Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, IncorporatedState Directors of the Great Lakes Region

Illinois State Director
Indiana State Director
Kentucky State Director
Michigan State Director
Minnesota State Director
Ohio State Director
Wisconsin State Director

Illinois State Director
Deborah Chima
Alpha Alpha Sigma Zeta Chapter – Aurora, IL
Email: ilstatedirector17@gmail.com
Website: www.zetaphibetaillinois.org

Soror Deborah Chima is the newly appointed State Director for Illinois. She has held a variety of positions in the Sorority including Immediate Past President of her current chapter Alpha Alpha Sigma Zeta. To her credit, Soror Chima has lived in a variety of cities in Illinois and maintained Zeta membership within the different cities where she lived and worked. As such, she has a wide breadth of experience with varying chapter sizes throughout the State.

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Professionally, Soror Chima worked as a human capital developer. She spent over 20 years serving as a business unit operations leader, corporate trainer and team leader both internationally and domestically. Before she retired, Deborah spent 10+ years as a successful business owner as a business/executive coach and leadership trainer. Deborah joined Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated at Nu Delta Chapter at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Indiana State Director
Latosha N. Higgins, Esq
Mu TauZeta Chapter – Speedway, IN
Email: instatedirector@gmail.com

Website: www.iso1920.org

Soror Higgins has served in elected and appointed positions on all levels of the sisterhood. She was initiated into Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated in 1994 as a charter member of Upsilon Omicron Chapter. Soror Higgins is an active member of Mu Tau Zeta Chapter in Speedway, Indiana.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History, Juris Doctor, and Master of Laws in Corporate Law and Finance. She attends St. Jude Catholic Church and is a Member-at-Large on the parish council. Professionally, she is a licensed attorney and serves as the Ethics Officer for one of Indiana’s largest state agencies. In 2018, she was presented with the Indiana Inspector General’s Award for Excellence for dedicated service and outstanding accomplishments as an Executive Branch Ethics Officer.

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Kentucky State Director
Tonya Muhammad
Kappa Lambda Zeta Chapter – Lexington, KY
Email: kystatedirector@aol.com

Soror Tonya Muhammad was initiated into Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated in 1989 through Nu Delta Chapter at the University of Illinois. She is currently an active member of Kappa Lambda Zeta Chapter in Lexington, Kentucky. She has served as the Chapter Basileus, Second Anti Basileus, and Phylacter. She was most recently installed as the Kentucky State Representative. Professionally, Soror Muhammad is a Customer Service Agent for Delta Air Lines. She has been married to Abdul Muhammad for 26 years and is the mother of Kendall Muhammad and Soror Kierra Muhammad.

Michigan State Director
Lynese Thomas
Zeta Nu Zeta Chapter – Inkster, MI
Email: mistatedirectortj@gmail.com
Website: www. msozetas.org

Soror Lynese Thomas became State Director for Michigan in July 2020. She had most recently been Great Lakes Region Nominations Chair, elected at the 2019 Great Lakes Leadership Conference. She held the same position at the state level for two years. Soror Thomas was named Michigan’s Basileus of the Year in 2017, and Zeta of the Year in 2013 for her chapter, Zeta Nu Zeta, in Inkster, Mich. She served as Basileus from 2014 to 2018. She was previously First Anti-Basileus (2011-2014), Corresponding Grammateus (2008-2010) and Grammateus (2003-2007) for her chapter. Her state roles include Nominations and Elections Chair from 2015 to 2017 and Corresponding Grammateus from 2009 to 2011. Soror Thomas is a 2018 graduate of the Zeta Organizational Leadership Program, Cohort 7. She just celebrated 23 years as a Zeta.

Minnesota State Director
Mary Caruso Dailey
Sigma Beta Zeta Chapter – Roseville, MN
Email: minnesotastatedirector@gmail.com
Website: http://zphibmn.org/

Soror Caruso Dailey was initiated into Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated in 2004 through Xi Omicron Chapter at Elon University in North Carolina. She currently holds membership in Sigma Beta Zeta Chapter in Roseville, Minnesota. Mary is a Life Member and has served the sorority on all levels, including, but not limited to, Chapter President (graduate and undergraduate), First, Second, and Third Vice President, Undergraduate Advisor, and Minnesota State Representative. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Elon, and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she was an active member and officer in the Theta Lambda Zeta Chapter.

Ohio State Director
Isimeme Green
Sigma Iota Zeta Chapter – Reynoldsburg, OH
Email: ohstatedirector@gmail.com
Website: www.zphibohio.org

Soror Isimeme Green was initiated into Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated in 1997 through Xi Gamma Chapter at Ohio State University. She currently holds membership in Sigma Iota Zeta Chapter in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Isi has served the sorority in many positions, including but not limited to Chapter President, State of Ohio Secretary and Chair of the Board. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry and a Master of Public Health degree. Since 2009, Isi has been the Executive Director of Physicians CareConnection, a volunteer based charitable organization dedicated to optimizing the health of those most vulnerable in Central Ohio. Isi is an active member of the First Church of God and is the wife of Alaric Green, a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated.

Wisconsin State Director
Bessie Groce
Sigma Alpha Zeta Chapter – Sturtevant, WI
Email: wistatedir12@gmail.com
Website: www.wisconsinzetas.org

Soror Bessie Groce became a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated in 2001 through Sigma Alpha Zeta Chapter in Sturtevant, WI, where she continues to hold membership. Within her first year as First Vice President in 2013, Soror Groce increased chapter membership by 10% through new membership and reclaimed Sorors. In addition to her duties as First Vice President, Soror Groce is a sponsor to Zeta Amicae of Sturtevant, WI, and past Wisconsin State Historian as well as a member of countless chapter committees. Her dedication to Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood, and Finer Womanhood makes her a wealth of knowledge and dependable to her Sorors in the state of Wisconsin and the Greater Great Lakes Region. She became a member of the Legacy Club at the 2018 Boule in New Orleans, LA; her legacies include her daughter Soror Jasmine Deacon and sister Soror Yvonna Ormond.

Soror Groce’s dedication to service is shown through her 20 years of experience working with her community. Currently, she collaborates with various backgrounds as a Health Care Supervisor for the State of Wisconsin and built a strong foundation in supervising and case management. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. She attends Greater Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, where she serves as a Deaconess and Trustee. She is happily married to her husband Boris of 33 years and they have three children, Quanisha, James, and Jasmine and four grandchildren.