There are eight regional advisory committees from around the country that assist JRF in interviewing, recommending, and mentoring Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars. These committees are comprised of academic, corporate, and civic leaders.
Central
Rand F. Harlow*, DDS, Chair
Regina Manley, Vice Chair
Rhonda Adams*
Joyce Brown
Frances Davis
Tina Dugas
Lakesha Gage*
Ebony McGee*, Ph.D.
Wayne Morgan
Euclid Williamson
Mid-Atlantic
Kendra Gaither*, Chair
Angelia Neal, Vice Chair
Elizabeth Cruz
Jermaine Cruz
John Davis, II
David Jones*
Stephanie Marshall-Horry*
Arthur Neal, Jr.
Midwest
Sue Hancock, Co-Chair
Patrick Troup, Co-Chair
Keon Blasingame*
LaChelle Drayton
Clinton Hewitt, Ph.D.
David Maggitt
Lakeesha Ransom, Ph.D.
Robyn Sims
New England
Mikel Sidberry, Co-Chair
Roslyn A. Marshall, Co-Chair
Ronald Ancrum
Lynne Bannister
Vivian Barringer
Tchintcia S. Barros*
Edward Cook
Brandy Cruthird
Gladys Gibbs
Northeast
Clyde Tinnen*, Chair
Betty Phillips Adams
Josephine Anderson
Marie Baskerville
Anne Broomfield*
Roscoe Brown, Jr., Ph.D.+
Tanya Curry-McMichael
Jere Eaton*
Brian Edelman
Lisa Farrow
Elizabeth Gil*
Henry Goldstein
LaVinia G. Hairston
Hope Harley
J’von K. Harris*
Fannie Chan Jarvis
Byron Lewis
Edward Livingston
Cynthia Mullins
Reginald Norman
James Obi
Sonya R. Pankey
Danielle Robinson
Danielle Smith*
Din Tolbert*
Sobani Warner*
Deborah Williams
Southeast
Mark Lee*, Chair
Dwayne Marshall*, Vice Chair
Marsha Sanabria
Joe Arnette
Anne Borders-Patterson
Douglas Cooper
De’Mont Davis
Marcus Polk, MD*
Emma Roberson
Dolores Strawbridge
Southwest
Nakia Davis*, Co- Chair
Tameka Selders*, Co-Chair
Yolanda Carroll
Ronald Dupree
Suewan Johnson
Christopher Jones
Spenser Lightsy*
Tasha Philpot
Michael Selders
Jade Simmons*
Gabrielle Madison*
Western
Daron Campbell*, Chair
Mary Horne, Coordinator
Verona Nelson, Assistant
Lena Brown
Robert Cambridge
Michael Coulter
Jo Ann Dawson, MD
Laurie Dickey*
Matthew Edelman
Brien Kelly, Esq.*
Charles Meigs, Jr.
Kathy Robinson-Young
Candyce Simpson
Keith Sinclair
The Los Angeles office of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, JRF’s first regional office outside of New York, opened in October 2004 and formed an Advisory Committee of business, sports, entertainment and civic leaders. The Western Regional Advisory Committee assists in increasing local and regional support for the Foundation on the west coast by providing consultation to the staff, supporting JRF events, participating with local Scholars and alumni, and acting as ambassadors for the Los Angeles office with the public.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
NBA All-Time Leading Scorer
Amy Alcott
LPGA and World Golf Hall of Famer
Erikk Aldridge
Boys & Girls Club of Venice
Darius Anderson+
Platinum Advisors
Leroy D. Baca
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Ernie Banks
Ernie Banks International
Ryan Boyle
CMG Worldwide
Robert Cambridge
African American Medical Network
Roy Campanella II
Producer/Director
Daron Campbell*
Daron Campbell Capital
George Caplan
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Christopher Carey
City National Bank
Al Downing
Former MLB Player
Ann Meyers Drysdale
WNBA Hall of Famer
Margaret Farnum
Memorial Coliseum & Sports Arena
Earl Gales
Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc.
Charles D. Gold
Champions for Growth
Robert V. Graziano
Northern Trust
Paul Hudson
Broadway Federal Bank
Lou Johnson
Los Angeles Dodgers
David G. Martin
Legend Films, Inc.
Daniel S. Mitrovich
Solution Strategies Inc.
George Mitrovich
City Club of San Diego
Deborah Morales
Iconomy
Michael E. Meyer, Esq.+
DLA Piper US LLP
Joe L. Morgan+
J.L. Morgan Enterprises, Inc.
Don Newcombe
Los Angeles Dodgers
Peter O’Malley+
Los Angeles, CA
Keith Parker
UCLA
April Powers
Amgen, Inc.
Pat Prescott
94.7 The WAVE
Oz Scott
Director/Producer
Vin Scully
Los Angeles Dodgers
Tom Swanson
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Charles Todd
Levychin LLP
Nicholas Weinstock
Chernin Entertainment
* denotes Alumni
+ denotes member, JRF Board of Directors