Meet the National Board

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    James Borders

    JB Borders & Associates - Consultant

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  • A man with dark hair and a goatee taking a selfie outdoors with a cityscape background and a cloudy sky.

    Ty Defoe

    Educator/ Consultant/ Indigenous Director

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  • Close-up portrait of a woman with short black hair, smiling subtly, wearing pearl earrings and a pink top.

    Cloteal L. Horne

    Actor/ Educator/ Creative Producer

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  • A woman with glasses smiling, wearing a pink sweater with a llama design, in front of red curtains.

    Patricia Garza

    Director of Programs Los Angeles Performance Practice

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  • A woman with purple twisted braids, wearing a black top, standing in front of red curtains.

    Nissy Aya

    Playwright and Dramaturg

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  • A confident woman with her hands on her hips, wearing a black dress with ruffled sleeves and clear heels, standing against a plain background.

    Shamieka Goins

    ACC Board Vice President and Secretary

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  • Smiling woman with dark skin, wearing a colorful headscarf, large hoop earrings, and a black top, standing in front of red curtains.

    Sharifa Johka

    Board Chair
    Founder | Producer Black Realities

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  • A professional man wearing a beige suit, white shirt with plaid pattern, and a striped tie, with a black background.

    Ken Jones

    Kenneth M.Jones Esq - Attorney

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  • A woman with dark hair pulled back, wearing a white shirt and black vest, standing in front of red curtains.

    Alex Meda

    Artistic Director Studio Luna

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  • A woman with curly black hair and wearing a purple blouse standing in front of red curtains, smiling with missing front teeth.

    Lillian Osei-Boateng

    Philanthropy Arts and Culture Leader

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  • Smiling woman wearing glasses, earrings, and a black top, resting her chin on her hand against a pink background.

    Nia Weeks J.D

    Executive Director- Detangled

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  • A woman with shoulder-length reddish-brown hair smiling, wearing a gray turtleneck shirt and multiple gold necklaces, standing in front of a red curtain.

    Christiani Nix

    Founder of 4CN Marketing

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  • A woman with long, straight hair dyed purple and black, wearing purple lipstick, black eye makeup with long eyelashes, a black shirt, and large hoop earrings, sitting in a car.

    Tiffany Taylor

    Board Treasurer

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  • Woman in a black blazer and tulle skirt smiling, standing against a white background with hands on hips.

    Lauren Turner Hines

    Board President
    Founder- ACC

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