As Juneteenth arrived, the AFRO was honored to highlight the leaders who have made change in the community. From civil and human rights to change in the classroom, Dr. Thelma Thomas Daley, has made an indelible impact on people from all different walks of life. This year, she received recognition at the AFRO News annual Juneteenth breakfast.
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Dr. Daley is a renowned counselor-educator, organizational leader, college professor and activist. She has devoted her career to empowering others through her professional, charitable and public service endeavors.
In 2020, she was inducted into the Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) and Baltimore Sun’s Business and Civic Hall of Fame. Daley was also listed in 2023 as a distinguished alumna of Bowie State University. In April 2024, the American Counseling Association at its national convention unveiled the Thelma Thomas Daley Advocacy and Equity Award. She is a commissioner on the Baltimore Architectural and Engineering Commission.
She has served as president of five national organizations. In January 2023, she completed a successful term as the eighth president and chair of the National Council of Negro Women.
Dr. Daley broke racial barriers in the American School Counseling Association, the largest counseling association in the world, as the first African-American president in the 1970s. At the time, she was only the third woman to lead the organization. She also had a long professorial tenure with Loyola in its graduate school counseling program.
Other professorial roles have included serving at her alma mater, George Washington University, and the Harvard University Summer Institute for Counselors. She has contributed as a member of several local and national boards, including Saint Agnes Hospital, the Carrollton Bank (now WesBanco), Education Testing Service (ETS), College Board, the National Board for Certified Counselors and the State Council on Vocational-Technical Education. She currently serves on the national board for the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. In September 2023, the secretary of the United States Department of Interior appointed her to the National Historic Site Advisory Commission for the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House.
Dr. Daley has conducted workshops or given speeches in the U.S. and in Africa, Europe and Asia. She has touched the lives of many through her counseling and organizational leadership and remains a strong advocate for equity and social justice. For her hard work and dedication, the AFRO is proud to honor Dr. Thelma Thomas Daley.
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