Board of Directors

Richmond-Perrine Optimist Club

ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

Ronnie E. Tookes

President

Joyce Brumby

Secretary/Treasurer

Phillip Hardeman

Board Member (2 Yrs.)

David Watson

Board Member (2 Yrs.)

Dr. Sammie Burley

1st Vice President

Silas Ashley

Board Member (2 Yrs.)

Dr. Leronardo Stringer

Board Member (1 Yr.)

Dr. George Battle

Board Member (2 Yrs.)

Daisy Gardner-Lester

Board Member (1 Yr.)

Benecia Townsend

2nd Vice President

Dr. Freddie Young

Board Member (1 Yr.)

James H. Williams

Board Member (2 Yrs.) & Sports Commissioner

Dr. Donald Hollis

Board Member (2 Yrs.)

REGULAR MEMBERS

Ruthie Dowdell

Leteef Battle

Community Relations Correspondent

Carletha McGuire

Lashawn Fann

Football Commissioner

Past presidents

1971–1972 Herbert Ammons

1972-1973 Eddie Johnson

1973-1974 O. L. Elebute

1974-1975 Leo Williams

1975-1976 Roy Brown

1976-1977 Johnny Watson

1977-1978 Roy Brown

1978-1979 Donald Hollis

1979-1980 Gary Brown

1980-1981 Ronald Tookes

1981-1982 Roy Brown

1982-1983 Herbert McCray

1983-1984 Samuel Burley

1984-1985 Charles Bethel

1985-1986 Charles Bethel

1986-1987 Charles Bethel

1987-1988 Charles Bethel

1988-1989 Ronald Tookes

1989-1990 Ronald Tookes

1990-1991 Charles Bethel

1991-1992 Charles Bethel

1992-1993 Roy Brown

1993-1994 Roy Brown

1994-1995 Roy Brown

1996-1997 Roy Brown

1997-1998 Walter Frierson

1998-1999 Walter Frierson

1999-2000 Dr. Donald Hollis

2000-2001 Dr. Donald Hollis

2001-2002 Roy Brown

2002-2003 Daisy Gardner Lester

2003-2004 Daisy Gardner Lester

2004-2005 Daisy Gardner Lester

2005-2006 Daisy Gardner Lester

2006-2021 Charles Bethel

2021-Present Ronald Tookes

Charter Members

Herbert Ammons*

Herman Louis Anderson

James Bailey

James W. Barrow, MD*

Wilbur B. Bell

Vannie Birts, Jr.

Roosevelt Brewton

Eugene Brown*

Gary Brown

Johnny L. Brown*

Lee M. Brown

Roy Brown *

Thomas Brown

William A. Byrd, Jr. *

Collie E. Coats, Jr.

Linkston T. Cryer, DDS*

Gorman Daniels

Leroy K. Daniels

George Demeritte*

Rev. John A. Ferguson

Harvey N. Frazier*

Walter L. Frierson

Willie C. Garrett

Clarence H. Gilliard *

Arthur L. Gooding *

Horace Graham

Rufus Grant

Clinton B. Hall

Edward H. Hanna

Sylvester Harrington

Donald Hollis, Ph.D.

Walter O. Horton, Jr.

James R. Hoskins *

John L. Hunter, Sr. *

Marvin L. Jaffee, MD *

Odell T. Johns *

Eddie Johnson, Jr.

Burk L. Jones *

Harry L. Jones

Rodney E. Jones

Samuel R.  Kaplan *

Sam Killen *

Lee A. Lawrence *

Michael L. Lester

Norman D. Lindeblad

Robert C. Linton *

James L. Marshall

Robert J. Maycox

Gad Mays, Jr. *

Douglas McKinnon*

Daniel McPhaul, II *

Paul S. Moore *

Willie J. Morrison*

Willie J. Morrison

Willie Moses *

Levi L. Moss

Eddie T. Pearson *

John C. Pittman

Moses Poole

Willie L. Redding *

Lambert S. Reed *

Williams E. Riemer *

Elliott O. Rouse *

Robert E. Rutledge

Williams R. Shepherd

Alfred J. Shootes *

Eugene Smith *

George Smith, Jr. *

James L. Smith, Jr. *

Willie L. Spencer

Charles H. Spradley

Oscar B. Stafford *

William  D. Sullivan

Rufus Tribble *

Rufus Troup

Lee B. Washington

G. L. White

Eugene Williams, Sr.

Johnny J. Williams

Leo A. Williams *

Davis B. Wilshin

Dwight C. Witty

Emmett Wright *

Clyde Young

Roy Young

*Deceased