Indiana Healthy Marriage and Family Coalition History

Someone once proposed that it is not until one becomes angry enough, that real change takes place.  Outraged over the murder of their Soror by her estranged husband, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter, led out by calling the community together to rally around healthy marriages and families.  Dr. Ruth L. Lambert, as the Chair of the Family Life Education Committee, started exploring “best practices” nationwide and serendipitously connected with the Healthy Marriage Initiative. The outgrowth of this connection was the Indiana African American Healthy Marriage and Family Coalition and the umbrella organization the Indiana Community Healthy Marriage and Family Coalition and over 200 community partners.

Officers and Staff
Rev. E. Anne Henning Byfield, President

Rev. Peter Fenton, Vice President

Vacant, Treasurer

Ms. Celisse Morris-Miller, Recording Secretary

Ms. Izera McAfee Day, Corresponding Secretary

Rev. Robert E. Harvey, Immediate Past President

Dr. Ruth L. Lambert, Executive Director

Elizabeth Hart, Communications Specialist

Vacant, Administrative Assistant

Evangelist Ernestine Bean, Family Life Coordinator - Gary, IN

Ms. Lelia Kelley, Family Life Coordinator - Anderson, IN

Rev. Bobie L. Tinner, Family Life Coordinator - Evansville, IN

Min. Hilda M. Petters, Family Life Coordinator - Elkhart/S. Bend, IN

Mr. Kenneth Barrett, Family Life Coordinator - Ft. Wayne, IN

Rev. Elaine P. Walters, Family Life Coordinator/Admin. - Indpls., IN

Rev. Dr. Melvin Hitchens, Family Life Coordinator/Programmer
Indianapolis, IN