- Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little
“You are giving hope, courage, knowledge and inspiration to all women, so that they, too, may achieve and know success.”
PAST WESTERN REGION SYNTAKTI (DIRECTORS)
Since Soror Lessie B. Crossland became the Western Region's first Syntakes in1952, several talented and trailblazing women have led the region over the years.
Lessie B. Crossland,* Los Angeles, CA
1952–1959
Lillie Wilkes,* Oakland, CA
1959–1962
Claudia Whitmore,* Los Angeles, CA
1962–1963
Zephyr Gill,* Los Angeles, CA
1963–1965
Virginia Sims, Oakland, CA
1965–1969
Bernice Everest, Los Angeles, CA
1969–1974
Veking Tollette,* Los Angeles, CA
1974–1978
Ernestyne T. Henry,* Denver, CO
1978–1980
Celester Morris,* San Diego, CA
1980–1984
Ernestine Givan,* Seattle, WA
1984–1988
Barbara Davis,* San Diego, CA
1988–1992
Dr. Gwenette Parker, Los Angeles, CA
1992–1996
Ursula Hill, Los Angeles, CA
1996–2000
Phaebra Croft, Los Angeles, CA
2000–2004
La Tonya T. Nelson, Lancaster, CA
2004–2008
Roschoune Franklin, Los Angeles, CA
2008–2012
Dr. Vanessa Power-Anderson, Denver, CO
2012–2016
Kennessa Marshall, Los Angeles, CA
2016–2019
Michelle Aldridge, Hayward CA
2019-2024
*entered Omega Rho