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NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS NSBE EDITORIAL BOARD Executive Director: Carl B. Mack NSBE MAGAZINE STAFF/PUBLICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA Publisher: Pamela D. Sharif Editor: Eric Addison Media Coordinator: Lashonda M. Winston NSBE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD Administrative Zone National Chair: Stevenson A. Dunn Jr. National Vice Chair: Michael E. Johnson Jr. National Treasurer: Jamere O. Clark National Secretary: Cynthia Bossard National Programs Chair: Natasha Joseph National Chair Emeritus: Darryl A. Dickerson National Parliamentarian: Charneta Samms National Advisory Board Chair: Anthony Harris Communications Zone National Secretary: Cynthia Bossard National Public Relations Chair: Sonia Irving National Telecommunications Chair: Ninrat B. Datiri Finance Zone National Finance Chair: Jamere O. Clark National 2009 Convention Planning Committee Chair: Kimberly M. Cross National 2010 Convention Planning Committee Chair: Ainsley A. Stewart Jr. National Assistant Treasurer–Finance Control: Jessica Allen National Assistant Treasurer–Special Projects: L’Wade C. Lewin Programs Zone National Programs Chair: Natasha Joseph National Academic Excellence Chair: Aftin Ross National Business Diversity Chair: Whitney Gaskins Membership Zone National Vice Chair: Michael E. Johnson Jr. National Membership Chair: Aurelia Hepburn-Briscoe Region I Chair: Kwame Baptiste Region II Chair: Tasha Zephirin Region III Chair: Trevor A. Williams Region IV Chair: Stacyann P. Russell Region V Chair: Akin Arikawe Region VI Chair: Corey E. Baker International Committee Chair: Xavier Gordon National Alumni Extension Chair: Njema J. Frazier, Ph.D. NSBE NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Chair: Anthony Harris Vice Chair: Donna O. Johnson Secretary: Gerald Harris Board Member: Cheryl L. Adams Board Member: Marion W. Blalock Board Member: Virginia Booth-Gleghorn Board Member: Darryl A. Dickerson Board Member: Augustine Esogbue, Ph.D. 4 • march/april 2009 • Board Member: Reginald K. Ewing Board Member: Steven A. Jarrett Board Member: Donna O. Johnson Board Member: Michele Lezama Board Member: Gary S. May, Ph.D. Board Member: S. Gordon Moore Jr. Pro-Bono Counsel: Howard B. Presant, Atty. NSBE NATIONAL ALUMNI EXECUTIVE BOARD National AE Chair: Njema J. Frazier, Ph.D. National AE Chair Elect: Brian L. Jackson National AE Chair Emeritus: Nosa Egharevba National AE Treasurer: Cassandra Johnson National AE Secretary: Alice D. Walker National AE Programs Chair: Thzaira Charles, P.E. National AE Membership Chair: Darnell Fisher Region I AE Chair: Naphysah Duncan Region II AE Chair: Shatwauriya Findley Region III AE Chair: Timothy Young Region IV AE Chair: Kristy Thompson Region V AE Chair: Charles Robinson Jr. Region VI AE Chair: Darrell Porcher National AE Finance Chair: Strauder Patton IV, P.E. National AE Telecommunications Chair: Kumi Rauf National AE Publications Chair: Yolanda Turner-Smith National AE Public Relations Chair: Wilbert Moultrie National AE Professional Development Chair: Barrow Shurn National AE Pre-College Initiative Chair: Carolyn Boyd National AE College Initiative Chair: Tyria Riley National AE Parliamentarian: Stacie D. Suggs National AE Technical Excellence Chair: Mary McWilliams National AE Entrepreneurship Chair: Christopher J. Cooper NSBE WORLD HEADQUARTERS STAFF Executive Director: Carl B. Mack Executive Assistant to the Executive Director: Roena L. Cox Deputy Executive Director: Sharon Southerland-Smith Director, Programs: Michael D. Smith, D.Eng. Director of Membership and Registration: Njemile A. Vinson Director of Accounting and Finance: Shon McGhee Director of Information Technology: Ricky Li Publisher: Pamela D. Sharif Chief Development Officer: Nadine Dennis Senior Manager of Corporate Relations: Don J. Nelson Pre-College Initiative Manager: Franklin O. Moore LAN Administrator: Sylvester Harriett Membership Coordinator: Kenjie Davis Media Coordinator: Lashonda M. Winston Corporate Relations Coordinator: Brandon McCollough Collegiate Programs Coordinator: David Giles Pre-College Initiative Coordinator: Alaina M. Law Membership Coordinator: Jerry Dudley Project Coordinator: Erika Howell International Services Coordinator: Stephanie Mathis Accounting Assistant: Felicia Carter Office Coordinator: Angela Jackson Corporate Relations Assistant: Sherry Galloway ABOuT NSBE The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), with more than 31,000 members, is one of the largest student-governed organizations in the country. NSBE’s mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community. NSBE comprises more than 300 chapters on college and university campuses, more than 80 Alumni Extension chapters and interest groups, and numerous NSBE Jr. chapters, in the U.S., Asia, Canada, Africa, England and the Caribbean. The U.S. chapters are divided geographically into six regions. NSBE had its genesis in April 1975. In 1976, NSBE was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in the State of Texas and also became recognized as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The NSBE torch symbolizes our everlasting, burning desire to achieve success in this competitive society and to effect a positive change in the quality of life of all people. The lightening bolt represents the striking impact that will be felt by the Society and industry due to the contributions and accomplishments made by dedicated members of the National Society of Black Engineers. 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