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; 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

Ex-Officio Member
All Standing Committees

 

Isidore Niyongabo

Isidore Niyongabo

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


Chair, NBDA Board of Directors

 

Kimberly Lucas

Kimberly Lucas

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


Kamili Belton

Kamili Belton

Interim Secretary 
South Carolina, 2021-2023 Term (Appointed 2023)
secretary@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
Regional Advisor - Regional System
Louisiana