Ex-Officio Member
All Standing Committees

Isidore Niyongabo
President
Massachussets, 2021-2023 Term
president@nbda.org
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.
Ex-Officio Member
All Standing Committees
Isidore Niyongabo
President
Massachussets, 2021-2023 Term
president@nbda.org
Chair, NBDA Board of Directors
Kimberly Lucas
Vice President
New York, 2021-2023 Term
vicepresident@nbda.org
Kamili Belton
Interim Secretary
South Carolina, 2021-2023 Term (Appointed 2023)
secretary@nbda.org
Ibukun Odunlami
Treasurer
Pennsylvania, 2021-2023 Term
treasurer@nbda.org
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
William Babineaux
Midwestern Regional Representative
Indiana, 2022-2024 Term
MidwesternRegion@nbda.org
Hugh Woodson, Alternative Representative
Illinois, 2022-2024 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
Kimberly Mitchell
Southwestern Regional Representative
Texas, 2022-2024 Term
SouthwesternRegion@nbda.org
Willie Woodson, Alternative Representative
Texas, 2022-2024 Term
Western Region
Janaee Cobbs
Western Regional Representative
California, 2022-2024 Term
WesternRegion@nbda.org
Moni Brown, Alternative Representative
California, 2022-2024 Term
Martina Moore-Reid
Director of Black Deaf Senior Citizens Program
North Carolina, Non-Term Appointment Program Director
Seniors@nbda.org
Tanya Brown
Appointed Board Member
Regional Advisor - Regional System
Louisiana