The Columbia writers alliance
board of directors

Jerlean S. Noble
She is a 30 year retiree of the Department of Psychloogy at the University of South Carolina. She is a published author with 5 published books, 3 which are in the Richland County Library.
executive
director
vice
president

Ida Thompson
a veteran educator with both practical and administrative experiences in all phases of library media center management, technology education on, and distance education at building and district levels.
vice
president

Dr. Mikell E. Snooks
Dr. Snooks has a Master’s Degree in Christian Counseling and holds an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity Degree from the International Overcoming Outreach School of Religion in Columbia SC. He has penned several books. Most of his publications deal with restoring the Church; but he also writes motivational and poetry material.
President &
Chaplain

Sonja T. Carter
the creator and author of Aloma and the Red Suitcase and Suni Summers Shares a Story. The stories feature lovable characters that share some of the same character traits of the author, her giving spirit and love for reading.
Treasurer

Viola H. Sanders
She has appeared on several television and radio shows around the country and was featured in Network Journal Magazine, a magazine for African American professionals and small business owners, and AS WE LIVE Magazine - 2007. Viola released her first publication in 1996, entitled "African American Inventors" and has recently developed additional educational material for people of all ages.
parliamentarian
core members
Nicole Belin, Children's Book Author
Linda Darnelle Bowman, Author, Poet
Rev. Louisa Davis Dobbins, Author, Poet
Aliadah Duncan, Poet
Delman Gibson, Writer, Poet
Candis Haskins, Ficton/Notifiction Writer & Poet
Ginetta V. Hamilton, Author
Dr. Vivian Hudson, Novelist
Amanda Jones, Novelist & Poet
Dr. Ezell Pittman, PhD, Author
Sabrina Brown, Entreprenuer, Poet, Author
Eileen A. Scharenbroch, Aspiring Poet & Author
John M. Starino, Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Author
Alexis T. Wright, Aspiring Fantasy Writer
Cinnamon J. Wright, Aspiring Poet
Ashley Cooper, Aspiring Author & Poet
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