About Us
Executive Board
President – Melody Kebe
Vice President – Rosyletta Simms
Treasurer – Vanessa Washington
Assistant Treasurer – Louise Cole
Secretary – Marsha Brown
Appointed Officers
Federal Legislation Chair – Frank Lee
State Legislation Chair- Ed Bice
Membership Chair – Angela Hyman
Network Coordinator – Bruce Thoman
Network Coordinator Assistant – Louise Cole
You may send a message to the Chapter President by clicking on this link
How we came to be:
Fifty people assembled on November 13, 1980 at Bowie City Hall to form the Bowie-Crofton Chapter of NARFE. That meeting was organized by Ben Zitomer, a member of the College Park-Greenbelt Chapter who, along with others who lived in Bowie and Crofton, wanted to form their own chapter. Those 50 people signed on, and the quest for a charter for the new chapter proceeded.
On April 28, 1980 they adopted a constitution and by-laws, which national NARFE approved on May 6. On October 31, they were granted their charter and “empowered to do all things pertaining to the good of the organization“.
Since the beginning, the chapter has steadily grown, and today our membership hovers around 400 current federal employees and retirees and their spouses. Our chapter includes members from the five communities listed in our charter — Bowie, Crofton, Mitchellville, Odenton, and Gambrills — as well as other surrounding areas.
NARFE Membership is open to civilians who are or will be eligible to receive an annuity or survivor annuity from the Federal retirement programs of any agency of the United States government including:
• Retirees
• Current Federal employees
• Spouses and surviving spouses of those eligible to join NARFE
• Former Federal employees
• A former spouse who is entitled to a survivor annuity
To enroll in NARFE, please go to NARFE.org and click on Join Now or call 1-800-456-8410 and Press 1. You may enroll in both the NARFE national organization and a local chapter. New members who enroll in the NARFE national organization will receive a free one year membership in a local chapter. The membership fee for a new member is $48. When you renew your membership in NARFE, you will be charged $48 plus an additional $10 fee if you renew your membership in Chapter 1747. Please enroll in both the NARFE national organization and Chapter 1747 to enjoy the activities and privileges of chapter membership.
Chapter History:
Previous Chapter Presidents and Distinguished Annuitant Award Winners
The link above, will take you to a page where we have provided a list of previous chapter presidents and distinguished annuitant award winners.