State Directors of the Southern Region
Louisiana State Director: Anitra Kennedy Furlow received her B.A. from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (Northeast Louisiana University).
She is currently employed with the Caddo Parish School System and has been there for 15 years. She is also a member of the Morningstar Missionary Baptist Church.
She joined Zeta Phi Beta Sorority at ULM (Beta Theta Chapter) and is a member of Beta Epsilon Zeta Chapter in Shreveport, Louisiana. She is also the mother of Soror Lamesa Kenyatta Furlow.
Anitra Kennedy Furlow can be reached via email at: Louisiana State Director.
East Texas State Director: Keisha M. Beasley received her BA in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin and her MBA with concentration in Finance from Sam Houston State University and is currently pursuing a Certified Public Accountant designation.
She joined Zeta Phi Beta Sorority through Omicron Theta Chapter (UT Austin) in 1992 and is currenlty a member of Phi Iota Zeta Chapter in Montgomery County, Texas. She is also a Life Member.
Keisha M. Beasley can be reached via email at: East Texas State Director.
East Texas State Director: Shawna Dixon received her B.S. in Mathematics from University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and her M.S. in Mathematics from Tarleton State University.
A former secondary and college math instructor, Shawna currently serves in various areas of ministry, specifically as Church Secretary and Learning Center Director of the Marlboro Heights Missionary Baptist Church.
She joined Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (Beta Beta Chapter) and is a member of Mu Delta Zeta Chapter. She is a Life Member of Zeta Phi Beta. She has served as Regional Conference Co-Marshall, Southern Region Z-HOPE Coordinator, Texas Z-HOPE Coordinator, and a member of the Regional Conference Awards Committee. On the local level she has served as President, 1st Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Executive Board Chairman, Membership Intake Coordinator, NPHC Delegate, Amicae Advisor, and served on several committees.
Shawna is married to Dwight Dixon (member of Alpha Phi Alpha) and they have two sons, Dwight Dixon Jr. and Stephen Dixon.
Shawna Dixon can be reached via email at: West Texas State Director.