Beverly S. Tatham, a diamond life member, was appointed as the 18th Atlantic Regional Director of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. on August 9, 2022. She was initiated into Omicron Alpha chapter at St. John’s University in 1993 and is currently an active member of Sigma Kappa Zeta chapter in Brooklyn, New York.  As an active member for nearly three decades, Beverly has served on every level of the sisterhood including her most recent service as the Atlantic Region representative to the International Constitution & Bylaws Committee which was responsible for the historic adoption of the first revision of the sorority’s Constitution and Bylaws since its inception.

She used her training as a Professional Registered Parliamentarian (PRP) to develop and facilitate the inaugural Atlantic Regional National Association of Parliamentarians®️ Initiative, which was later implemented in the Eastern and Southern Regions. In that role, Beverly facilitated numerous webinars curated to enhance the membership’s understanding of the fundamental rules of parliamentary procedure and elevated Zeta’s membership profile within the National Association of Parliamentarians®️ to over 1,500 members, ensuring that our Sisterhood continues to produce competent and aspiring leaders.  In addition, she served as NYS Chief Legal Counsel, two terms as New York State and Atlantic Region Parliamentarian and has served as President of Sigma Kappa Zeta Chapter of Brooklyn, New York. 

Professionally, Beverly is a Trial Counsel at the Law offices of Gregory B. Coburn, in-house counsel to Seneca Insurance Company in New York City.  She is a proud alum of Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center – Touro College where she received her Juris Doctorate in 2001.  She is admitted to the New York State Bar-Appellate Division Second Department as well as the Federal Court of the State of New York – Eastern & Southern Districts.   Her past and present professional affiliations include various bar associations within the State of New York.  Her unrelenting desire to serve with fairness, integrity, and compassion are the guiding principles of her latest endeavor campaigning as the Democratic nominee candidate to serve as the next Civil Court Judge for Brooklyn’s 7th Municipal District.

Beverly is a three-time cancer survivor whose work is rooted and ordered by her unwavering faith. In addition to practicing insurance and parliamentary law, Beverly is a marathoner and enjoys sorority life, traveling as well as spending time with family and friends.