Maker Directory

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ArtMakers

Ruth Beckford

Dancer, Choreographer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Yvonne Brathwaite Burke

U.S. Congresswoman

ArtMakers

Terry McMillan

Fiction Writer

EducationMakers

Julianne Malveaux

University President

LawMakers

The Honorable Ann Claire Williams

Federal Judge

CivicMakers

Mildred Cruzat

Community Leader, Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Leola "Roscoe" Dellums

Civic Leader, Lawyer

CivicMakers

Ramona Edelin

Nonprofit Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Antoinette Malveaux

Association Chief Executive, Association Executive

CivicMakers

Barbara Williams-Skinner

Spiritual Leader, Nonprofit Executive

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Della Reese-Lett

Television Actress, Singer

ArtMakers

Synthia Saint James

Visual Artist

EducationMakers

The Honorable Barbara Lett Simmons

Education Administrator

EducationMakers

Elsie Rumford

School Social Work Coordinator

ArtMakers

Judy Pace-Flood

Actress

MediaMakers

Amyre Ann Makupson

Television Anchor

MusicMakers

Freda Payne

Stage Actress, Singer

MusicMakers

Scherrie Payne

Motown Singer, Songwriter

MedicalMakers

Dr. Catrise L. Austin

Cosmetic Dentist, Dentist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Diane E. Watson

Foreign Ambassador, U.S. Congresswoman

BusinessMakers

Ingrid Saunders Jones

Corporate Executive

EntertainmentMakers

Dina Ruth Andrews

Talent Management Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Yvonne Jackson

Corporate Executive

EducationMakers

Marie Louise Greenwood

Elementary School Teacher

ReligionMakers

Sister Francesca Thompson

Religious Leader

MedicalMakers

Dr. Alexa Canady-Davis

Neurosurgeon

LawMakers

The Honorable Vaino Spencer

State Superior Court Judge

ArtMakers

Carmen De Lavallade

Choreographer, Actress, Dancer

ArtMakers

Camille Billops

Fine Artist

MediaMakers

Mary Ellen Butler

Newspaper Editor

ArtMakers

Alice Randall

Fiction Writer, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Writer

CivicMakers

Gwendolyn Patton

Civil Rights Activist, Archivist

ArtMakers

Denise Nicholas

Actress, Fiction Writer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee

Osteopathic Physician

MusicMakers

Verna Holley

High School Music Teacher, Choral Director

LawMakers

Teri L. Jackson

State Superior Court Judge, County Attorney

MusicMakers

Rosalind Ashford Holmes

Motown Singer, Singer

MusicMakers

Katherine Schaffner

Singer

ArtMakers

Brenda Singletary

Mixed Media Artist

MusicMakers

Bertha Hope

Jazz Pianist

ArtMakers

Linda Marie Allen

Interior Designer

BusinessMakers

Amy S. Hilliard

Marketing Executive

MediaMakers

Rosalind Juanita Harris

Publisher

LawMakers

Michele Coleman Mayes

Corporate Lawyer

MediaMakers

Suzanne Malveaux

Television News Correspondent

ScienceMakers

Krishna Foster

Chemistry Professor, Chemist

EducationMakers

Barbara Ransby

History Professor, African American Studies Professor

MusicMakers

Aja Graydon

Singer

ArtMakers

Lalita Tademy

Author

ScienceMakers

Paula Hammond

Chemical Engineer, Engineering Professor