Ex-Officio Member
All Standing Committees
Isidore Niyongabo
President
Massachussets, 2021-2023 Term
president@nbda.org
NBDA Board
The NBDA Board of Directors is comprised of the following: four (4) Executive Officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer; five (5) Regional Representative for NBDA Regions of Eastern, Midwestern, Southern, Southwestern, and Western; 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
Chair, NBDA Board of Directors
Kimberly Lucas
Vice President
New York, 2021-2023 Term
vicepresident@nbda.org
Usherla DeBerry
Secretary
Delaware, 2021-2023 Term
secretary@nbda.org
Ibukun Odunlami
Treasurer
Pennsylvania, 2021-2023 Term
treasurer@nbda.org
Regional Representatives
Eastern Region
Patrice Creamer
Eastern Regional Representative
New York, 2020-2022 Term
EasternRegion@nbda.org
Jennifer Bailey, Alternative Representative
New York, 2020-2022 Term
Midwestern Region
Ronelle Johnson
Midwestern Regional Representative
Indiana, 2020-2022 Term
MidwesternRegion@nbda.org
Benro Ogunyipe, Alternative Representative
Illinois, 2020-2022 Term
Southern Region
Marcus Washington
Acting Southern Regional Representative
Alabama, 2018-2020 Term
SouthernRegion@nbda.org
Marcus Washington, Alternative Representative
Alabama, 2018-2020 Term
Southwestern Region
Pamela Baldwin
Interim Southwestern Regional Representative
Arkansas, 2018-2020 Term
SouthwesternRegion@nbda.org
Pamela Baldwin, Alternative Representative
Arkansas, 2018-2020 Term
Western Region
Samuel Holden
Interim Western Regional Representative
California, 2020-2022 Term
WesternRegion@nbda.org
Janaee Cobbs, Alternative Representative
California, 2020-2022 Term
At-Large Board Members
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
Appointed Board Member
Regional Advisor - Regional System
Louisiana
TBA Coming Soon
Appointed Board Member
State