Maker Directory

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ArtMakers

Terry McMillan

Fiction Writer

LawMakers

The Honorable Ann Claire Williams

Federal Judge

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

Mildred Cruzat

Community Leader, Civic Leader

LawMakers

Rita Aliese Fry

Public Defender

ArtMakers

Bennetta Nelson West

Arts Administrator

CivicMakers

Ann Cooper

Civic Leader

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Della Reese-Lett

Television Actress, Singer

EducationMakers

The Honorable Barbara Lett Simmons

Education Administrator

LawMakers

The Honorable Debra James

State Supreme Court Judge

BusinessMakers

Cheryl McKissack Felder

Architect

MediaMakers

Amyre Ann Makupson

Television Anchor

ArtMakers

Shirley Ann Woodson Reid

Painter, Arts Administrator

MusicMakers

Freda Payne

Stage Actress, Singer

CivicMakers

Mildred Bond Roxborough

Association Executive

CivicMakers

Frances Hooks

Civic Leader

MusicMakers

Scherrie Payne

Motown Singer, Songwriter

MedicalMakers

Dr. Catrise L. Austin

Cosmetic Dentist, Dentist

BusinessMakers

Ingrid Saunders Jones

Corporate Executive

EducationMakers

Lynn Carol Allen

Education Administrator, Gymnastics Coach

EducationMakers

Angeles Echols

Education Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Julia Bond

Librarian

MedicalMakers

Dr. Alexa Canady-Davis

Neurosurgeon

LawMakers

Jane Bond Moore

Law Professor

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

CivicMakers

Eva Evans

Association Chief Executive, School Superintendent

MusicMakers

Verna Holley

High School Music Teacher, Choral Director

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

MusicMakers

Rosalind Ashford Holmes

Motown Singer, Singer

MusicMakers

Ann Yancy

Gospel Singer

MusicMakers

Katherine Schaffner

Singer

ArtMakers

Brenda Singletary

Mixed Media Artist

EducationMakers

Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Academic Administrator, Black Women\'s Studies Professor

BusinessMakers

Amy S. Hilliard

Marketing Executive

MediaMakers

Rosalind Juanita Harris

Publisher

MediaMakers

Suzanne Malveaux

Television News Correspondent

EducationMakers

Barbara Ransby

History Professor, African American Studies Professor

ScienceMakers

Lilia Abron

Chemical Engineer

ScienceMakers

Joycelyn Harrison

Chemical Engineer

ScienceMakers

Paula Hammond

Chemical Engineer, Engineering Professor