Florida - 8/24/2019

Keynote Speaker, Sisterhood Breakfast

Columbus Alumnae Chapter, Georgia - 8/17/2019

Mistress of Ceremonies, National Convention Public Meeting

54th National Convention - New Orleans (In addition to the thousands of attendees present, this
was also broadcast on Delta’s YouTube channel, reaching thousands more online) 7/10/2019

Participant & Mentor, Delta Fellows (National Collegiate Leadership Program)

National Leadership Academy, Wisconsin – October 2019

Presenter: Honorary Member Orientation

54th National Convention, New Orleans, LA – July 2019

Report: National Executive Board

National Information & Communications Committee - 10/5/2019
Washington, DC

Keynote Speaker, Founders Day & 20th Chapter Anniversary

Central North Alabama Alumnae Chapter, Huntsville - 1/13/2019

Presenter, 2018 Southern Region Leadership Summits

Chapter Branding in DST: It isn’t the Brand, It’s YOU
Georgia Leadership Summit, Sharpsburg – 11/8/2018
Alabama + Tennessee Leadership Summit, Huntsville – 11/3/2018
Florida Leadership Summit, Orlando – 10/20/2018

Report: National Executive Board

National Information & Communications Committee - 10/6/2018
New Orleans, LA
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2012-Present
Associate Publisher Birmingham Magazine / Alabama Media Group, Birmingham, AL
Director of Sales
Sales & Events Manager

2009-2012
Director of Advancement The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Adjunct Instructor, Honors College
2008-2009
Senior Account Manager Cox Media Group, Birmingham, AL

Spring 2008
Adjunct Instructor Miles College, Birmingham, AL
Intro to Public Speaking
Intro to Mass Communication
2002-2008
Account Executive The Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL
1999-2002
Area Manager The Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL
Newspaper In Education (NIE) Program
1997-1999
Southern Regional Representative Delta Sigma Theta, Incorporated
Alabama, the Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi & Tennessee

Education
Master of Arts in Communication Management
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Thesis: Servant vs. Transformational Leadership: Mixed Generations in
Organizations and the Workplace
Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication
Minor: Political Science
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
- USA Today All-College Academic Team, Honorable Mention
- Received 4 scholarships, inducted into 10 honoraries & served as President of 3 organizations
- Ranked among Top 20 Speakers in the US at National Collegiate Debate Competition