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

ArtMakers

Louis Johnson

Dancer, Choreographer

EducationMakers

Lorenzo Morris

Political Science Professor

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

Gerald Lamb

State Treasurer

CivicMakers

Vera Thelma Shorter

Community Activist

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Diahann Carroll

Film Actress, Singer

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

Nadine P. Winter

Community Activist, City Council Member

MediaMakers

Wayne Dawkins

Newspaper Editor, Author

CivicMakers, MediaMakers

The Honorable Jerome W. Mondesire

Association Branch Executive, Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive, Association Executive

MusicMakers

Billy Taylor

Music Professor, Jazz Pianist, Music Composer

CivicMakers

Ilyasah Shabazz

Civil Rights Leader

MilitaryMakers

Gen. Clara Adams-Ender

Military Officer

BusinessMakers

Barry Williams

Private Equity Chief Executive

ReligionMakers

The Honorable Reverend Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook

Pastor

MusicMakers

Mohandas "Kool Moe Dee" DeWese

Hip Hop Artist

ArtMakers

Lynn Nottage

Playwright

BusinessMakers

J. Veronica Biggins

Presidential Appointee, Corporate Executive

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

EducationMakers

Rena Bancroft

College President

MedicalMakers, EducationMakers

Dr. Helene Gayle

Epidemiologist, University President

StyleMakers, BusinessMakers

Lisa Price

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Hair Care Manufacturer

MilitaryMakers

Capt. Samuel Saxton

Captain

ArtMakers

Julie Dash

Filmmaker

CivicMakers

Gloria Toote

Federal Government Appointee

MediaMakers

Ken Smikle

Marketing Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Florence M. Rice

Consumer Activist

MediaMakers

Evelyn Cunningham

Journalist

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

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Col. Lucius P. Gregg

Aircraft Commander

MediaMakers, MusicMakers

Bunnie Jackson-Ransom

Marketing Entrepreneur, Music Manager