- Khalilah Wilbourn (Chair) is a bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur. As a thought leader, Khalilah has a passion for helping people by imparting wisdom and knowledge that she has learned in life. Khalilah has a Bachelor of Arts degree in business and marketing from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She is also a graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology Prudential's Young Entrepreneur Program. Mrs. Wilbourn is the co-founder of Our Rich Friends, LLC. She has published several books, and is a best-selling author.
- Ifeoma Anunkor (Treasurer) is a public interest attorney and graduate of Columbia University School of Law. She was born in Harlem and is invested in community empowerment and social justice. She is a member of the New York City Bar Association and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College.
- Allyson Chamberlain (Secretary) is a culturally responsive music educator for African American children, a powerhouse gospel vocalist steeped in Black music traditions and an arts integration specialist. Allyson Chamberlain is invested in the empowerment of African American children, especially those living in East Coast urban centers who come from disadvantaged circumstances. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from Lincoln University and a Master of Arts degree in Arts Integration from Towson State University.
- Gisele Hearne is former Chief of Staff for District Nine Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan. She is an activist, a political strategist and long-time member of the African American community in Harlem.
- Maya Cunningham (Founder and Executive Director) is a Fulbright fellow, a Ford Foundation fellow and doctoral candidate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has earned three Masters of Arts degrees, in Afro-American Studies from UMass Amherst, in ethnomusicology from the University of Maryland, College Park, and in jazz performance from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. She also received a Bachelor of Music in jazz studies from Howard University. Cunningham launched Themba Arts and Culture to use research in Black music, innovative, community-engaged performance and African, African American and African Diasporic cultures to empower Afro-descendant communities through learning opportunities about their history, culture and traditional music. She traveled all over the world conducting research and learning traditional music. She also has extensive experience in arts administration, non-profit management, and arts education programming.
