Maker Directory

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StyleMakers

Charlene Jordan

Beauty Shop Owner, Hairdresser

CivicMakers

Carlotta Walls LaNier

Civil Rights Leader

CivicMakers

Doris Zollar

Community Leader, Entrepreneur, Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Genois Brabson

Fire Safety Specialist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Roselyn Payne Epps

Pediatrician

ArtMakers

Geraldine McCullough

Art Professor, Painter, Sculptor

MediaMakers

Dorothy R. Leavell

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Jerline Lambert

Real Estate Broker

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Janis F. Kearney

Presidential Appointee, Presidential Diarist

ArtMakers

Elma Lewis

Theater Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Doris Jones

Artistic Director, Dance Instructor

BusinessMakers

Evern D. Cooper Epps

Foundation Executive, Corporate Executive

LawMakers

Amy Robertson Goldson

Entertainment Lawyer

MediaMakers

Jocelyn Dorsey

Television Producer, Television Reporter

ArtMakers

Pearl Cleage

Playwright, Fiction Writer

CivicMakers

Mayme Clayton

Curator, Librarian, Archivist

StyleMakers

Olive Lee Benson

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Salon Owner

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Dianne Wilkerson

State Senator

ArtMakers

Gertrude Hadley Jeannette

Actress, Stage Director, Playwright

EducationMakers

Elizabeth B. Rawlins

Academic Administrator, Education Professor, Elementary School Teacher

MediaMakers

Linda Torrence

Human Resources Chief Executive, Public Relations Chief Executive

EducationMakers, MusicMakers

Barbara Wright-Pryor

School Counselor, Classical Singer

MediaMakers

Iola Johnson

Television News Anchor, Television Host

EducationMakers

Ione Teresa Vargus

Academic Administrator, African American Studies Professor

MedicalMakers

Dr. Edith Irby Jones

Internal Medicine Physician

BusinessMakers

Paula Ann Sneed

Corporate Executive

EducationMakers

Lula Ford

Education Executive, State Government Appointee, Elementary School Principal

MediaMakers

Sarah-Ann Shaw

Television News Reporter

ScienceMakers, EducationMakers

Gloria Anderson

Academic Administrator, Chemist

CivicMakers

Wenda Weekes Moore

Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Vivian R. Jones

Community Leader, Nonprofit Executive

EntertainmentMakers

Jasmine Guy

Actress

ScienceMakers

Marian Johnson-Thompson

Molecular Virologist

MediaMakers

Andrea L. Taylor

Media Executive

EntertainmentMakers

Kym Longino

Hollywood Stuntwoman

ScienceMakers

Raye Jean Montague

Engineer

MedicalMakers

Dr. June Jackson Christmas

Psychiatrist

MusicMakers

Terri Lyne Carrington

Jazz Musician

MusicMakers

Petrella Pollefeyt

Singer

LawMakers

Lisa Tatum

Lawyer

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

The Honorable Lottie Shackelford

Political leader, Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Patricia McGraw

Professor

ScienceMakers

Mamie A. Parker

Biologist

EducationMakers

Carmen Twillie Ambar

University President

CivicMakers

The Honorable Chirlane Irene McCray

Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Roslyn Artis

Academic Administrator, Lawyer

EntertainmentMakers

Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Entertainment Chief Executive

LawMakers

Patricia J. Williams

Lawyer

EducationMakers

Gretchen Tucker Underwood

Academic Administrator

LawMakers

Stephanie Phillipps

Lawyer