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
Crashonda Andrew
Vice President, Individual Giving
Aba G. Blankson
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Robert Billups
Senior Vice President, Budget Reporting and Financial Management
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
Wisdom O. Cole
National Director, Youth & College
Abre' Conner
Director, Environmental and Climate Justice
Keisha Deonarine
Director, Opportunity, Race, and Justice
Kristi Garrett, Ph.D.
Vice President, Information Technology
Robin Harrison
Vice President, NAACP Hollywood Bureau
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
Junko Kobayashi
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Gina Lawrence
Vice President, Event Services
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
Carmen Watkins
Senior Vice President of Membership Growth and Unit Sustainability
Jamal R. Watkins
Senior Vice President of Strategy and Advancement
Dominik Whitehead
Vice President of Campaigns
Bryan Williams
Vice President of People and Culture
Trovon C. Williams
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Patrice Willoughby
Senior Vice President, Global Policy and Impact
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.