A PORTRAIT IN BLACK LEADERSHIP Featuring Dr. Marjorie (Marj) Williams
Dr. Marj is someone who has displayed leadership time and time again. My personal experience with Dr. Marj has been much appreciated on both the personal side and professional sides. There has not been one time that I’ve asked Dr. Marjorie to get involved with Cascade Media Group‘s projects that benefited the Black Community, including sitting on boards, writing articles, or having her own show that she has said no. When others gave us “ LIP SERVICE” she didn’t. “I KNOW LEADERSHIP WHEN I SEE IT,” Carlos Nelson Sr.
This series captures a snippet of her activities:
LINC Commissioner Dr. Marjorie Williams was named the recipient of the Carl R. Johnson Humanitarian Award at the 51st Annual Freedom Fund Banquet of the NAACP Kansas City, Mo. branch. Williams was honored for her active role in education, community issues, and organizations in the Greater Kansas City area. She served as superintendent of the Hickman Mills School District from 2000 to 2012 after working in the Kansas City, Columbia, and Ferguson Florissant school districts. Williams founded The Marste Group, LLC, a consulting firm serving school districts and businesses throughout the United States. She also serves on various community and civic boards including LINC.
Carl R. Johnson, a member of the NAACP national legal staff, was the first African American elected to a judgeship in Kansas City and the division four-judge of the Kansas City Municipal Court from 1955 to his death in 1960. “Defeat Hate — Vote” was the theme of this year’s NAACP banquet. Known widely in the community as “Dr. Marj,” she received the 2019 Spirit of Philanthropy Award by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Mid America Chapter. Williams is not only a philanthropist but an educator by passion and trade. She serves on numerous civic and community boards throughout the Greater Kansas City area and volunteers to assist in many community endeavors.
