About Starr

Starr L. Battle is a fourth-generation member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.  In the AME Church, Starr has been allowed to serve in various capacities at all levels of the Connection. She has served in the Lay Organization, for two decades. Currently, she is the Second Vice President of the Connectional Lay Organization. Starr previously served as Third Vice President, Corresponding Secretary,  and co-chair of the CLO  Constitution & Bylaws Committee. She is an Alternate on the AME Judicial Council.  Starr is honored to have served as a delegate to the AME General Conference (2004-2016) and the Connectional Lay Biennial (2005-2019).  

As the 2nd Vice President, she has worked with the district partners to create the CLO Strategic Planning Implementation Handbook.   As Third Vice President, Starr developed an Evangelism program which included the creation of a CLO devotional and the Evangelism Sunday.  She also strengthened participation in the evangelism programs including Lay Witness Sunday.  This action was completed by reinforcing the focus on spiritual growth and development, which is a foundational tenet of the Lay Organization.  She is blessed to serve as the 2nd Episcopal District Lay Organization Director of Youth & Young Adult Activities,  1st Vice President of the Western North Carolina Conference Lay Organization, and various roles in her local church. Starr has served as a Chairperson of several committees including Consitution & Bylaws and Budget & Finance. 

In 2001, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree (cum laude),  from North Carolina Central University (NCCU) with a major in Political Science and a minor in Business Administration. In 2011 she obtained a Master of Arts in History,  from NCCU with a thesis topic of “Lest We Forget: The History of Kittrell College 1888-1976.” In 2015, Starr received her Juris Doctorate from NC Central University School of Law, where she is active in various organizations within the university including the President of the Black Law Student Association and Marshall of Phi Alpha Delta International Law Fraternity. Starr is an Adjudicator at the NC Department of Commerce. She enjoys training and working with youth and young adults within the church and community.  

Starr was raised in Apex, NC.   She is the wife of Leonard A. Flake, the eldest daughter of Reverend Milton and Doris Taylor Battle. Starr is the older sister to Renisha, Charity (Leonard), and Lisa (Keith), and the auntie of Little Delaney Ann Marie and Leonard Conard Rier IV.  As a daughter of Itinerant Elder, Starr was able to worship and serve in various churches.  Starr is a member of the choir and the facilitator of the media ministry at McElrath Chapel AME, Morganton, NC. She is extremely proud to be the Administrator of a women’s empowerment organization: Women of T.R.U.T.H.  Starr is currently writing two books: “Surviving the Church Pew”, a memoir regarding the triumphs and perils of a Pastor's offspring and a children’s devotional entitled, “Who Loves You So Very Much?”  

 Personal Mission

"Be valiant and intentional in the pursuit of excellence, integrity, and collective accountability."