Maker Directory

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MediaMakers

Richard Claude Steele

Radio Personality

BusinessMakers

Kirk Anthony Sykes

Real Estate Developer

MusicMakers

Julius P. Williams, Jr.

Conductor

CivicMakers

William Gerald Fletcher, Jr.

Nonprofit Chief Executive

MediaMakers

George Cylie Fraser

Business Networking Chief Executive

StyleMakers

Audrey Lavinia Smaltz

Fashion Show Stage Manager

MilitaryMakers, ScienceMakers

Renaldo M. Jensen

Military Officer, Aerospace Engineer

MediaMakers

Ronald H. Brewington

Broadcast Executive

MediaMakers

Barbara Heineback

Public Relations Executive

SportsMakers

William Baxter

Basketball Official

ArtMakers

Arthur Wellesley French

Stage Actor, Film Actor, Stage Director

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Helen Marshall

Borough President

LawMakers

Randolph Michael McLaughlin

Civil Rights Lawyer

MediaMakers

DeWayne Wickham

Author, Newspaper Columnist

EducationMakers

Lorenzo Morris

Political Science Professor

CivicMakers

Vera Thelma Shorter

Community Activist

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Diahann Carroll

Film Actress, Singer

MediaMakers

Wayne Dawkins

Newspaper Editor, Author

CivicMakers, MediaMakers

The Honorable Jerome W. Mondesire

Association Branch Executive, Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive, Association Executive

CivicMakers

Ilyasah Shabazz

Civil Rights Leader

BusinessMakers

Barry Williams

Private Equity Chief Executive

ReligionMakers

The Honorable Reverend Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook

Pastor

CivicMakers

James H. Gilliam, Sr.

Social Worker, Nonprofit Executive

MusicMakers

Mohandas "Kool Moe Dee" DeWese

Hip Hop Artist

ArtMakers

Lynn Nottage

Playwright

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Byron Rushing

Museum Director, State Representative, Civil Rights Leader

SportsMakers

John Carlos

Track and Field Athlete

ReligionMakers, CivicMakers

Vincent Harding

Theologian, Civil Rights Activist

EducationMakers

James Lowell Gibbs, Jr.

Cultural Anthropology Professor

ArtMakers

Stanley Nelson

Film Producer, Documentary Filmmaker

BusinessMakers

Ernesta G. Procope

Insurance Executive, Investment Banker

MedicalMakers, EducationMakers

Dr. Helene Gayle

Epidemiologist, University President

MediaMakers, StyleMakers

Harriette Cole

Talent Coach, Model, Magazine Editor

StyleMakers, BusinessMakers

Lisa Price

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Hair Care Manufacturer

MusicMakers

Anne Brown

Classical Singer

ArtMakers

Julie Dash

Filmmaker

CivicMakers

Gloria Toote

Federal Government Appointee

MediaMakers

Ken Smikle

Marketing Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Florence M. Rice

Consumer Activist

ArtMakers

Maurice Hines, Jr.

Choreographer, Entertainer, Stage Director

LawMakers

Lisa E. Davis

Entertainment Lawyer

BusinessMakers

E. T. Williams

Investment Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Gale Horton Gay

Newspaper Editor

MedicalMakers

Nancy Bowlin

Public Health Nurse

MusicMakers

George Daniels

Record Store Owner

ArtMakers

Leslie King-Hammond

Installation Artist, Academic Administrator, Art History Professor, Curator, Arts Administrator

MedicalMakers

Dr. Donna M. Mendes

Vascular Surgeon

MediaMakers

Tonya W. Bolden

Author

ReligionMakers

Bishop Vashti McKenzie

Bishop

EducationMakers

Joyce F. Brown

University President