Who We Are
The women who make up the International Black Women’s Public Policy Institute (IBWPPI), are committed to IBWPPI’s vision of enhancing lives globally, through acts of kindness and good public policy.
Board of Directors
Bernita McCann-Hightower
Chairman of the Board, OH
Bernita McCann-Hightower
Chairman of the Board, OH
Barbara A. Perkins
President & CEO, GA
Barbara A. Perkins
President & CEO, GA
Coralie Adderley
1st Vice President and Director of Protocol, The Bahamas
Coralie Adderley
1st Vice President and Director of Protocol, The Bahamas
Cynthia Heard
2nd Vice President, CA
Cynthia Heard
2nd Vice President, CA
Norberta Noguera
Treasurer, GA
Norberta Noguera
Treasurer, GA
Gloria Dill
Secretary, Bermuda
Gloria Dill
Secretary, Bermuda
Omolabake Gbadamosi
Financial Secretary, OH
Omolabake Gbadamosi
Financial Secretary, OH
Teshieka Curtis-Pugh
Director of Global Engagement, SC
Teshieka Curtis-Pugh
Director of Global Engagement, SC
Tammilee Jules
Chaplin, MD
Tammilee Jules
Chaplin, MD
Monorvi Asampong
Director, Ghana
Monorvi Asampong
Director, Ghana
Kathlyn Adams Seay
Director, FL
Kathlyn Adams Seay
Director, FL
Waikinya J.S. Clanton
Director, MS
Waikinya J.S. Clanton
Director, MS
Jazmine Cooper
Director, MD
Jazmine Cooper
Director, MD
Michellene Davis
Director, NJ
Michellene Davis
Director, NJ
Alice Dungey
Director, TX
Alice Dungey
Director, TX
Lisa Fowler
Immediate Past Chair, TX
Lisa Fowler
Immediate Past Chair, TX
Rhonda Glover Reese
Director, NC
Rhonda Glover Reese
Director, NC
The Honorable Yonelle Moore Lee, Esq.
Director, MD
The Honorable Yonelle Moore Lee, Esq.
Director, MD
Dr. Belinda Savage-Edwards
Director, AL
Dr. Belinda Savage-Edwards
Director, AL
Simone Smith Bean
Director, The Bahamas
Simone Smith Bean
Director, The Bahamas
Dawn Sutherland
Director, Ghana
Dawn Sutherland
Director, Ghana
Christin Webb
Director, TN
Christin Webb
Director, TN
Tammy Wilder
Director, NC
Tammy Wilder
Director, NC
Advisory Board
Honorable Diane E. Watson
Retired United States Congress
Honorable Diane E. Watson
Retired United States Congress
Honorable Paula A. Cox
Former Premier and Minister of Finance-Bermuda
Honorable Paula A. Cox
Former Premier and Minister of Finance-Bermuda
Carolyn Webb De Macias
Vice President Emerita, University of Southern California
Carolyn Webb De Macias
Vice President Emerita, University of Southern California
Alva Adams Mason
Director Multicultural Relations and Strategy, Toyota Motor Sales
Alva Adams Mason
Director Multicultural Relations and Strategy, Toyota Motor Sales
Angela Reddock-Wright, Esq.
Attorney
Angela Reddock-Wright, Esq.
Attorney
Katherine B. Smith
JP, Former President of Bahamas Senate, Lead Strategist, Beast Communication
Katherine B. Smith
JP, Former President of Bahamas Senate, Lead Strategist, Beast Communication
Ka Flewellen
Co-Founder IBWPPI
Ka Flewellen
Co-Founder IBWPPI
Dr. Lula Ballton
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the West Angeles Community Development Corporation (WACDC)
Dr. Lula Ballton