Ersa Poston

Ersa Poston

Ersa Hines Poston[1] (née Ersa Elizabeth Hines;[2] March 3, 1921 — January 7, 2009) was an American anti-poverty activist and civil service reformer. She was the first African American woman appointed to the Civil Service Commission. She then became vice chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board. She also went by the name Ersa Hines Clinton.[1] She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. [3]

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  3. ^ Alpha, Alpha Kappa (1967). "Delta Rho Omega Soror receives appointment to top position in New York". Ivy Leaf. 43 (2): 8.