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
Denese Carroll
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Technology Officer
Wisdom O. Cole
National Director, Youth & College
Antoine Holman
Vice President of Corporate Relations
Robin Harrison
Vice President, NAACP Hollywood Bureau
John Jackson
Vice President of Major Gifts
Derrick Jones
Vice President, Information Technology
Junko Kobayashi
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Vanessa Mbonu
Vice President, Digital Marketing and Communications
Dr. Jamie R. Riley
Director, Race & Justice
Christy Ross
Director, Health and Wellbeing
Yumeka Rushing
Chief Strategy Officer
Eris T. Sims
Chief of Staff
Hilary O. Shelton
Director of the NAACP Washington Bureau/Senior Vice President for Advocacy and Policy
Amber Thomas
Vice President of Effectiveness and Improvements in Operations
Dr. Ivory Toldson
Director, Education Innovation and Research
Janette McCarthy Wallace
General Counsel
Carmen Watkins
Senior Vice President of Membership Growth and Unit Sustainability
Jamal R. Watkins
Senior Vice President of Strategy and Advancement
Bryan Williams
Interim Vice President of People and Culture
Trovon C. Williams
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Dominik Whitehead
Vice President of Campaigns
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.