Officers / Committees 2025-2026
President:
Minnie Pearson
First Vice President:
Teneisha James Wesley
Second Vice President:
Dr. Joycelyn Landrum-Brown
Secretary:
Benjamin Beaupré
Assistant Secretary:
Stephanie Tyler
Treasurer:
Artice James
Assistant Treasurer:
VACANT
Education Committee:
Dr. Barbara Suggs Mason,
Co-Chair
Dr. Joycelyn Landrum Brown, Co-Chair
Newsletter:
Danielle Lusby
Communications:
Lucretia A. Williams
ACT-SO Chair:
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Dr. Barbara Gillespie-Washington, Chair
Bernice Harrington , Co-Chair
Freedom Fund Committee
Co-Chairs:
Executive Committee
Political Action/Voter Empowerment:
Artice James, Chair
Benjamin Beaupré, Co-Chair
Criminal Justice Reform Chair:
President Minnie Pearson
Tom Moore
Attorney Shayla Maatuka
Membership Chair:
Makiya Thomas
Veterans Affairs Chair:
Chief Timothy Tyler
Healthcare Chair:
VACANT
Members-at-large of the Executive Committee:
Sharon Anderson
Amy Felty
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