Senior Leadership Team
Meet the senior leadership team who power NAACP with grassroots activism for civil rights and social justice.
Senior Leadership Team
Derrick Johnson
President and CEO
Aba G. Blankson
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Kyle Bowser
Senior Vice President, NAACP Hollywood Bureau
Larry Brown, Jr.
Vice President, ACT-SO and Creative Services
Ericka Cain
Vice President of Governance, Compliance and Training
Denese Carroll
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Technology Officer
Abre' Conner
Director, Environmental and Climate Justice
Keisha Bross
Director, Opportunity, Race, and Justice
Raymond Curry
Executive Procurement Officer
Bianca Domally, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Kristi Garrett, Ph.D.
Vice President, Information Technology
Denise Harris
Vice President, Individual Giving
Robin Harrison
Vice President, NAACP Hollywood Bureau
Dominic K. Hawkins II
Vice President, Communications
Cedric Haynes
Vice President, Policy and Legislative Affairs
Phaedra Jackson
Vice President, Unit Advocacy and Effectiveness
Takiyah Jefferson
Senior Vice President, Executive Office
Derrick Jones
Senior Vice President, Information Technology
Gina Lawrence
Vice President, Event Services
Derrick Lewis II
Interim National Director, Youth and College
Vanessa Mbonu
Vice President, Marketing
Dr. Chris Pernell
Director, Center for Health Equity
Janelle Rucker
Vice President, Brand and Storytelling
Yumeka Rushing
Chief Strategy Officer
Eris T. Sims
Chief of Staff
Amber Thomas
Senior Vice President, Operations Effectiveness and Improvements
Janette McCarthy Wallace
General Counsel
Jamal R. Watkins
Senior Vice President of Strategy and Advancement
Robin Watkins, CPA
Executive Compliance Officer
Dominik Whitehead
Chief of Field, Membership Growth and Unit Sustainability
Trovon C. Williams
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Patrice Willoughby
Chief, Policy and Legislative Affairs
Scott Yanish
Vice President, Development Operations
We're always looking for talented people to join our team.
Life at the NAACP means belonging to a dedicated team of policy experts, organizers, and skilled professionals working to advance social justice and build sustainable futures for the Black community.