The NAACP Next Generation (NEXTGEN) Program is a 24-month leadership development training program for young adult NAACP members between the ages of 21 and 40. Our 2020 NEXTGEN Program includes young professionals from 33 different states encompassing diverse educational, professional and social justice backgrounds. NEXTGEN participants complete a rigorous training program, including classroom trainings, webinar trainings, case studies, group assignments and special projects on leadership fundamentals, political action, economic empowerment, criminal justice, environmental justice, health advocacy, budgeting, fundraising, technology, and direct action. NEXTGEN participants are civically engaged young professionals committed to equality and social justice.
421 applications were received for the 2020 NEXTGEN Program. 286 young leaders were accepted into the 2020 NEXTGEN Program.
Here are the participants accepted into the 2020 NEXTGEN Program:
Alabama
Terrance Adkins
Iesha Brooks
Shalela Dowdy
Zhante Ivy-Jones
Shynae Kelley-Howard
Jamie McClain
Claire Nicholson
Tania Russell
Charlencia Taylor
Tynara Taylor-Miller
Joshua Thompson
Arizona
Robert Barlow
Armonee Jackson
Kyley Jameison
Justin Lloyd
Adielle Ridley
Arkansas
Christopher Barnett
Marsalis Weatherspoon
California
Ayana Brown
Casey Frails
D’Aungillique Jackson
Whitney Jenkins
Melissa Morris
Brandon Thorne
Lonnie Wall
Brittany Watkins
Colorado
Charizma Johnson
Connecticut
Antoinette Badillo
Kaylee Crockett
Hunter Parker
Marzina Tubbs
DC
Sabrina Anthony
Angela Bonham
Dwight Deloatch
Lena Hardaway
LaTasha Hill
Dijon Stokes
Florida
Elijah Bowdre
Lasheda Brooks
Rene Demetrius
Rishan Duhaney
Crystal Harris
Nigisti HiSmith
Nastassia Janvier
Iman Lyons
Shamelil Mattis
Benjamin Mitchell
Aisha Nash
Amber Nixon
Sondisa Obie
Keiandra Payton
Shaniqua Rose
Kadeem Rowe
Ashley Scott
Kareece St George
Octavia Thomas
Georgia
Patrick Brown
Keturah Butler-Reed
Laurita Colvin
Kimberly Dugger
Brandon Harris
Ali Holness-Roland
Kiaira Jackson
Ariel Jones
Patwanda Parks
Yusef Polite
Christopher Scott
Kara Shipp
Demorn Watts
Demi Williams
Illinois
Kenneth Cook
Nina Gougis
Brittany Grimes
Anthony Hendrix
Shannon Hines
Mariah Madison
John McDonald
Yunek Moore
Jasmine Sargent
Logan Tuley-Tillman
Indiana
Rasheed Abdul-Rahman
Dezimon Alicea
Nickole Cobb
Antonio Cornelius
Jarrah Hamer
Stacia Kelly
Richard Okello
Shanita Redd
Iowa
Cassandra Bragg
Kenyada Coney
Jaelynn Smith-Harmon
Kentucky
Isreal Hodges
Jasmine Vance
Louisiana
Kristen Mouton
Maryland
Latavia Alexander
Klara Annibal
Seanniece Bamiro
Virgil Collington
La’Tisha Crawford
Amanda Hamilton
Charles Harper
Deonna Hayes
Almaz Hewitt
Alicia Joynes
Christian Kearney
NaShona Kess
Jenene Lee
Kendra Lindsey
Dwayne London
Ashley Ogbonna
Julio Richardson
Robert Smith
Dea Thomas
Ryan Turner
Byron Warren
LaSheena Williams
De’Antre Woodland
Massachusetts
Shaquille Anderson
Ivis Batista
Marcus Curry
Joshua Epps
Samantha LaMartine
Michigan
Alphonso Amos
Valerie Cook
Tina Gibbs
Ashley Hails
Bilal Hodges
Chiquita Jackson
Te`Lor McClary
Brandon Parker
Jermaine Peguese
Jenai Teamer
Dorian Tyus
Eneziah Walters
LaGina Washington
Minnesota
Angela Myers
Mississippi
Elijah Davis
Roosevelt Hawkins Jr.
Jessica Orey
Brianna Williams
Missouri
Markena Hall
Steven Alan Ramsey
Mariah Robinson
New Jersey
Tyrus Ballard
Charlene Bathelus
Alexander Bland
Daisha Carson
Dante Carter
Sescily Coney
Arabia Crawford
Constance Days-Chapman
Dominelle KioKo Emmanuel
Paula Gordon
Jasmine Hardy
Marcius Hopkins
Kayla McDermott-Cobbs
Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez
A’Dorian Murray-Thomas
Sandra Newman
Dawan Parker
Nia Pierce
Khaliyah Pugh
Christine Rigodon
Jasmine Smith
Roshard Williams
New Mexico
Devont’e Watson
New York
Monsurat Adebanjo
Shannon Alomar
Rasheida Alston
Nia Alvarez-Mapp
Damarcus Bell
Elizabeth Bestman
Ashlee Bolton
Chelsea Bowens
Alexandre Desrosiers
Jessica Douglas
Satia Gardner
Valerie Henderson
Leilani Irvin
Jenai Jackson
Monique Jones
John Joyner
Korin Kirk
Rebeca Lafond
Raychel Lewis
Nyell Lopez
Charles Mays
Dominique Miller
Dana Mondesire
Derek Moore
Shermena Nelson
Brandon Parkes
Daisy Perry
Raabia Qasim
Malynda Rascoe
Edwin Raymond
William Smith
Kamille Stewart
Ashlee Thibaud
Chantelle Walker
Samantha Williams
Paul Wilt
North Carolina
Tiffany Cannon
Jasmine Hughes
Catherine Leake
Da’Quan Love
Jeremiah Pickett III
Shakeema Priester
Breeana White
Torre White
Ohio
Esther Banks
Jessica Brown
Devontá Dickey
Rachel Estelle
Kareana Medouze
Tiffany Roy
Nia Stanford
Oklahoma
Mayona Presley
Pennsylvania
Aijee Austin
Jimel Calliste
Cheyenne Dantzler
Chandra Deal
Michael Jefferson
Bakari Porter
Arthur Woods
Rhode Island
Ellen Cola
Nicole Tingle
South Carolina
Alexander Dukes
Julia Evans
Alexis Grant
Sharina Haynes
Eryka Wallace
Shaylah Webb
Deontay Winchester
Tennessee
Alfred Attaway
Ayra Burney-Moorehead
Braxton Coleman
David Conner
Edward Elam
Keviyanah Gilmore
Paris Lee
Megan Lowe
Jovante Mahone
Kendrick Nunnery
Vikki Nunnery
Malik Robertson
Texas
Ashley Bohanon
Cameron Campbell
Staci Childs
Tia Cole
Jibrell Crump
Cierra Evans
Maya Ewens
Derrick Flemming
Kolbey Gardner
Rachel Gentry
Carmen Gills
Alyssa Gordon
Matt Houston
MacKenzie Jenkins
Kierra Johnson
Romeal-Dorasay Johnson
David McDonald
Ricinda Parks-Turner
Candace Queen
Erica Robinson
Kaleb Taylor
Brittnee Thomas
Kareena Tucker-Grey
Majesty Wilson
Utah
Kourtney Guthrie
Virginia
Lakeshia Allen
Racquelle Bradley
Kiara Davis
Kyle Denning
D’Anna Freeman
David Hughes
Miya Johnson
Jeremy Jolly
Chanelle Jones
Adrina Macklin
Tiffany Marks
Camron Phillips
Krystle Seawright
Carol Smith
Ryan Wilson