Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
Northwest Louisiana Chapter
CONGRATULATIONS TO
MRS. ROSALIND SPAIN
INSTALLED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA SICKLE CELL DISEASE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Rosalind F. Spain is a retired Manager of BellSouth and AT&T Telecommunications. She
is also a retired educator of Caddo Parish Schools. She graduated from Grambling College (Grambling State University) with a B.A. in mathematics and a M.A. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Louisiana Tech University.
She currently serves as a member of the Trustee Board of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church. She has been affiliated with the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc., Northwest Louisiana Chapter for over 45 years. She is also a former board member. Rosalind served as the president of American Business Women’s Association, Captain Shreve Chapter.
She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, and has served as President of
Delta Lambda Omega Chapter. She is a founding member of Ivy Crown Community
Services, Inc. and currently serves as the foundation’s treasurer.
Rosalind has been married to Walter E. Spain, Jr., a retired high school administrator, for 51 years. They are the parents of two grown sons, Brandon Derek and Justin Marcel. In her spare time, Rosalind enjoys crocheting. She is an avid fan of Grambling football.
Rosalind’s vision for the upcoming year will be to focus on adolescent and adult client care by providing them with pertinent information and resources so that they may live healthier and
productive lives. She would also like to get more involvement from the citizens of all of
the parishes in Region 7, Northwest Louisiana. She would like the organization to host
bi-monthly activities for clients and their families, along with the creation of a newsletter
to be distributed at the event.
Send donations to:
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
Northwest Louisiana Chapter
3658 Judson Street
Shreveport, LA 71109
CONTACT
NWLA SICKLE CELL ASSOCIATION
318-636-5300
Together We Can Break the Sickle Cycle!
History
The Northwest Louisiana Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation was founded in 1974 by Mrs. Mavice Wallet and was incorporated in 1975. Very little was known about this hereditary blood disorder in the USA at that time; so community education became the Foundation's first priority. Other objectives were added as the Foundation's needs and resources were identified and developed. To reflect the total scope of this chapter's activities, in 1994, the name was changed to Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc., Northwest Louisiana Chapter (SCDAA NWLA Chapter).