Maker Directory

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PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Maxine Waters

U.S. Congresswoman

CivicMakers

Jorja Palmer

Community Activist

MusicMakers

Ella Jenkins

Folk Singer

CivicMakers

Maycie Herrington

Social Worker, Historian, Nonprofit Executive

EducationMakers

Ruth Brett Quarles

Academic Administrator

LawMakers

Adjoa Aiyetoro

Civic Activist, Civil Rights Lawyer, Lawyer

EducationMakers

Elnora D. Daniel

University President

EducationMakers

Thelma Groomes

Middle School Teacher

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Vera Hall

Education Administrator, City Council Member

EducationMakers

Glennette Tilley Turner

Elementary School Teacher, Historian

SportsMakers

Katherine Bennett

Academic Administrator, College Basketball Coach

CivicMakers, MedicalMakers

Alyce Faye Wattleton

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Nurse

MedicalMakers

Ella Mizzell Kelly

Academic Administrator, Medical Administrator

EducationMakers

Thelma Lee Russell

Education Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Barbara Ann Teer

Arts Administrator

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

Nadine P. Winter

Community Activist, City Council Member

MilitaryMakers

Gen. Clara Adams-Ender

Military Officer

BusinessMakers

J. Veronica Biggins

Presidential Appointee, Corporate Executive

ArtMakers

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Artistic Director, Dancer

EducationMakers

Rena Bancroft

College President

MediaMakers

Evelyn Cunningham

Journalist

CivicMakers

Alice Windom

Social Worker

LawMakers, CivicMakers

Margaret Bush Wilson

Real Estate Lawyer, Association Branch Chief Executive

MediaMakers, MusicMakers

Bunnie Jackson-Ransom

Marketing Entrepreneur, Music Manager

BusinessMakers

Leatrice McKissack

Architect

EducationMakers

C. Eileen Watts Welch

Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Janet L. Sims-Wood

Historian, Reference Librarian

EntertainmentMakers

Jackee Harry

Television Actress, Actress

LawMakers

Deborah Lathen

Corporate Lawyer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Cardiss Collins

U.S. Congresswoman

ArtMakers

Maya Angelou

Poet

ArtMakers

Martha Jordan

Dancer

CivicMakers

Hattie B. Dorsey

Civil Rights Activist, Community Development Executive, Community Activist

CivicMakers

Lois Conley

Museum Chief Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable Anne-Marie Clarke

Family Court Commissioner, Hearing Officer

ArtMakers

Geraldine Rhodes Kennedy

Dance Group Manager

ArtMakers

Armelia McQueen

Actress

BusinessMakers

Carole Brown

Investment Banker

ScienceMakers

Andrea Lawrence

Computer Science Professor, Computer Scientist

ArtMakers, CivicMakers

Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin

Theater Chief Executive, Library Director, Arts Administrator, Librarian

ScienceMakers

Sondra Akins

Education Professor, Chemist

MusicMakers

Janie Bradford

Songwriter

ScienceMakers

Christine Darden

Aerospace Engineer

LawMakers

Almeta Cooper

Corporate General Counsel, General Counsel

EducationMakers

Ann Smith

Civic Leader, Education Executive

MediaMakers

Sheila Brooks

Broadcast journalist, Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Jacqulyn Shropshire

Civic Leader, Non-profit Executive

MediaMakers

Carol Randolph-Jasmine

Television Anchor, Newspaper Columnist, Book Publisher

CivicMakers

Jessie Carney Smith

Librarian, Author, Educator

MediaMakers

Sandra Hughes

Broadcast journalist