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Board of Directors

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President

Marvin Chisolm

President@blbinc.org

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Vice President

Hector Sheppard, Jr

VicePresident@blbinc.org

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Secretary

Kenneth M. Younger

Corporate Sponsorship & Grants

Secretary@blbinc.org

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Assistant Secretary

Bradford M. Caldwell

Community & Social Media Outreach

DirectorCaldwell@blbinc.org

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Treasurer

Jeffrey L. Owens

Fiscal & Portfolio Management

Treasurer@blbinc.org

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Assistant Treasurer

Kerry W. Bell

Fiscal & Portfolio Management

DirectorBell@blbinc.org

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Director

Ray A. Buckner

Fundraising Campaigns

DirectorBuckner@blbinc.org

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Director

James W. Cherry II

Community & Social Media Outreach

DirectorCherry@blbinc.org

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Director

Antonio S. Coleman

Scholarship & Mentoring Programs

DirectorColeman@blbinc.org

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Director

Jerome W. Haggins

Fiscal & Portfolio Management

DirectorHaggins@blbinc.org

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Director

Kerry Britt​

Fundraising Campaigns

DirectorKBritt@blbinc.org

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Director

Myron B. McDaniels

Community Recognition & Acknowledgement

DirectorMcDaniels@blbinc.org

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Director Emeritus

Norris C. Middleton

Foundation Advisory Board

DirectorMiddleton@blbinc.org

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Director

Maurice A. Cogdell

Corporate Sponsorship & Grants

DirectorCogdell@blbinc.org

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Director

Farrell J. Duncombe II

Scholarship & Mentoring Programs

DirectorDuncombe@blbinc.org

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Immediate Past President

Richard G. Morris

Community Recognition & Acknowledgement

DirectorMorris@blbinc.org

Not pictured: Director Emanuel Carter

Not pictured: Director W. J. Williams Jr.

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