NBDA Board

NBDA Board History

The NBDA Board of Directors is comprised of the following: four (4) Executive Officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer; four (4) Regional Representative for NBDA Regions of Eastern, Midwestern, Southern, and Southwestern; one (1) At-Large Board Member (Senior Citizens Director); and two (2) Appointed Board Members for special expertise. The Executive Officers are elected in an odd year at the biennial NBDA national conference while the Regional Representatives are elected in an even year at their respective regional conferences. Both Officers and Regional Representatives serve two-year term.

Executive Board

Ex-Officio Member
All Standing Committees

Program & Committee Oversight

  • TBA
Isidore Niyongabo

Isidore Niyongabo

President
Massachussets, 2021-2023 Term
president@nbda.org


Chair, NBDA Board of Directors

Program & Committee Oversight

  • TBA
Kimberly Lucas

Kimberly Lucas

Vice President
New York, 2021-2023 Term
vicepresident@nbda.org


Program & Committee Oversight

  • TBA
Usherla DeBerry

Usherla DeBerry

Secretary
Delaware, 2021-2023 Term
secretary@nbda.org


Program & Committee Oversight

  • TBA
Ibukun Odunlami

Ibukun Odunlami

Treasurer
Pennsylvania, 2021-2023 Term
treasurer@nbda.org


Regional Representatives

Eastern Region

Patrice Creamer

Patrice Creamer

Eastern Regional Representative
New York, 2020-2022 Term
EasternRegion@nbda.org

                              Jennifer Bailey, Alternative Representative
                              New York, 2020-2022 Term


Southern Region

Marcus Washington

Marcus Washington

Acting Southern Regional Representative
Alabama, 2018-2020 Term
SouthernRegion@nbda.org

                              Marcus Washington, Alternative Representative
                              Alabama, 2018-2020 Term


At-Large Board Members

Martina Moore-Reid

Martina Moore-Reid

Director of Black Deaf Senior Citizens Program
North Carolina, Non-Term Appointment Program Director
Seniors@nbda.org


Appointed Board Members

Tanya Brown

Tanya Brown

Appointed Board Member
Louisiana


TBA Coming Soon

TBA Coming Soon

Appointed Board Member
State