Maker Directory

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CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

StyleMakers

Charlene Jordan

Beauty Shop Owner, Hairdresser

CivicMakers

Carlotta Walls LaNier

Civil Rights Leader

CivicMakers

Doris Zollar

Community Leader, Entrepreneur, Civic Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

CivicMakers

Genois Brabson

Fire Safety Specialist

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

EducationMakers

Kathleen Crosby

Elementary School Teacher, School Superintendent

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

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

CivicMakers

Alexine Jackson

Civic Volunteer, Foundation Chief Executive, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

BusinessMakers

Evern D. Cooper Epps

Foundation Executive, Corporate Executive

CivicMakers

Lilliette M. Council

Civic Volunteer, Community Activist

CivicMakers

Mayme Clayton

Curator, Librarian, Archivist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Dianne Wilkerson

State Senator

ArtMakers, EducationMakers

Serena Strother Wilson

Quilter, Elementary School Teacher

ArtMakers

Gertrude Hadley Jeannette

Actress, Stage Director, Playwright

CivicMakers

Clayola Brown

Union Leader

MediaMakers

Linda Torrence

Human Resources Chief Executive, Public Relations Chief Executive

StyleMakers

Ophelia DeVore

Fashion and Talent Entrepreneur

EducationMakers, MusicMakers

Barbara Wright-Pryor

School Counselor, Classical Singer

MediaMakers

Iola Johnson

Television News Anchor, Television Host

CivicMakers

Gloria Rackley Blackwell

Civil Rights Activist, English Professor

MediaMakers

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Newspaper Reporter, Television News Correspondent

ArtMakers, CivicMakers

Georgette Seabrooke Powell

Art Therapist, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Painter

CivicMakers

Jeanne Brayboy

Civil Rights Activist, Elementary School Music Teacher, Community Activist, Elementary School Teacher

MedicalMakers

Dr. Edith Irby Jones

Internal Medicine Physician

MedicalMakers, PoliticalMakers

Myrtle Davis

Pharmacist, City Council Member

EducationMakers

Lula Ford

Education Executive, State Government Appointee, Elementary School Principal

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Eartha Kitt

Actress, Singer

EducationMakers

Lucy R. Wilson

Academic Administrator

BusinessMakers

Leona Barr-Davenport

Corporate Chief Executive

CivicMakers

The Honorable Lucille Whipper

Cultural Center Founder

CivicMakers

Shirley James

Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Julia Purnell

Association Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Deborah Wright

Bank Chairman, Bank Executive

CivicMakers

June M. Perry

Social Worker, Nonprofit Executive

ScienceMakers, EducationMakers

Gloria Anderson

Academic Administrator, Chemist

CivicMakers

Vivian R. Jones

Community Leader, Nonprofit Executive

MediaMakers

Debra Lee

Media Company Chief Executive

ScienceMakers

Nancy Glenn Griesinger

Statistician

ScienceMakers

Joan Langdon

Math Professor, Education Administrator

BusinessMakers

Sallie Ann Robinson

Chef, Culinary Historian

ScienceMakers

Raye Jean Montague

Engineer

MusicMakers

Petrella Pollefeyt

Singer

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

The Honorable Lottie Shackelford

Political leader, Civic Leader