2024 SONATA BOARD Officers
Emma Jean COnyers - President
Maxine Brown-Jones - Vice President
Gail G. Brown - Secretary
CAROlyn Blackshear - Treasurer
Mary C. Coleman - CHaplain
2024 SONATA Board Members
Lillian Ellis, SONATA Founder
Elza Givens
Alma Green
CHarlene E. JOnes
Gerry L. Lattimore, Jr.
Terri Lewis
Barbara MagWood
Betty T. Mitchell
Emmett L. Ramsey
Eloise Reese
Patricia D. Rilington
Sandra Robbins
Marilyn Sheridan
James E. Thompson
Juanita Tucker
Anna Watson
Charlotte WIlliams
2024 HONORARY MEMBERS
Warren Mitchell Rosalind Nathaniel PAtricia Ogden
EMMA JEAN CONYERS
President
Emma Jean Conyers received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Spanish Education at Savannah State College, 1970, and her Master of Education in English from Savannah State College Armstrong State College Graduate School,1977. She is retired educator of thirty-two years and worked as adjunct professor of English Composition at Savannah State University. She is a member of Connor’s Temple Baptist Church, where she serves faithfully. She is married to Bernard Conyers and is the mother of Bernie (Heather), Amy, and Joseph. She is a golden and life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, Gamma Sigma Omega Chapter. She is the author of “Timeless Service in Gamma Sigma Omega Chapter”.
MAXINE BROWN-JONES
Vice President
Maxine Brown-Jones, a former music educator who taught in the states of South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. Throughout her tenure, she was honored as the Teacher of the Year on four occasions, a testament to her exceptional dedication and talent. After retirement, she joined the Music faculty at Tennessee State University as an Adjunct Professor. In addition to her teaching career, Maxine composed music for the National Sunday School Publishing Board and served as Music Minister for several churches in Tennessee and Georgia. While serving at the Historic First African Baptist Church in Savannah, the Children’s Choir was chosen to sing America in the movie, “Glory”.