Maker Directory

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PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Maxine Waters

U.S. Congresswoman

StyleMakers

Charlene Jordan

Beauty Shop Owner, Hairdresser

CivicMakers

Carlotta Walls LaNier

Civil Rights Leader

CivicMakers

Jorja Palmer

Community Activist

CivicMakers

Doris Zollar

Community Leader, Entrepreneur, Civic Leader

MusicMakers

Ella Jenkins

Folk Singer

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

LawMakers

Adjoa Aiyetoro

Civic Activist, Civil Rights Lawyer, Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Evern D. Cooper Epps

Foundation Executive, Corporate Executive

CivicMakers

Mayme Clayton

Curator, Librarian, Archivist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Dianne Wilkerson

State Senator

CivicMakers, MedicalMakers

Alyce Faye Wattleton

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Nurse

EducationMakers

Thelma Lee Russell

Education Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Barbara Ann Teer

Arts Administrator

ArtMakers

Gertrude Hadley Jeannette

Actress, Stage Director, Playwright

MediaMakers

Linda Torrence

Human Resources Chief Executive, Public Relations Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Artistic Director, Dancer

EducationMakers, MusicMakers

Barbara Wright-Pryor

School Counselor, Classical Singer

MediaMakers

Iola Johnson

Television News Anchor, Television Host

CivicMakers

Alice Windom

Social Worker

LawMakers, CivicMakers

Margaret Bush Wilson

Real Estate Lawyer, Association Branch Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Leatrice McKissack

Architect

MedicalMakers

Dr. Edith Irby Jones

Internal Medicine Physician

EducationMakers

Lula Ford

Education Executive, State Government Appointee, Elementary School Principal

LawMakers

Deborah Lathen

Corporate Lawyer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Cardiss Collins

U.S. Congresswoman

ArtMakers

Maya Angelou

Poet

ArtMakers

Martha Jordan

Dancer

CivicMakers

Lois Conley

Museum Chief Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable Anne-Marie Clarke

Family Court Commissioner, Hearing Officer

ScienceMakers, EducationMakers

Gloria Anderson

Academic Administrator, Chemist

CivicMakers

Vivian R. Jones

Community Leader, Nonprofit Executive

MusicMakers

Janie Bradford

Songwriter

EducationMakers

Ann Smith

Civic Leader, Education Executive

MediaMakers

Sheila Brooks

Broadcast journalist, Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Jacqulyn Shropshire

Civic Leader, Non-profit Executive

MediaMakers

Carol Randolph-Jasmine

Television Anchor, Newspaper Columnist, Book Publisher

ScienceMakers

Raye Jean Montague

Engineer

MediaMakers

ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Author, Journalist

MusicMakers

Petrella Pollefeyt

Singer

CivicMakers

Sybil Hampton

Foundation Executive

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

The Honorable Lottie Shackelford

Political leader, Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Patricia McGraw

Professor

MusicMakers

Grace-Melzia Bumbry

Opera Singer

ScienceMakers

Mamie A. Parker

Biologist