{"id":143910,"date":"2025-07-22T22:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T02:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143910"},"modified":"2025-07-22T22:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T02:25:02","slug":"new-leadership-ushers-in-next-chapter-the-ortiz-ark-foundation-welcomes-new-president-and-returning-vice-president-after-historic-four-year-reign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143910","title":{"rendered":"New Leadership Ushers in Next Chapter: The Ortiz Ark Foundation Welcomes New President and Returning Vice President After Historic Four-Year Reign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Leadership Ushers in Next Chapter: The Ortiz Ark Foundation Welcomes New President and Returning Vice President After Historic Four-Year Reign<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Allentown, PA <\/strong>The Ortiz Ark Foundation proudly announces the election of a new President, <strong>Ms. Phoebe Harris<\/strong>, and the reappointment of Vice President <strong>Naquon \u201cQB\u201d Godfrey<\/strong>, who returns after a distinguished four-year term of impactful leadership and community engagement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ms. Phoebe Harris <\/strong>steps into the role with a legacy rooted in service, cultural advocacy, and excellence. A decorated community leader, she has received numerous prestigious honors, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Presidential Awards and Citations<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Doleman Heritage Black Heritage Museum Honoree<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Proclamation and Recognition from the Mayor and City of Hagerstown<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Proclamation and Commendation from the United States Senator of Maryland<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These accolades reflect her unwavering commitment to uplifting historically underserved communities and preserving Black heritage through education and action.<\/p>\n<p>Returning to serve another term, <strong>Naquon \u201cQB\u201d Godfrey <\/strong>brings strength, continuity, and a heart for the people. He has been widely recognized for their devotion to service and positive community change, having received:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Community Spirit and Leadership Recognition<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Community Builder Award<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Together, this dynamic leadership team represents a powerful blend of experience, purpose, and fresh vision. Their combined efforts promise a future filled with unity, innovation, and growth for The Ortiz Ark Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It\u2019s an honor to serve and lead alongside someone who shares the same love for our community,&#8221; <\/em>said Ms. Phoebe. <em>&#8220;With our combined experience and the support of our members, we\u2019re ready to continue building something great.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1898\" height=\"1344\" class=\"wp-image-143911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-143910-1.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-143910-1.jpeg 1898w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-143910-1-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-143910-1-1024x725.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-143910-1-768x544.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-143910-1-1536x1088.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1898px) 100vw, 1898px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nDr.Jessica Lee Ortiz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Leadership Ushers in Next Chapter: The Ortiz Ark Foundation Welcomes New President and Returning Vice President After Historic Four-Year Reign Allentown, PA The Ortiz Ark Foundation proudly announces the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143910\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Leadership Ushers in Next Chapter: The Ortiz Ark Foundation Welcomes New President and Returning Vice President After Historic Four-Year Reign<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ortiz-ark.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143910"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=143910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/143912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=143910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=143910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=143910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}