Title: Town Council Member
Company: Town of Mount Pleasant
 
Location:  Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
United States
 
 
 
 
 

Affiliations/Associations/Societies:

• African American Settlement Community Commission
• Charleston Area Regional Transportation (board of directors)
• Charleston County Court System (guardian)
• City of Charleston Urban League (board of directors)
• Coastal Community Foundation (board member)
• Creative Sparks (board member) (president)
• East Cooper Habitat for Humanity (board member)
• East Cooper Meals on Wheels (board member, executive director, volunteer, 1996-2004)
• East Cooper Medical Center (governing board member)
• International African American Museum (board of directors, member)
• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (board member)
• Kiwanis International (member)
• Medical University of South Carolina, Senior Mentoring Program (participant 2006)
• Mount Pleasant Affordable Housing Task Force (board member and founder, 2015)
• Rotary International (member)
• Sweetgrass Basket Making Summer Camp (founder, 2008)
• Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival Association (founder, 2001) (executive director, 2004-2017)
• Town of Mount Pleasant Council, Mayor Pro Tem (2014-2017)

Achievements:

• Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2021)
• Featured Member, Marquis Millennium Magazine, Marquis Who’s Who (2020)
• Inductee, Who’s Who of Professional Women, Marquis Who’s Who (2020)
• Recipient, Women Who Impacts Preservation Award, Historic Charleston Foundation (2019)
• Recipient, Atlantic Peace and Dialogue Award (2017)
• Recipient, Preserving Our Place in History Award, South Carolina Heritage Commission (2006, 2016)
• Gift of Giving Award, Aging in Place, Charleston Chapter (2015)
• Recipient, South Carolina Top Events Award, South Carolina Tourism Society (2007, 2011-2012)
• South Carolina African American Heritage Commission (2006, 2010)
• Recipient, Raleigh Institute Community Service Award (1999)
• Recipient, Outstanding Service Award, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (1999)
• Stokes Marshall spearheaded the collaborative efforts between the Mount Pleasant Town Council, TenetHealthcare and senior residents who were willing to advocate for a Mount Pleasant Senior Service Center in 2003. The Town of Mount Pleasant Senior Service Center officially opened October 8, 2008 and bears the name of Thomasena Stokes-Marshall.
• Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, Phillip Community Civic Association

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