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Leadership & Staff
Meet the accomplished activists, professionals, and philanthropists who lead NAACP.
In this section
![Derrick Johnson - NAACP President and CEO](/sites/default/files/styles/promo_image/public/images/Screenshot%202023-08-28%20at%2011.24.09%20AM.png.webp?itok=Z4L79Jj_)
President & CEO Derrick Johnson
The accomplished activists, professionals, and philanthropists who lead NAACP are committed to ending race-based discrimination. Through their various roles and areas of expertise, they bolster the work and drive the fight for civil rights and social justice.
National Board of Directors
![Chairman Russell - NAACP National Board of Directors](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/images/Screenshot%202023-08-29%20at%2011.19.33%20AM.png.webp?itok=T81ndAoz)
Leon W. Russell
Tampa, FL
![Karen Boykin-Towns](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/images/IMG_5919_0.JPG.webp?itok=LQ_V9JSi)
Karen Boykin-Towns
Brooklyn, NY
![Jesse Turner - NAACP Board of Directors](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/images/Screenshot%202023-08-28%20at%2011.16.07%20AM.png.webp?itok=JuihHQQQ)
Jesse Turner, Jr.
Memphis, TN
![Yvonne M. White](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/images/YMW.jpg.webp?itok=rRlO9Nwl)
Yvonne White
Detroit, MI
![Alphonso Braggs - NAACP National Board of Directors](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/images/Screenshot%202023-08-29%20at%2011.25.20%20AM.png.webp?itok=QnwidZgW)