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Walters Named CSO of YMCA
Anthony O. Walters, Sr. (Epsilon Zeta 1996) has been promoted to the role of Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) for the YMCA of South Hampton Roads. The YMCA of South Hampton Roads, which serves southeast corridor of Virginia and northeast North Carolina, is one of the larg- est YMCA associations in the country. Walters’ responsibilities include managing human resources, organizational development, and all aspects of program delivery from new center development to fund- raising and public policy initiatives. Walters previously supervised operations in the City of Norfolk, Virginia and Portsmouth, Virginia. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Walters was pro- gressively promoted through the ranks of the YMCA in Charlotte, North Carolina. His recognitions include being a “Top Ten Man on the Move” for Charlotte, North Caro- lina in 2010 and was a 2012 recipient for “Who’s Who in Black Charlotte.” He has travelled the country to present YMCA best practices to YMCA executive colleagues across the YMCA movement. Walters served on the board for the Association of YMCA Professionals (Chapter 23), member of AYP for Virginia (Chapter 25), is the past Chair of the African American Affinity Group in the YMCA of Greater Char- lotte Association. and former chair of the African Ameri- can Affinity Group for the Southeast Region for YUSA. Walters also serves as the current Polemarch for the Norfolk (VA) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi ® . I'm so honored because I never think about awards. I do what I do, I did what I did because it was the right thing to do. I take care of people and now that I am out of the newsroom I am not out of the lives of those I mentor.
at KXAS-TV for the past 16 years, and within NBC. One colleague says, “John Jenkins doesn’t make excuses. He only demands excellence.” NBC 5 Operations Manager Stephen Wright said, “John has been in the TV news busi- ness since the 1970s. He is a mentor, and most importantly a friend to everyone especially NABJ. Numerous news managers, anchor/reporters, produc- ers, photojournalists say they owe their careers to Jenkins’ guidance. He is one of a kind and has broken barriers and reached the highest standards
in journalism.”
He is a member of the Na- tional Association of Black Journalists, helping to form the DFW chapter, and the Society of Professional Jour- nalists. He will take time to talk to the college intern just starting their career. And there are veteran journalists — news directors, anchor/report- ers, photojournalists — who say they owe their careers to Jenkins’ guidance. “I’d been doing this for 46 years and the more things change, the more they remain the same,” said Jenkins. “This job is about people. Respect-
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