Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated–the most prominent African American family organization–is pleased to announce Darlene McGhee Whittington as the organization’s 28th National President! National President Whittington was elected on July 27 at the 46th National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prior to being elected as National President, she served as the 2021-2023 Regional Director of the Southeastern Region and Southeastern Region Member-at-Large 2019-2021. SoFu resident Whittington entered Jack and Jill as the Organizer and Chartering President of the Greater Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter (GMAC) of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., the first chapter of Jack and Jill to attain the designation of 5 Star Chapter of Excellence, where she currently remains an active member. She has also served the organization in several leadership roles.
Originally from Monroe, Louisiana, Whittington is a graduate of Spelman College holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry as well as a Master of Science degree in Biochemistry from Vanderbilt University. She has had an award-winning 24-year career in pharmaceutical sales and marketing and currently serves as a Therapeutic Area Manager in Hematology for Genmab Pharmaceuticals. She has also served in various leadership roles within Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Nu Lambda Omega Chapter, Atlanta GA) and as a board member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women (Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter). An active member of The Links, Incorporated (Atlanta Chapter, VP of Membership) and the Parents’ Circle of Atlanta Girls’ School, Whittington and her family are active members of the Buckhead Church in Atlanta. In her spare time, she enjoys singing, traveling, photography, crafting, and spending time with her husband, Delmar, and daughter, Skylar (15).
Jack and Jill of America, Inc. was founded in 1938 to nurture future African American leaders by stimulating the growth and development of children through educational, cultural, civic, recreational, health and social programs inspired by mothers. Through its 271 chapters organized in seven regions across the United States, Jack and Jill is considered the largest African American family organization in the nation, representing more than 70,000 family members which includes mother members, fathers, and children ages 2 through 19.