Maker Directory

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MedicalMakers

Dr. Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist

CivicMakers

Reverend Al Sharpton

Community Activist, Minister, Civil Rights Leader

EducationMakers

Adelaide Sanford

Education Administrator, Elementary School Teacher

CivicMakers

Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich

Nonprofit Chief Executive

ReligionMakers

Reverend Calvin O. Pressley

Pastor

BusinessMakers

Quintin Primo, III

Investment Chief Executive

MusicMakers

Russell Simmons

Media Company Entrepreneur, Music Executive

ArtMakers

Joan Sandler

Arts Administrator

MediaMakers

Richard Claude Steele

Radio Personality

BusinessMakers

Kirk Anthony Sykes

Real Estate Developer

StyleMakers

Audrey Lavinia Smaltz

Fashion Show Stage Manager

CivicMakers

Vera Thelma Shorter

Community Activist

CivicMakers

Ilyasah Shabazz

Civil Rights Leader

BusinessMakers

Ernesta G. Procope

Insurance Executive, Investment Banker

StyleMakers, BusinessMakers

Lisa Price

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Hair Care Manufacturer

MediaMakers

Ken Smikle

Marketing Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Frank Ski

Radio Personality

BusinessMakers

Richard Parsons

Business Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Donna Satchell Kimble

Business Consultant, Motivational Speaker

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Basil Paterson

Lawyer, City Government Appointee, State Government Appointee, State Senator

CivicMakers

Henrietta Smith

Library Science Professor, School Media Librarian

LawMakers

The Honorable Jock Smith

Municipal Court Judge

MilitaryMakers, PoliticalMakers

Gen. Colin L. Powell

Military Officer, Cabinet Appointee, Presidential Appointee, U.S. Cabinet Official

ScienceMakers

Arnold Stancell

Chemical Engineer

LawMakers

The Honorable Gregory Sleet

Federal District Court Judge, United States Attorney

ScienceMakers, EducationMakers

Allen Sessoms

Physicist, University President

MediaMakers

Renee Poussaint

Journalist

ScienceMakers, SportsMakers

Mark Smith

Electrical Engineer, Competitive Fencer

ScienceMakers

Jacqueline Sales

Environmental Engineer

ArtMakers

James Phillips

Visual Artist

MediaMakers

Anthony Samad

Journalist, Political Science Professor

MediaMakers

Richard Prince

Newspaper Columnist

BusinessMakers

Marianne Camille Spraggins

Investment Banker, Law Professor

MediaMakers

Pierre Sutton

Broadcast Executive

LawMakers

Kenneth Standard

Lawyer

MediaMakers

Rachel Swarns

Newspaper Reporter

MediaMakers

Ernie Suggs

Journalist

LawMakers

Theodore Shaw

Lawyer, Law Professor

ArtMakers, EntertainmentMakers

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Actor, Screenwriter, Stage Director

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable David A. Paterson

Political leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Bill Perkins

State Senator

ArtMakers

Lorna Simpson

Photographer

LawMakers

The Honorable Laura Taylor Swain

Judge

ArtMakers

JoeSam

Mixed Media Artist

EntertainmentMakers

Marcia Smith

Film Producer

LawMakers

Juliette W. Pryor

Corporate General Counsel

EducationMakers

Thomas A. Parham

Academic Administrator, College President

LawMakers

Diane B. Patrick

Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Shelley Stewart, Jr.

Corporate Executive

MusicMakers

Valerie Simpson

Singer, Songwriter