Our Staff
Kelly Burton, CEO/Executive Director
Jenna Scott, Chief of Staff
Griselle Colon, Chief Operating Officer
Olivia Green, Director of Member Relations
India Fordham, Member Relations Manager
Wendi Dillard, Business Development Manager
Quis Liddell, Business Manager
Tammy Charles, Director of Corporate Relations
Bianca St. Louis, Program Development Consultant
Allegra Manigault, Project Manager
Dariana Brown, Program Coordinator
Kiara Lyle, Marketing Coordinator
Alax Foreman, Community Manager
Gina Wallace Hooks, Director of Marketing
Charles Allen, Sponsorship Sales Manager
Tiffanie Jeter, Partnership Development manager
Melissa Jackson, IT Business Systems Manager
Jason Giles, Branding – Studio J Lorne
Ify Ike, Movement Strategy – Pink Cornrows
Brian Fitch, Marketing Team – Carbon Thread
Valentina Barton, Marketing Team – Carbon Thread
Jimmie Strong, The Advisory – Legal Services
Kedron Hilario, Accounting Services – Forsyth CPA
Blessing Richardson, Fractional CTO – Sayla, LLC
Jarrod Loadholt, Policy Advisor – Ice Miller Strategies
Meagan Bolton, Policy Advisor – Ice Miller Strategies
Jillian Smith, One Touch Events
Victoria Coker, Ecosystem Builder in Residence – Black Web Fest
Bianca Jackson, Ecosystem Builder in Residence – BrickRose Exchange LLC
Bruce Dunams, Ecosystem Builder in Residence – Innovative Advisory Firm
Byron Titus, Motion Designer
Kuae Noel Kelch, Communications, Mercury
Michael Hardaway, Communications, Mercury
Our Board
Aniyia Williams – BOARD SECRETARY – Principal, Omidyar Network
Dustin Shay – Head of Impact Labs, Sorenson Impact
Erin Horne McKinney – National Executive Director, Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship
Hermione Malone – BOARD PRESIDENT – VP of Strategy & Startups, American Journalism
Kelly Burton – CEO – Black Innovation Alliance
Lauren Ruffin – Associate Professor for World Building and Visualizing Futures, Arizona State University
Leshawnda Larkin – Head of Brand Marketing, Dolby Laboratories
Preston James – BOARD TREASURER – CEO, DivInc.
Tonya Williams – Head of External Affairs & Corporate Responsibility, Softbank
