NCOBPS Executive Council Members

Kathie Stromile Golden – Executive Director
Mississippi Valley State University

Dr. Pearl K. Dowe – President
Emory University

Dr. Sharon D. Wright Austin – Vice President
The University of Florida

Jessica D. Johnson Carew, Ph.D. – Secretary
Elon University

Athena King – Treasurer
Old Dominion University

Jessica Lynn Stewart – Nominations Committee
Emory University

Shiela Harmon-Martin – Historian
University of the District of Columbia

Periloux Peay – Parliamentarian
Georgia State University

Elsie Scott – President’s Council
Howard University

Jerome Hunt – LGBTQ+ Caucus
Long Beach City College

Christopher Saint Jean – Graduate Student Representative
Rutgers University

Brianna-Nicole Facey – Undergraduate Student Representative
The University of Florida
Regional Representatives on the Executive Council

Albert Samuels – Southern Regional Representative
Southern University

Sherice Janaye Nelson, Ph.D. – Southern Regional Representative

Ayana Best – Northeastern Regional Representative
Howard University

Ray Block – Midwestern Representative
Pennsylvania State University

Mackey Unique
Emory University

Gladys Mitchell Walthour – Midwestern Representative
North Carolina Central University

LaGina Gause – Western States Representative
University of California, San Diego

Elizabeth Walker – Western States Representative
College of The Desert

Najja Baptist – At-Large Member
University of Arkansas

Jessica Lynn Stewart, Ph.D. – At-Large Member
Emory University
Founding Editors National Review of Black Politics
(formerly National Political Science Review)

Andra Gillespie
Emory University

Dr. Pearl K. Dowe
Emory University