Leadership

2024 - 2025

President	Magdalena Benavides	mbenavides.m.ed2@gmail.com
President-Elect	Pending
Past President	Michelle Ruiz-Deal	dmrdeal@outlook.com
Director	Dr. Forrest Smith	forrestdentsmith@gmail.com
Senator	Salvador Acosta	sacosta@mindspring.com
Alternate Senator	Dr. Megan Pickens	dr.megan@thevococo.com
Secretary	Tolulope Mejolagbe	tolulope.mejoblagbe@outlook.com
Treasurer	Bessie Neal	sneal7409@gmail.com

Past Presidents

1977 Gloria Paige
1978 Dr. I. C. Gordon
1979 Flora D. Nauls
1980 Albert Lincoln
1981 Dr. Clifford Sparks (deceased)
1982 Dr. Doris Singleton Roby
1983 Mazie N. Mack (deceased)
1984 Allie Hillard (deceased)
1985 Margaret Etchinson
1986 Alice Cox
1987 Sidney Willis
1988 Gertha Munson
1989 Louella Tate
1990 Dr. Jamesanna Kirven (deceased)

1991 Flora D. Nauls
1992 Sadie Woodard
1993 George Stafford
1994 Waymon Webster (deceased)
1995 Mazie N. Mack (deceased)
1996 Barbara Carter
1997 Ruby Armstrong
1998 Dr. Marie Faubert
1999 Doris Johnson
2000 Sadie Woodard
2001 Dr. Beth Durodoye
2002 Coty Anderson
2003 Ruby Armstrong
2004 Dr. Marilyn Adams

2005 Ruby Armstrong
2006 Dr. Debra Bettis Britton
2007 Salvador Acosta
2008 Dr. Debra Bettis Britton
2009 Ilynn Marinero
2010 Sigrid Woods
2011 Tomeka McGee
2012 Bessie Neal
2013 B.J. Barksdale
2014 Debra Williamson
2015 Dr. J. Yasmine Butler
2016 Debra Williamson
2017 Megan Pickens
2018 Dr. Richard Henriksen
2019 Dr. Richard Henriksen
2020 Dr. Debra Bettis Britton
2021 Dr. Angela Powell
2022 Dr. Angela M. Powell
2023 Dr. Andrea Johnson
2024 Michelle Ruiz Deal