Maker Directory

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ArtMakers

Ruth Beckford

Dancer, Choreographer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Yvonne Brathwaite Burke

U.S. Congresswoman

EducationMakers

Julianne Malveaux

University President

BusinessMakers

Barbara Bowles

Investment Manager

ArtMakers

Nikki Giovanni

Poet

ArtMakers

Erma L. Clanton

Playwright, High School English Teacher, Theater Professor, Theater Director, Arts Administrator

MediaMakers

Dorothy B. Gilliam

Newspaper Columnist

CivicMakers

Leola "Roscoe" Dellums

Civic Leader, Lawyer

CivicMakers

Ramona Edelin

Nonprofit Chief Executive

LawMakers

Rita Aliese Fry

Public Defender

BusinessMakers

Antoinette Malveaux

Association Chief Executive, Association Executive

ArtMakers

Bennetta Nelson West

Arts Administrator

CivicMakers

Barbara Williams-Skinner

Spiritual Leader, Nonprofit Executive

CivicMakers

Ann Cooper

Civic Leader

ArtMakers

Synthia Saint James

Visual Artist

LawMakers

The Honorable Debra James

State Supreme Court Judge

BusinessMakers

Cheryl McKissack Felder

Architect

EducationMakers

Elsie Rumford

School Social Work Coordinator

ArtMakers

Judy Pace-Flood

Actress

ArtMakers

Shirley Ann Woodson Reid

Painter, Arts Administrator

CivicMakers

Mildred Bond Roxborough

Association Executive

CivicMakers

Frances Hooks

Civic Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Diane E. Watson

Foreign Ambassador, U.S. Congresswoman

EducationMakers

Lynn Carol Allen

Education Administrator, Gymnastics Coach

EducationMakers

Angeles Echols

Education Chief 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

CivicMakers

Julia Bond

Librarian

LawMakers

The Honorable Vaino Spencer

State Superior Court Judge

ArtMakers

Carmen De Lavallade

Choreographer, Actress, Dancer

ArtMakers

Camille Billops

Fine Artist

LawMakers

Jane Bond Moore

Law Professor

MediaMakers

Mary Ellen Butler

Newspaper Editor

CivicMakers

Eva Evans

Association Chief Executive, School Superintendent

MediaMakers

Lynn Norment

Magazine Editor

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Elaine Flake

Pastor

LawMakers

Teri L. Jackson

State Superior Court Judge, County Attorney

SportsMakers

Rochelle Stevens

Track and Field Athlete

CivicMakers

Maxine Smith

Executive Secretary, Foreign Languages Professor, Civil Rights Activist, State Government Employee

CivicMakers

Chrystine Ramsey Shack

Civic Leader, Education Executive

MusicMakers

Ann Yancy

Gospel Singer

EducationMakers

Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Academic Administrator, Black Women\'s Studies Professor

MusicMakers

Bertha Hope

Jazz Pianist

ArtMakers

Linda Marie Allen

Interior Designer

LawMakers

Michele Coleman Mayes

Corporate Lawyer

ScienceMakers

Krishna Foster

Chemistry Professor, Chemist

ScienceMakers

Lilia Abron

Chemical Engineer

ScienceMakers

Joycelyn Harrison

Chemical Engineer