Maker Directory

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PoliticalMakers

Lt. Gov. Joe Rogers

Lieutenant Governor, Lawyer

ArtMakers

Susan Cayton Woodson

Art Collector

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

Cathy Hughes

Broadcast Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

Alfred Liggins, III

Broadcast Chief Executive, Radio Station Owner

MediaMakers

Brenda Payton Jones

Newspaper Columnist

BusinessMakers

Nathaniel R. Goldston, III

Food Service Entrepreneur, Food Service Executive

CivicMakers

Larry Gossett

Civil Rights Activist, County Council Member

LawMakers

Gary Gayton

Civil Rights Lawyer

MediaMakers

Cheryl Mayberry McKissack

Marketing Executive

ArtMakers

Mona Lake Jones

Poet

LawMakers

The Honorable Charles Walker

State Administrative Judge, State Assistant Attorney General

CivicMakers, MediaMakers

Phyllis Hicks

Nonprofit Administrator, Newspaper Marketing Director

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Frank Brown

City Council Member, City Government Official

MusicMakers

Luigi Waites

Jazz Drummer

ArtMakers, EntertainmentMakers

John Beasley

Actor, Theater Chief Executive, Stage Director

CivicMakers

Carver Gayton

Civic Leader

MilitaryMakers

Gen. Vincent Brooks

General

MilitaryMakers

Brig. Gen. Leo Brooks, Jr.

Brigadier General

MediaMakers

Audrey Edwards

Magazine Editor, Author

MediaMakers, EducationMakers

Melissa Harris-Perry

Television Host, Political Science Professor

SportsMakers

C. Lamont Smith

Talent Agent

BusinessMakers

Franklin D. Raines

Corporate Executive, Lawyer

EntertainmentMakers

Bill Costen

Hot Air Balloon Pilot

ArtMakers

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Actor