Loretta Winters is an excellent advocate for those who don’t have a voice.   Since 2010 She has successfully served as the President of the New Jersey Gloucester County NAACP.  And is currently the Board Chair of the First Harvest Credit Union. She is the former 2nd Vice President of the NAACP NJ State Conference.  She has always served in a space that serves the underserved and marginalized population. Because of her strong advocacy for women’s issues, she was appointed as the NJ NAACP State Conference Women in the NAACP (WIN) Chair.  She is known for her positive approach of building bridges and tearing down walls that separate communities. 

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A consummate volunteer, in service to others, Winters provides servant leadership to achieve equity, political rights, and social inclusion by advancing policies and practices that expand human and civil rights, eliminate discrimination and accelerate the well-being, education, and economic security of Black people and all persons of color.

 

In her journey for equality and justice for all Loretta has been in the forefront for social and criminal justice.  As a counter to ‘Boots on the Ground”, Loretta does a successful annual Women’s Empowerment Conference titled “Heels on the Battlefields”.

 

Loretta has provided training for the State NAACP, Schools, organizations, and organizations.  She is a firm believer in that educating is much more than the 3 "R's"

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As an advocate on the cutting edge of legislation, Loretta served on the 2018 New Jersey Governor’s Transition team and was an Electoral College Voter for the 2016 presidential election. She has been honored by having an 8 ½ acre park named after her “Winters’ Cove”, and Congressman Robert Andrews named December 14th, Loretta Winters’ Day throughout the First Congressional District as an honor to her for her commitment to the community. 

 

Loretta is a former Advisory Board Member on the New Jersey State Human Relations Council, a graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy, and former Councilwoman and Vice President of the Council for Monroe Township, NJ.  As council, she has served the community on several boards such as the Planning, Education, Municipal Alliance, Administration, Finance, and Economic Development.  

On the National stage, she played a significant role in the organization of the 2015 NAACP Convention in Philadelphia. She was highlighted on a National level on how the city of Camden is turning around by holding a New Jersey reception at the Camden Aquarium.  She was the Chair of the 2022 “Welcome New Jersey” reception for the NJ National NAACP convention which was held in Atlantic City in July of 2022.