Betsy Stone Long – President
Betsy is an initiate of the Omega Chapter. While active in Omega, she served as Recording Secretary, Assistant Pledge Mistress and Rush Chairman for two years. Betsy was voted Most Constructive Senior Member and Outstanding Member. Betsy was elected to the Board of Regents in 2005. She served two terms as Historian, one term as Parliamentarian and is currently serving her second term as First Vice-President. Betsy graduated from Arkansas State University in May 2009 and now teaches 8th grade English at Marion Jr High in Marion, AR and also coaches the Jr High cheerleading squad. She is married to Clifton Long, has two adorable dogs - Sydney and Aspen and enjoys reading and being outdoors.
Rebecca Bedford - First Vice-President
Rebecca is an initiate of the Lambda chapter where she served as Recording and Corresponding Secretary. She was voted Lambda's Outstanding member and received the honor of National Outstanding member in June 2007. At the same convention, she was elected to the National Board of Regents as Historian. Since then she has also served as Custodian and Editor -in-Chief. She is currently at the University of Tulsa majoring in Biochemistry. She is a member of Kappa Delta sorority and is currently serving as Vice-President Operations. After graduation, she plans to go to graduate school to pursue a career in research
Mary Dudley Hodges - Second Vice-President
Mary Dudley is a third generation Omega member. She served as Recording Secretary of her pledge class, Recording Secretary for the chapter and chapter President. Mary Dudley was voted Most Constructive Junior Member, Outstanding Member and as the recipient of the Jodi Lawson Sisterhood Award. Mary Dudley served as Board Assistant for one year before being elected as Parliamentarian in 2008. Mary Dudley graduated from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in May 2009. She is currently in Graduate School at the U of A to receive her masters in Health Science.
Millicent Shankle - Treasurer
Millie currently serves as the National Secretary/Treasurer. In June, 1992, she was elected to the National Board of Regents to serve as the Historian. Other offices held are Editor-in-Chief and Second Vice President. For several years, she has been appointed as Convention Chairman. The Majestic Hotel in Hot Springs, AR nominated her as one of the Convention Planners to watch in the year 2005. Millie will be celebrating my fifteenth year on the board this summer in my favorite city of New Orleans.
In high school Millie served as the president of her chapter and represented the chapter as outstanding member. Convention that year was at the “grand” Peabody in Memphis and Millie will never forget how nervous she was during the presentation.
Millie is completing her tenth year as a Career/Technology teacher in the Mobile County Public School System and serves as FBLA advisor.
Millie’s undergraduate degree (BBA) is from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Five years ago she completed her masters in the Art of Teaching from Nova Southeastern University. This degree was completed online. Her advice is that you are never too old to reach your goals and that you can be a life long learner.
Millie has been a widow for eight years and her children and grandchildren live close to by. She has two grown daughters, one son-in-law, one granddaughter, and one grandson. Her granddaughter cannot wait to be a DBS. Millie hopes Mallory will be a member and Brent will be a sponsor. Millie and Brent like to work in the yard, and Mallory and Millie like to shop. In her spare time she directs weddings and baby sits. She likes to travel, go to the opera, and go to tea parties.
Whitney Chillingworth - Editor-in-Chief
Whitney is an initiate of the Lambda Chapter where she served as Assistant Pledge Mistress, Treasurer and Charity Vice-President. After her senior year, Whitney was elected Outstanding Member. At convention 2005, she was named National Outstanding Member and was elected to the National Board as Parliamentarian. Whitney currently serves as the Second Vice-Presdent and National Charity Chair, which she enjoys immensely. She can't wait to begin her teaching career this fall at Monte Cassino in Tulsa, OK as the 6th grade math teacher. She will also coach volleyball and basketball. In her free time, she enjoys watching University of Tulsa athletics and playing with her puppy Fletcher.
Katie Kratzberg - Parliamentarian
Katie is an alumna of the Lambda Chapter. She served as treasurer from 2001-2001 and president from 2002-2003. Katie received her bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith in 2007 and returned to the Lambda chapter as their sisterhood advisor in 2008. From 2009-2010, Katie served as the head mother of Lambda. Katie was elected to the National Board of Regents in 2010. She has a master’s degree in Operations Management from the University of Arkansas and works in Alumni Affairs at UA Fort Smith. In her free time Katie loves to scrapbook, play with her dog Gracie, and travel with her husband.
Lauren Kern - Custodian
Lauren Kern is recent alumni of the Omega Chapter. During her time as an Omega, she was elected Pledge Class President, Assistant Pledge Mistress, and Recording Secretary. She represented her chapter as the Outstanding Member. Also, Lauren was a recipient of her chapters Wanda Bedell Scholarship. She was slated for the Board of Regents at the 81st National Convention in Mobile, Alabama. Lauren is beginning her duties as the Historian. She is very excited to continue to play a part in DBS. Lauren plans to attend Texas Tech University in the fall to major in special education with an emphasis on autism. In her spare time, she loves reading, taking pictures, and spending time with loved ones!
Valerie Davis - Historian
Valerie was elected to the National Board of Regents in 2011.