
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

Abre' Conner
Director, Environmental and Climate Justice

Keisha Deonarine
Director, Opportunity, Race, and Justice

Antoine Holman
Vice President of Corporate Relations

Robin Harrison
Vice President, NAACP Hollywood Bureau

Roger Jackson Jr.
Chief of Field, Membership, and Units

Derrick Jones
Vice President, Information Technology

Junko Kobayashi
Interim Chief Financial Officer

Gina Lawrence
Vice President, Event Services

Vanessa Mbonu
Vice President, Digital Marketing and Communications

Yumeka Rushing
Chief Strategy Officer

Eris T. Sims
Chief of Staff

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

Portia Reddick White
Vice President, Policy and Legislative Affairs

Dominik Whitehead
Vice President of Campaigns

Patrice Willoughby
Vice President, Policy and Legislative Affairs

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.