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Ethel Isaacs Williams, J.D.
from March_April_2023
PRESIDENT THE LINKS, INCORPORATED
In July 2022, West Palm Beach native Ethel Isaacs Williams was elected as national president during The Links, Incorporated and The Links Foundation’s 43rd National Assembly. She has more than 30 years of legal and corporate experience, active volunteerism, and an inner spirit to help those who cannot help themselves. As the national president, she has pledged to lead with consistent values and a contemporary vision to realize an even greater impact in the communities where we live and serve. Her work and dedication to the community are profiles of purpose and she has a wealth and breadth of experience.
She is a servant leader with a love for people and whose passion for service is evident by numerous board commitments, including serving as the past chair of The Quantum Foundation, a $190 million healthcare conversion foundation, former chair of the Boca Raton (FL) Chamber of Commerce, currently serving on the Board of Trustees of Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Discover the Palm Beaches, and recent election to the corporate board of Chatham Lodging Trust, to name a few.
As National President of The Links, Incorporated, Williams's focus is on continuing the amazing 76-year legacy of friends transforming communities through service. For such a time as this, she is firmly committed to ensuring the cultural, education and economic survival and success of African Americans and those of African descent.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from George Washington University and her Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University School of Law where she was on International Law Review and studied abroad in Paris, France, and Cambridge, England. As a licensed attorney, she has worked for both large and small firms, including her own practice, the Law Office of Isaacs Williams, P.A.
Williams is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She is married to her loving and supportive husband, Clarence D. Williams, III. She is a mother, sister, mentor, and friend.
