Terri D. Sanders is the Publisher of The Omaha Star Newspaper, a biweekly community newspaper. She is a communicator with a passion for moving the needle forward in her community. She also serves a dual role as the Executive Director of the Mildred D Brown Memorial Study Center, a 501(c) (3) organization. The Omaha Star was started by Mildred D. Brown, an African American woman 83 years ago, and is the only paper of its kind in the state. The Omaha Star has never missed publishing the paper since 1938. Terri is the mother of three outstanding adults: Daniel II, owner of 2 and 2 Contracting, LLC; Symone D Sanders, Sr. Spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris, and Averi Sanders, who is a Hospitality Professional with Nebraska Furniture Mart. Terri was sponsored to Rotary by Lindy Hoyer. Welcome, Terri!
Terri D. Sanders Bio
Terri D. Sanders is the Publisher of The Omaha Star Newspaper, a biweekly
community newspaper. She is a communicator with a passion for moving the
needle forward in her community. She also serves a dual role as the
Executive Director of the Mildred D Brown Memorial Study Center, a 501(c)
(3) organization that which has the programs of:
Junior journalism,--promoting the profession of Journalism to high
school students
higher education scholarships
Archiving of the Omaha Star,
Publishing The Omaha Star Newspaper
Scholarships
The Omaha Star was started by Mildred D. Brown, an African American
woman 83 years ago and is the only paper if its kind in the state. The Omaha
Star has never missed publishing the paper since 1938.
Sanders is the former Executive Director of the Great Plains Black History
Museum. She has been credited with raising the Great Plains Black History
Museum, an African American Museum from a twenty-year inactivity to a
thriving museum noted in the mid-west for documenting the contributions of
African Americans in the great plains of our country.
She was the initial site manager of the Fair Deal Village MarketPlace, a retail
opportunity that includes a grocery store, restaurant, and ten shipping
containers that house eight businesses. The MarketPlace is a $2.4 million
economic development project by the Omaha Economic Development
Corporation in the North Omaha community.
An award-winning serial entrepreneur (Omaha Chamber Minority Business of
the Year) she has had businesses that have spanned over 35 years from
being a seamstress, certified balloon artist, wedding planner, event
management, and personal caterer.
The mother of three outstanding adults:
Daniel II, owner of 2 and 2 Contracting, LLC
Symone D Sanders, Sr. Spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris
and
● Averi Sanders, who is a Hospitality Professional with Nebraska Furniture
Mart
She was married to Daniel Sanders for 37 years before his death in 2017.
Terri is a lifetime entrepreneur and now is the designer of custom designs T-shirts
Terri loves to travel, enjoys good food, and contributing to the fabric of her
community by serving through two organizations:
The Links, Incorporated and the local chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
