Maker Directory

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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

ArtMakers

Elma Lewis

Theater Chief Executive

LawMakers

Rita Aliese Fry

Public Defender

ArtMakers

Doris Jones

Artistic Director, Dance Instructor

ArtMakers

Bennetta Nelson West

Arts Administrator

CivicMakers

Ann Cooper

Civic Leader

LawMakers

Amy Robertson Goldson

Entertainment Lawyer

MediaMakers

Jocelyn Dorsey

Television Producer, Television Reporter

ArtMakers

Pearl Cleage

Playwright, Fiction Writer

StyleMakers

Olive Lee Benson

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Salon Owner

LawMakers

The Honorable Debra James

State Supreme Court Judge

BusinessMakers

Cheryl McKissack Felder

Architect

ArtMakers

Shirley Ann Woodson Reid

Painter, Arts Administrator

CivicMakers

Mildred Bond Roxborough

Association Executive

EducationMakers

Elizabeth B. Rawlins

Academic Administrator, Education Professor, Elementary School Teacher

CivicMakers

Frances Hooks

Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Lynn Carol Allen

Education Administrator, Gymnastics Coach

EducationMakers

Angeles Echols

Education Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Julia Bond

Librarian

EducationMakers

Ione Teresa Vargus

Academic Administrator, African American Studies Professor

LawMakers

Jane Bond Moore

Law Professor

CivicMakers

Eva Evans

Association Chief Executive, School Superintendent

BusinessMakers

Paula Ann Sneed

Corporate Executive

MediaMakers

Lynn Norment

Magazine Editor

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Elaine Flake

Pastor

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

MediaMakers

Sarah-Ann Shaw

Television News Reporter

MusicMakers

Ann Yancy

Gospel Singer

EducationMakers

Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Academic Administrator, Black Women\'s Studies Professor

CivicMakers

Wenda Weekes Moore

Civic Leader

ScienceMakers

Lilia Abron

Chemical Engineer

ScienceMakers

Joycelyn Harrison

Chemical Engineer

EntertainmentMakers

Jasmine Guy

Actress

ScienceMakers

Mary Harris

Health Researcher

ScienceMakers, EducationMakers

Pamela Gunter-Smith

Physiologist, University President

MediaMakers

Callie Crossley

Radio Host

ScienceMakers

Marian Johnson-Thompson

Molecular Virologist

MediaMakers

Andrea L. Taylor

Media Executive

MediaMakers

Bev Johnson

Radio Talk Show Host

MedicalMakers

Dr. L. Natalie Carroll

Obstetrician and Gynecologist

MediaMakers

Barbara Rodgers

Television News Anchor

MusicMakers

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Singer, Actress

CivicMakers, MedicalMakers

Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Medical Administrator

EntertainmentMakers

Kym Longino

Hollywood Stuntwoman

MedicalMakers

Dr. June Jackson Christmas

Psychiatrist