FOUNDING & CURRENT MEMBERS
Institutional and professional affiliations are for identification purposes only.
Honorary Members
Julian Bond, Civil Rights icon and American University Professor
U.S. Congressman John Conyers
Laura Murphy, Director, National ACLU Legislative Office Director and activist
Joyce J. Scott, Internationally acclaimed visual and performance artist
Public Officials
Late Senator Gwendolyn Britt
Karen Britto, Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee Chair
Delegate Alfred “Al” Carr
Judy Docca, Montgomery County School Board Member
Valerie Erwin, Montgomery County Council Member
Delegate Jolene Ivey
Delegate Tawanna Gaines
Walter George, Bladensburg Town Council Member
Bill Henry, Baltimore City Council Member
Isiah “Ike” Leggett, Montgomery County Executive
Fred Mason, Jr. President DC/Maryland Council AFL-CIO
Roz Pelles, National AFL-CIO
Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk
Delegate Craig Rice
Carl Snowden, Director MD Office of Civil Rights
Isaac Trouth, Bowie City Council Member
Founding Members & Members
Bryan Alston
Tiana Allen
O. Abiola Akintola
William H. Beale, Jr., Executive Director Dwayne S. Brown Foundation
Allen Bennett, health care provider
Audrey Bennett
Richard Bennett III, Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs, Maryland Bar
Dr. Pamela Bennett, Assistant Professor, The Johns Hopkins University
Dr. LaCartia Best
Vivian Brown Penda
Eric Bryant, attorney
Helen Bryant
Rev. Larry Brumfield, Pastor and social activist
Darrell Carrington
Tito Castrol, graduate of Howard University School of Law
Marvin "Doc" Cheatum. President, NAACP Baltimore chapter
Rufus Clanzy, Howard County Office of Human Rights Administrator (retired)
Roberta Coates, Special Assistant to the President, University of Maryland, College Park
Rev. John Crestwell, Pastor Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church
Ryan Deal
Adrian Dennis
Rion Dennis
June White Dillard, President, NAACP Prince George’s County chapter
Tchad Dublin
Guy Dejoken, President, Frederick County NAACP
Brandon Dula, Asst. Dir. of Multicultural Involvement, University of Maryland, College Park
Freeman Ford Dennis, Jr.
Patricia Ferguson, Second Vice-President, NAACP of Maryland
Rev. David T. Gilmore
Jonathan D. Gilmore
Karen Gilmore
Lea A. Gilmore, international civil and human rights advocate and educator
Lisa Gray, Asst. Dir. for Cultural and Religious Diversity, UMBC
Julian Jackson
Dr. Q.T. Jackson, Minority Education Program University of Maryland, College Park
Elbridge James, III
Cynda Kimbrough, Executive Director of G.L.A.S.S. Baltimore
Carl Lashley
Dwanna Lee, Legislative Associate, ACLU of Maryland
Allan Leeks
Kenneth Leeks
Natasha Lewis, Development Director, ACLU of Maryland
Dr. Sobhan A. Mathew
Fred Mason, Jr., President of the Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO
Fred Mason, III
Maureen McClaurin
Richard A Montgomery III, Director of Legislative & Governmental Relations, MSBA
James Morrison
Rose Mary Morrison
William "Billy" Murphy Jr.
Niambi Murray
Odeana R. Neal, Associate Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law
Dr. Reginald Nettles, psychologist
Roz Pelles, AFL-CIO leadership
Tony Perez, labor organizer
Michael Pressoir
Tubi Retta, past NAACP President at University of Maryland College Park chapter
Walter C. Riley, Director of Instrumental Music, Watkins Mill High School, Gaithersburg
Dr. Gary Rodwell, Vice-President of the Board of Directors, ACLU of Maryland
Edward Rosemond, President/CEO, Liquid Web Designs
Akesha L. Scott, Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care
William C. Smith, Jr., Chairman of Board, Youth Achieve
Carl Snowden, Director of Civil Rights Division, MD Attorney General's Office
Bonita Spikes, community activist
JaCinda Stanton
Dr. Claudie Thomas, Morgan State University, School of Social Work
Naeem Thompson, Childcare Services
David Thurston, Anti-Racism Organizer & Educator, CASA of MD
Bernice Tucker, Executive Director, Women Taking Responsibility, Baltimore
Advisory Board & Members
Tahlib Britton, Freedom to Marry
Rickie Green, President and CEO, The Portal
Mark McClaurin, Director of Public Policy, Public Justice Center of Maryland
Rev. Meredith Moise, Clergy and Activist
H. Alexander Robinson, Former President and CEO, National Black Justice Coalition
Dr. Sylvia Rhue, Interim President and CEO, National Black Justice Coalition
Carlton Smith, Activist and Educator
Dr. Mary Washington
Kalima Young, Filmmaker and Educator
U.S. Congressman John Conyers
Laura Murphy, Director, National ACLU Legislative Office Director and activist
Joyce J. Scott, Internationally acclaimed visual and performance artist
Karen Britto, Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee Chair
Delegate Alfred “Al” Carr
Judy Docca, Montgomery County School Board Member
Valerie Erwin, Montgomery County Council Member
Delegate Jolene Ivey
Delegate Tawanna Gaines
Walter George, Bladensburg Town Council Member
Bill Henry, Baltimore City Council Member
Isiah “Ike” Leggett, Montgomery County Executive
Fred Mason, Jr. President DC/Maryland Council AFL-CIO
Roz Pelles, National AFL-CIO
Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk
Delegate Craig Rice
Carl Snowden, Director MD Office of Civil Rights
Isaac Trouth, Bowie City Council Member
Tiana Allen
O. Abiola Akintola
William H. Beale, Jr., Executive Director Dwayne S. Brown Foundation
Allen Bennett, health care provider
Audrey Bennett
Richard Bennett III, Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs, Maryland Bar
Dr. Pamela Bennett, Assistant Professor, The Johns Hopkins University
Dr. LaCartia Best
Vivian Brown Penda
Eric Bryant, attorney
Helen Bryant
Rev. Larry Brumfield, Pastor and social activist
Darrell Carrington
Tito Castrol, graduate of Howard University School of Law
Marvin "Doc" Cheatum. President, NAACP Baltimore chapter
Rufus Clanzy, Howard County Office of Human Rights Administrator (retired)
Roberta Coates, Special Assistant to the President, University of Maryland, College Park
Rev. John Crestwell, Pastor Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church
Ryan Deal
Adrian Dennis
Rion Dennis
June White Dillard, President, NAACP Prince George’s County chapter
Tchad Dublin
Guy Dejoken, President, Frederick County NAACP
Brandon Dula, Asst. Dir. of Multicultural Involvement, University of Maryland, College Park
Freeman Ford Dennis, Jr.
Patricia Ferguson, Second Vice-President, NAACP of Maryland
Rev. David T. Gilmore
Jonathan D. Gilmore
Karen Gilmore
Lea A. Gilmore, international civil and human rights advocate and educator
Lisa Gray, Asst. Dir. for Cultural and Religious Diversity, UMBC
Julian Jackson
Dr. Q.T. Jackson, Minority Education Program University of Maryland, College Park
Elbridge James, III
Cynda Kimbrough, Executive Director of G.L.A.S.S. Baltimore
Carl Lashley
Dwanna Lee, Legislative Associate, ACLU of Maryland
Allan Leeks
Kenneth Leeks
Natasha Lewis, Development Director, ACLU of Maryland
Dr. Sobhan A. Mathew
Fred Mason, Jr., President of the Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO
Fred Mason, III
Maureen McClaurin
Richard A Montgomery III, Director of Legislative & Governmental Relations, MSBA
James Morrison
Rose Mary Morrison
William "Billy" Murphy Jr.
Odeana R. Neal, Associate Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law
Dr. Reginald Nettles, psychologist
Roz Pelles, AFL-CIO leadership
Tony Perez, labor organizer
Michael Pressoir
Tubi Retta, past NAACP President at University of Maryland College Park chapter
Walter C. Riley, Director of Instrumental Music, Watkins Mill High School, Gaithersburg
Dr. Gary Rodwell, Vice-President of the Board of Directors, ACLU of Maryland
Edward Rosemond, President/CEO, Liquid Web Designs
Akesha L. Scott, Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care
William C. Smith, Jr., Chairman of Board, Youth Achieve
Carl Snowden, Director of Civil Rights Division, MD Attorney General's Office
Bonita Spikes, community activist
JaCinda Stanton
Dr. Claudie Thomas, Morgan State University, School of Social Work
Naeem Thompson, Childcare Services
David Thurston, Anti-Racism Organizer & Educator, CASA of MD
Bernice Tucker, Executive Director, Women Taking Responsibility, Baltimore
Rickie Green, President and CEO, The Portal
Mark McClaurin, Director of Public Policy, Public Justice Center of Maryland
Rev. Meredith Moise, Clergy and Activist
H. Alexander Robinson, Former President and CEO, National Black Justice Coalition
Dr. Sylvia Rhue, Interim President and CEO, National Black Justice Coalition
Carlton Smith, Activist and Educator
Kalima Young, Filmmaker and Educator