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
Barbara A. Perkins
President & CEO, GA
Barbara A. Perkins
President & CEO, GA
Kathlyn Adams Seay
1st Vice President, FL
Kathlyn Adams Seay
1st Vice President, FL
Coralie Adderley
2nd Vice President & Director Global Engagement & Protocol, Bahamas
Coralie Adderley
2nd Vice President & Director Global Engagement & Protocol, Bahamas
Lisa Fowler
Chair of the Board
Lisa Fowler
Chair of the Board
Bernita McCann
Treasurer, OH
Bernita McCann
Treasurer, OH
Gloria Dill
Secretary, Bermuda
Gloria Dill
Secretary, Bermuda
Simone Smith Bean
Financial Secretary, Bermuda
Simone Smith Bean
Financial Secretary, Bermuda
Dr. Lula Ballton
Director, GA
Dr. Lula Ballton
Director, GA
Tammilee Jules
Chaplin, MD
Tammilee Jules
Chaplin, MD
Monorvi Asampong
Director, Ghana
Monorvi Asampong
Director, Ghana
Rhonda Glover Reese
Director, FL
Rhonda Glover Reese
Director, FL
Michellene Davis
Director, NJ
Michellene Davis
Director, NJ
Cynthia Mitchell-Heard
Director, CA
Cynthia Mitchell-Heard
Director, CA
Dawn Sutherland
Director, Ghana
Dawn Sutherland
Director, Ghana
Norberta Noguera
Director, TX
Norberta Noguera
Director, TX
Alice Dungey
Director - Technology QMO at Southwest Airlines
Alice Dungey
Director - Technology QMO at Southwest Airlines
Advisory Board
Katherine B. Smith
Managing Director of Beast Communication/Founder of the GirlCon Organization
Katherine B. Smith
Managing Director of Beast Communication/Founder of the GirlCon Organization
Honorable Diane Watson
Retired United States Congress
Honorable Diane 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
Mattie McFadden Lawson
Philanthropist
Mattie McFadden Lawson
Philanthropist
Ka Flewellen
Co-Founder IBWPPI
Ka Flewellen
Co-Founder IBWPPI
Dr. Norma Denise Mitchem
CEO & Global Connector
Dr. Norma Denise Mitchem