Buckhead

About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Buckhead Chapter is a group of mothers and daughters who have come together in a commitment to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences.
Members shall reside in the Buckhead area, defined as the Greater Atlanta Metropolitan area. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Buckhead aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.

NCL Buckhead chapter was one of four chapters chosen to receive the Circle of Excellence Award for the 2023-2024 year. 

The Buckhead Chapter offers a six-year program for members to grow as leaders, mentors, and friends as we support and improve our Atlanta community through hands-on volunteerism, cultural education, and awareness.

 

Join Our Chapter

Interested in joining our chapter? Membership opportunities are dependent on chapter openings.

Please complete the Membership Inquiry Form so we can contact you directly. If you know a current chapter member, feel free to reach out to them as well to learn about getting started.

Membership Inquiry Form

For any questions regarding Membership, requests for transfers or assistance with connecting as a Sustainer, email us.

Our membership recruitment drive begins January 15th and concludes March 1st. Prospective Members are mothers or female guardians of a girl in 7th grade the September following admission. 

 

Mothers and their daughters (grades 7-12) participate in a program that embraces:

Community Service

We understand and serve communities in partnership with local and national nonprofits. Each NCL, Inc. chapter promotes social awareness by considering the local community’s needs and selecting appropriate non-profit organizations to support through different volunteer activities.

We work with the following philanthropies:

  • AGAPE Youth and Family Center
  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • American Heart Association
  • American Red Cross
  • Angels in Autumn via Meals on Wheels
  • Atlanta Botantical Garden
  • Atlanta Community Food Bank
  • Center for Puppetry Arts
  • Chastain Horse Park
  • Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank
  • City of Refuge
  • Ellis Center
  • FOCUS
  • Komen Georgia
  • Open Hand Atlanta
  • Parish Grove Senior Living Center
  • Piedmont Hospital
  • Pound the Pavement for Peter
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities Egleston
  • The Sandwich Project
  • The Shepherd Center
  • Trees Atlanta

 

Hands-on service follows the true intent of NCL’s bylaws on philanthropy hours. However at times, our members provide our philanthropy partners with goods and in-kind donations to enhance a hands-on project.

Leadership Development

We build capable, courageous leaders through opportunities to learn, reflect and develop. Our leaders become successful in their education, career and communities by learning the necessary skills during their NCL experience.

Examples of skills developed include:

  • Confidence
  • Consensus building
  • Team building
  • Conflict resolution
  • Event planning
  • Parliamentary procedure

Our Chapter Board of Directors:

  • President: Anna Blitch
    Melanie Paidipalli
  • President Elect: Suzanne Deriso
  • Secretary: Tucker Mahoney
  • Treasurer: Melissa Biggs
    Nancy Billings
  • Parliamentarian: Catie Hart
    Erica Cummings
  • Vice President Communications: Elizabeth Williams
  • Vice President Membership: Jennifer Foster
    Maureen Thomas
  • Vice President Philanthropy: Emily Heimermann
  • Vice President New Members: Keri Roth
  • Vice President Ticktockers: Suzanne Deriso
    Tara Bartelt
  • Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Kimberly Bartlett

Activities of our Chapter include:

  • Patroness & Ticktocker Class Boards: plan meetings and events including Fall Kick-off Celebration, February Mother/Daughter Style Show Event & Annual Meeting, Chapter Tea & Senior Recognition
  • Finding Your Heart Initiative: (7th – 9th gr.) combines community service and leadership to focus on exploration of all philanthropy partners, our community needs, and Ticktockers’ interests
  • Share Your Passion Initiative: (9th – 12th gr.) combines community service and leadership to focus on Ticktocker led special projects identified by individual Ticktockers or Mother/Daughter teams
  • Ticktocker Class Philanthropy Projects: combines community service and leadership for each grade level class while planning and executing a focus philanthropy project
  • Patroness & Ticktocker Committees: execute all Chapter business

Cultural Experiences

We preserve National Charity League traditions and core values, while appreciating the growth that comes from connecting with different communities and cultures. We continually strive to build stronger ties with our communities and the individuals within them. It is through this understanding that we grow and develop broader worldviews that will shape and support our lives.

  • Traditions – We celebrate the richness of our history through traditions that honor the past while serving the future.
  • Values – We embrace values that make us strong as an organization of mother-daughter leaders.
  • Community Connections – We build connections through experiences that impact our communities.
  • Etiquette – We encourage and mentor kind, respectful and gracious social conduct.