1. Angela Riley is a registered nurse who has served in the healthcare arena for over 25 years. Since obtaining her Juris Doctorate, Mrs. Riley has been employed as the Far West Division Ethics and Compliance officer for HCA. She also serves as the Southwest Region Youth advisor for the Progressive National Baptist Convention, where she is responsible for overseeing youth events, community service initiatives, and facilitating educational planning and development. Mrs. Riley is also Associate Minister and Youth Director at True Love Missionary Baptist Church. She has also served on other community based organizations, focused on strengthening families and maximizing the potential of young people.  

2. Andrea Haynes Johnson is the Executive Director of Courageous Conversation Global Foundation, whose mission is  “...to promote racial healing through training and development.” She was the Director of Equity and Grants for a high school district in Highland Park Illinois and served on the founding board and artistic team of Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre in Chicago. Andrea is a past member of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated, where she served two terms as President of the Northshore Chapter and held appointments in the administrations of three Midwestern Regional Directors. She is a contributing author in several books including, Teaching Brilliant Black Girls, and Courageous Conversations About Race, second and third editions. Andrea holds a BFA in Dance Performance, an MAT in English Education and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in General Administration.

3. Erica Silas is an experienced educator who currently works at CCSD.  Since starting her education career in 1996, she has served as a classroom teacher, Instructional Coach, Curriculum & Instruction Specialist, and School Leader.  She holds a Doctorate in Teacher Leadership Development. She is a member of several educational professional organizations. 

4. Breana Jones-Givens is the Manager of the Social Determinants of Health Team  with Molina Healthcare of Nevada. She is a member of the MolinaCares Accord, a non-profit organization.  She also serves as the co-chairman of the Mental Health Committee of her sorority.

5. Stacia Chestnut Hall is a retired  federal servant with over 32 years of public service. She worked for the Social Security Administration in various capacities. In her last role as Brach Chief, she was responsible for software development of Audit and Integrity Review Applications for both internal agency and external public facing applications.  Prior to that, she worked in Labor Relations and performed audits on union activities within the Agency and contract negotiations.  I also spend several years in a Field Office in various roles and is very knowledgeable of title two program initiatives.  Upon retirement, she was the primary caregiver for her aging aunt. In addition, she has a Master's Degree in Business Administration.

6. Grace Mills is a retired law librarian having served over 22 years in the profession. She has a Juris Doctorate degree from Columbia University, a Master’s in Library Science from Queens College and a Master’s in Arts in Educational Leadership from Concordia University, St. Paul. She had been employed by several universities, including North Carolina Central and she is a Founding Faculty member and Founding Law Library Director of FAMU College of Law in Orlando, FL. She is an alumnus of AmeriCorps and VISTA. She is an active member of her church, her sorority and Nevadans for the Common Good.

7. Erica Etienne currently works for the Clark County School District. Since becoming an educator in 2002, she has served the Las Vegas community as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and now, as Principal.

8. Jacqueline R. Hall is a retired former Assistant Manager with Clark County Department of Family Services. Jacqueline holds a master’s degree in Social Work with an emphasis in Administration. 

9. Val Lucas is a retired Call Center Supervisor, Quality Monitoring and Workforce Management Supervisor with Southwest Gas Corporation for 36 years..  Her current role is Supervisor on the Project Horizon Core team which is implementing a new SAP customer service software system.  She is the Vice-President of Las Vegas Chapter of Charms, Incorporated.

10. Sandra Todd is a retired Clark County Functional Manager with 31 years of service. Sandra was responsible for functional operations and support of Clark County’s Enterprise financial and human resource systems as well as all related applications. Sandra holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master’s degree in Education. She is the founder and owner of Tville Ventures, Inc., a real estate investment company whose mission is to help homeowners work through the complexities of having to sell their home under challenging or non-optimal situations.  She also owns Tville HRC which operates a highrise vacation rental in the Platinum Hotel in Las Vegas. In her sparetime, she builds websites for small businesses, start-ups, disadvantaged and minority businesses. 

11. Ebonee Nelson works for the Beaverton School District as a Learning Strategist at an elementary school in Beaverton, OR.  She retired from the Clark County School District in 2022.  She served the Las Vegas community for 18 years, working with middle school and high school children as a Special Education teacher and Special Education Instructional Facilitator.  She formerly served on the Board of Directors of HOPE Worldwide, Las Vegas, the Las Vegas arm of an international, non-profit charity that is committed to the compassionate delivery of community-based services to communities made vulnerable to poverty, disease, or disasters.  She holds a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiological Sciences and a Master’s of Education degree in Special Education.    

12. Ciara Owens is a project facilitator for the English Learner Division in the Clark County School District. She is an Organizational Leadership with an emphasis on K-12 Education doctoral candidate.

13. Victoria Parker is a native of Las Vegas and has spent the majority of her professional career serving and supporting youth in her community. She currently works for a local non-profit organization, Fulfillment Fund Las Vegas, as a college counselor helping to alleviate barriers to post-secondary education for first generation students. Victoria was a Senior Recreation Leader with the City of Las Vegas, Leisure Services Department, Site Coordinator at UNLV GEAR UP and Director of Career Services at Vatterott College in Tulsa, OK. Victoria received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arizona and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. In 2019, she embarked on a lifelong dream of entrepreneurship and launched her business helping women find financial freedom and independence through entrepreneurship.

14. Deanna Riddle is a licensed realtor with Simply Vegas real estate brokerage, and she has been servicing the Las Vegas and Los Angeles area communities with their residential and commercial real estate needs since 2005. She has a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and also a Master’s degree from the University of Illinois and she stays busy with service projects through her local church, as a Jack and Jill mom, and with her role as a member of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Board of Control.

15. Keysa Rogers is employed with University of Nevada Las Vegas as the Director of Business and Finance. Keysa received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, and in 2002 she was awarded a Master of Arts in Organizational Management. Keysa is pursuing her doctorate in Business Administration with a specialization in Entrepreneurship. Keysa is a member of The Society Incorporated Supporting the Arts Las Vegas Chapter, member of The Links Incorporated Las Vegas (NV) Chapter, and holds the position of National Vice President of The Society Incorporated Supporting the Arts. In her spare time, Keysa serves on many community boards and volunteers with local and national organizations. Keysa has received numerous awards, such as the Leadership Award from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Member of the Year Award from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Leadership Award from The Society Incorporated, Supporting the Arts Regional Director’s Leadership Award Sponsorship Award for Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority Celebration of Aging and is featured in Who’s Who in Black Las Vegas – 2nd Edition.

16. Venessa Martin Benjamin has 20 years of being a subject matter expert in labor relations, contract negotiations, and program management through working for an arm of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, and is preparing to work on a master’s degree in Global Business Administration. Venessa sat on several union affiliated boards, sat on the Advisory Board for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices of Southern Nevada, and continues to provide top level service to working families in her business as a Realtor in the Las Vegas, NV, area.

17. Sandra Thompson 

18. Sharon Savage

 

All board members are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ®️