Maker Directory

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PoliticalMakers

The Honorable John Conyers, Jr.

U.S. Congressman

ArtMakers

Allan Crite

Painter

EducationMakers

Dolores E. Cross

College President

StyleMakers

Veronica Jones

Fashion Retail Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Terry McMillan

Fiction Writer

MusicMakers

William Foster

Academic Administrator, Band Director

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable David N. Dinkins

Mayor

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

MedicalMakers

Dr. Richard Payne

Neurologist

PoliticalMakers

Gus Savage

U.S. Congressman

LawMakers

The Honorable Ann Claire Williams

Federal Judge

ArtMakers, MilitaryMakers

Ed Dwight

Sculptor, Test Pilot

EducationMakers

The Honorable Kenneth Smith, Sr.

University President

MusicMakers

Dionne Warwick

Singer

MediaMakers

Harry Porterfield

Television Personality

BusinessMakers

Anderson Jackson

Mortuary Owner

BusinessMakers

Abner Jean "Val" Jackson

Mortuary Owner, Civic Activist

LawMakers

The Honorable Jennifer Jones

Municipal Court Judge

ArtMakers

Noel Mayo

Industrial Designer, Design Professor

MedicalMakers

Dr. Donald E. Jackson

Veterinarian

BusinessMakers

Nathan Conyers

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

MediaMakers

Bonita Gooch

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Bernice Hutcherson

Social Work Professor

LawMakers

Edward Smith, Sr.

City Attorney

EducationMakers, LawMakers

john powell

Academic Administrator, Nonprofit Legal Director, Law Professor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable George L. Brown

Lieutenant Governor, State Representative

ArtMakers

Zenobia Washington

Doll Artist

EducationMakers

Robert Beale

Chemistry Professor, High School Chemistry Teacher, Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Mildred Cruzat

Community Leader, Civic Leader

MedicalMakers

Dr. Sampson Davis

Emergency Physician

MedicalMakers

Dr. Rameck R. Hunt

Emergency Physician

PoliticalMakers

Ronald Walters

Political Science Professor, Political Advisor

ReligionMakers

Bishop John Burgess

Bishop

CivicMakers

Lonnie G. Bunch, III.

Museum Chief Executive, Curator, Museum Director

ReligionMakers

Sister Patricia Ralph

Elementary School Principal, Nun

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Della Reese-Lett

Television Actress, Singer

StyleMakers

Leigh Jones

Hairstylist, Hair stylist

MusicMakers

Geraldine de Haas

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Jazz Singer

EducationMakers

Robert Green

Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Evelyn Gibson Lowery

Civil Rights Activist, Nonprofit Executive

ArtMakers

E. Lynn Harris

Fiction Writer

EducationMakers

The Honorable Barbara Lett Simmons

Education Administrator

ArtMakers

Jon Onye Lockard

Muralist, Art Professor, Painter

BusinessMakers

Ronald Jewell

Maintenance Company Chief Executive, Entrepreneur

MedicalMakers

Dr. William Alexander Jackson Ross

Orthopedic Surgeon, Physician

MedicalMakers

Dr. Henry Lucas

Dentist

CivicMakers

Kenneth D. Rodgers

Youth Advocate

BusinessMakers

Darwin N. Davis, Sr.

Insurance Executive

LawMakers, MediaMakers

The Honorable Gregory Mathis

Federal District Court Judge, Television Personality

CivicMakers

Sokoni Karanja

Community Development Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive