Maker Directory

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CivicMakers

Dolores D. Wharton

Civic Leader

ArtMakers, EntertainmentMakers

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Actor, Screenwriter, Stage Director

ArtMakers

Thelma Golden

Museum Director, Curator

ArtMakers

Mercedes Ellington

Dancer, Choreographer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Doris Bunte

State Representative, City Government Appointee

MediaMakers, ArtMakers

Jill Nelson

Journalist, Author

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Ruth Hassell-Thompson

Policy Advisor, State Senator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable David A. Paterson

Political leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Bill Perkins

State Senator

BusinessMakers

Carol Fulp

Corporate Executive, Nonprofit Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Lorna Simpson

Photographer

EducationMakers

Geoffrey Canada

Education Administrator

MusicMakers

Darryl "DMC" McDaniels

Hip Hop Artist

MusicMakers

Isisara Bey

Entertainment Executive

LawMakers

Sherrilyn Ifill

Nonprofit Director, Law Professor

MusicMakers

Andre Harrell

Record Executive, Film Producer

EntertainmentMakers

Richard Roundtree

Film Actor

BusinessMakers

Robert T. Coles

Architect

PoliticalMakers

George K. Arthur

City Council Member

MediaMakers

Frank Mercado-Valdes

Television Executive

EntertainmentMakers

Vanessa Williams

Film Actress, Singer

CivicMakers

Andrew P. Jackson

Librarian

CivicMakers

Patricia Banks Edmiston

Program Manager, Consultant, Community Activist

BusinessMakers

Alex Askew

Chef

LawMakers

The Honorable Laura Taylor Swain

Judge

ArtMakers

Dinizulu Gene Tinnie

Professor, Artist, Muralist

MedicalMakers

Chet Hewitt

Healthcare Executive

ArtMakers

Carolyn Adams

Choreographer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Ivy R. Taylor

Political leader

MusicMakers

Sugar Blue

Blues Musician

ArtMakers

Voza Rivers

Theater Director

LawMakers

The Honorable Peter C. Harvey

Lawyer

ArtMakers

JoeSam

Mixed Media Artist

MediaMakers

Angela Yee

Radio Personality

EducationMakers

Roberto "Bert" Ifill

Academic Administrator

EntertainmentMakers, BusinessMakers

Stephanie Tavares-Rance

Producer, Marketing Chief Executive

EntertainmentMakers

Marcia Smith

Film Producer

BusinessMakers

Robert Benjamin Crews, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer

EducationMakers

Constance W. Williams

Social Work Professor

LawMakers

Juliette W. Pryor

Corporate General Counsel

MusicMakers

Reri Grist

Classical Singer

ArtMakers

Jamal Joseph

Writer, Director, Film Professor

BusinessMakers

Kahina Van Dyke

Corporate Executive

ArtMakers

Shawn Walker

Photographer

SportsMakers

Gail A. Marquis

Basketball Player

PoliticalMakers

Robert Jackson

City Council Member

MusicMakers

Sonny Rollins

Jazz Composer, Saxophonist

EducationMakers

Nola Lancaster Whiteman

Education Administrator

BusinessMakers

Barbara Alleyne

Investment Banker

BusinessMakers

Emma Rodgers

Entrepreneur