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The MDAAPEI Advisory Board consists of individuals who have achieved success in a wide range of venues. From businesspeople to public servants, each member of the board brings their own unique perspective to the issues facing the African American community. The 2020-21 board members are:
Hon. Adrienne Konigar-Macklin
Board Chair, San Diego General Counsel/Pomona School Board President
Ron Turner
Vice Chairman, Radio Executive/KJLH, National Sales Manager
Nicole Jones
Secretary, Foundation/Grants Executive
Laura Richardson
Board Treasurer, former Congresswoman, Public Policy Executive
Daryl Sweeney
Fundraising Committee Chairman, former Mayor of Carson/Political Consultant
Carolyn Williams
Immediate Past Board Chair/Sustainability Committee Chair, Non-profit Consultant
Dr. Justin Gammage
Dymally Fellows Chairman, CSUDH Faculty Member
Charisse Bremond-Weaver
Non-Profit Executive, CEO, Brotherhood Crusade
Michael Colling
Community College Professor
Hon. Steven Bradford
California State Senator (non-voting)
Hon. Curren Price
Los Angeles City Councilman (non-voting)
Kevin McDowell
Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, AEG
Hon. Jawane Hilton
Carson City Councilman
Tiffany Herbert, Ph.D.
CSUDH Faculty Member, Board Liaison, Sisters United Program
Lindsay Hughes
McDonald’s Franchise Owner
Dwayne Davis, Ed.D.
School Administrator/Education Consultant
Ludlow Creary, Esq.
Civil Rights Attorney
Patrice Marshall-McKenzie
Non-Profit Executive, Board Chair, LAAAWPPI
Leo Hill, Jr.
Retired Aerospace Executive
Michael E. Spagna, Ph.D.
CSUDH Provost (Ex-Officio)
Anthony Samad, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Mervyn Dymally Institute (Ex-Officio)