{"id":626,"date":"2018-08-03T09:54:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T09:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wopat.org\/blog\/?page_id=626"},"modified":"2018-08-03T10:05:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T10:05:32","slug":"evelyn-sample-oates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wopat.org\/blog\/evelyn-sample-oates\/","title":{"rendered":"Evelyn Sample-Oates"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”25.5938px|0px|1px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wopat.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-03-at-5.50.26-AM.png” _builder_version=”3.3.1″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.3.1″]\n

Evelyn Sample-Oates<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Exec. Dir. \u00a0School District of Philadelphia &\u00a0Motivator<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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Evelyn Sample-Oates,<\/g> is often described as a bridge builder, a motivator, a mover and shaker, a person of resource, the consummate advocate for the voiceless and ambassador for the hopeless.\u00a0 She is one of the \u201cGo-To\u201d people in Philadelphia to get the job done according to the Philadelphia Tribune<\/u> newspaper.<\/p>\n

She is a Lifetime member, Silver Star (25 years), Charter member and was initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 1984 as a freshman in college.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In 2006, Evelyn was elected to serve on the International Board of Directors for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. as the North Atlantic Regional Director, the founding region of the sorority.\u00a0 During her tenure as the Centennial Regional Director for the Notable North Atlantic Region, she developed the Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Leadership Academy <\/em><\/strong>with 642 members graduating, she completed the Centennial history book of the region, implemented Love Your Sister Day, <\/em><\/strong>started The 4.0 Club<\/em><\/strong> for undergraduates, and established The Day of<\/em><\/strong> H.O.P.E<\/strong>.;<\/em> where thousands of members completed service throughout the eleven states in the region, all on the same day to H<\/em><\/strong>elp O<\/strong>ther P<\/strong>eople E<\/strong>xcel.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.3.1″][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.3.1″ custom_padding=”0|0px|25.5938px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.3.1″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.3.1″]\n

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During her first year as a Regional Director, she raised $100,000 for the Educational Advancement Foundation and endowed the Evelyn Sample-Oates H.O.P.E. Scholarship. <\/em><\/strong>To date, more than 15 scholarships were awarded under this category.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Under her leadership, the North Atlantic Region experienced the largest growth in its history, reaching a record breaking 9,773 active members in the region and co-hosted the largest conference in the history of the organization with over 25,000 members registered in the birthplace of our sisterhood during the Centennial Boule in Washington, DC.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

In July 2010, Evelyn was appointed to serve as the International Regional Director by the 28th<\/sup> International President, Attorney Carolyn House Stewart.\u00a0 She grew the region to its largest active membership in the history of the region.\u00a0 In March 2012, she chartered the first undergraduate chapter in the Bahamas on the island of Nassau at the College of the Bahamas.\u00a0 In January of 2013, she reactivated the first chapter chartered in the region in Liberia, West Africa and honored charter member, President and Nobel Peace Prize winner, The Honorable Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.\u00a0 On November 24, 2013, Alpha Kappa Alpha made history and chartered the first chapter in South Africa covering the cities of Johannesburg, Pretoria and Soweto.\u00a0 Under her leadership, this was the first sorority chapter of any kind established in the country.\u00a0 In March 2014, Evelyn started the first Educational Advancement Foundation Scholarship Fund in the International Region entitled, \u201cThe Global Network Scholarship,\u201d for young ladies attending colleges and universities outside of the United States.\u00a0 Currently she serves on the Chapter Basilei Certification committee.<\/p>\n

Professionally, she is the Executive Director of Government & External Affairs for the School District of Philadelphia, the eighth largest public school district in the country.\u00a0 She oversees all direct initiatives for the Superintendent with internal and external constituents as it relates to achieving success and positive outcomes directly associated to the mission of the District. Evelyn works on short and long-range strategic planning, advocacy, partnerships, government relations, and community engagement programs to support the District\u2019s critical priorities. \u00a0She builds one-on-one relationships with community, business, and civic leaders to call upon them for collaborative ventures; leveraging long-term and new relationships with elected officials to establish School District champions; and supports the creation and expansion of partnerships with local non-profit and for-profit businesses and institutions to generate financial support for the school district.\u00a0 She builds broad-based networks of support throughout the city and state for the school district.\u00a0 In this role, she serves as a member of the Budget & Finance team managing $3 billion and serves on the Grant Oversight committee for the school district.\u00a0 She testifies before city council and state legislatures to advocate for additional resources for the 155,000 children in the district.<\/p>\n

Her career spans more than three decades of media and public relations experience and executive leadership in both for-profit and non-profit corporations. \u00a0Evelyn prides herself on being an advocate for public education spearheading community gatherings, roundtables and town hall meetings in hopes of educating people on the state of public education and the urgency to improve the system to save our children.\u00a0 She has organized thousands of people to rally on the steps of the Pennsylvania state capitol building, led campaigns for equal rights and launched media campaigns to inform stakeholders of the urgent need to help all children receive a fair and equitable education.<\/p>\n

She is an elected official, serving as a Montgomery County Democratic Committee person for Whitemarsh Township where she resides in Pennsylvania.\u00a0 She is deeply involved in community service and serves on several boards. Her awards and honors are numerous and her appreciation is endless because she lives her life knowing, \u201cThat to Whom Much is Given, Much Is Required.\u201d<\/p>\n

She is a proud graduate of the American University in Washington, DC where she received her degree in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Business Administration.\u00a0 She is a devoted member of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia, PA., and has been married to her best friend for seventeen years, Dr. Patrick Oates.\u00a0\u00a0 To this day, her parents remain her role models and her heroes.\u00a0 Her biggest, brightest and proudest accomplishment to date is being the mother of two wonderful children; Andrea-Rose (14) \u00a0and John-Patrick Oates (10).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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