Mary E. Smith (M.O.M) Foundation, Inc./ Memories of Mary
To provide the resources to assist in the early detection and prevention of brain tumors; to support education and research in the neurosciences through scholarships; to award grants to health care organizations; to provide financial assistance for brain tumor screenings for underserved families; to promote healthy living and lifestyles through health awareness; to conduct and/or support community programs dedicated to the improvement of health, wellness and overall quality of life.
The Mary E Smith Foundation was established to help win the fight against brain tumors.
Our Vision is to one day live in a world in which brain tumors do not exist… period.
Values: As a nonprofit organization, and as individuals, we value:
Integrity — Compassion — Excellence
The Mary E. Smith Foundation will achieve its mission through the following initiatives:
1. FIND-A-CURE provide grants to the nations top researchers
2. AIM HIGH provide academic scholarships to high school, college/medical students
3. SAVE-A-LIFE provide financial support for screening and health awareness
Senior Leadership
Tiffany A. Woodson
Tabari Woodson
Tabari Woodson, has been a community engagement manager and hospital administration director for a large academic medical center in Chicago. He is an active member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) as well as the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE). He studied business economics at Florida A&M University and at Chicago State University; he was the recipient of the Ernest T. Collins academic scholarship award for the College of Business. He received a Masters in Health System Management from Rush University. Tabari is a community volunteer who helps with Chicago area churches, health fairs and fitness symposiums. He spear headed the charities “AIM HIGH” initiative which awards scholarships to the under privileged in his mother-n-laws name.
Delecta Davis
Delecta Davis received her undergraduate degree in Communication Science and Disorders from Western Illinois University and Masters of Arts in Gerontology- Emphasis in Health Care Administration from Roosevelt University in Chicago. Delecta has held the position of vice-president and treasurer of an undergraduate chapter of the public service organization Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. during the year’s of 1994-1996. Delecta has worked in the education field in the area of speech and language pathology in the south suburbs of Chicago from 1996-2007. She has written and received several grants for special education. She has a vast knowledge of the south suburban community. She has served as a community outreach chairperson of the BWS committee for the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Joliet Area/South Suburban Alumnae chapter and she remains an active Delta in the Chicagoland area. She is currently working in pharmaceutical sales helping to educate physicians and patients in the areas of diabetes, sleep apnea and rare diseases.
Dr. Kennedi Strickland-Dixon
Dr. Kennedi Strickland-Dixon has served as a dedicated educator for 30 years in the field of special education. Dr. Strickland- Dixon currently serves as an educational consultant working to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in school districts. She holds a bachelor of science in Special Education from Western Illinois University and a master in school administration at Concordia University in River Forest, IL Dr. Strickland-Dixon obtained a doctorate in School Leadership from DePaul University and serves as an adjunct faculty.