Richard H. Dubie
Vice PresidentMr. Richard H. Dubie is retired as Treasurer of the United Church Board for Homeland Ministries, the Pension Boards of the United Church of Christ, and Chief Executive Officer of the United Church Foundation. He is a Trustee of Phoebe Ministries, a continuing care retirement community in Allentown, Pennsylvania; Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg, New Jersey; and the American College for Madurai, India. He is a member of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives).

Sybil H. Morial
Assistant Secretary
Mrs. Sybil H. Morial is a Director of Liberty Bank and Trust Company. She serves as a member of the Metropolitan Area Committee Education Fund, Tulane University Presidents Council, and the advisory committee of the Tulane Medical Center. Mrs. Morial is Vice-President of the International Womens Forum, and President of the Womens Forum of Louisiana. She is on the Board of Directors of the Public Law Center; Vice-President of the Earhart-Tulane Corridor Association; President Emeritus of the Louisiana League of Good Government; and Honorary Chair of the Friends of Mercy Hospital.

Edgar John Bullard III
Mr. Edgar John Bullard is The Montine McDaniel Freeman Director of the New Orleans Museum of Art. He is involved in numerous civic activities in New Orleans, serving on the Board of such organizations as the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Louisana SPCA and the New Orleans Opera Association. He was awarded the Order of the Republic of Egypt in 1978 for the presentation of the Tutankhamun exhibition.In 1987 he was made an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Loyola University of New Orleans. In 1994 he was made a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters of France for his service to French culture. Under Mr. Bullard's direction, NOMA successfully completed and opened a 55,000 sq. ft. addition to the Museum, the result of a $23 million capital Campaign. In May 2003, following a $10 million Capital Campaign, NOMA opened the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, one of the finest outdoor sculpture collections in the country.

Anthony D. Capps
Dr. Anthony D. Capps is a New Orleans physician (family practice) and a clinical instructor at Tulane University and Louisiana State University medical schools. He is a Medical Consultant for Operation Crossroads America and is on the Infant Mortality Review Board for the City of New Orleans. He served as a member of Mayor Marc Morial's Transition Task Force/Health Industries, and was Board President of HEER-US, Inc. Dr. Capps served as the Physician Advisor for All Congregations Together, and as chairman of the annual fundraiser, ACT in the Park.

Lucius Perry Gregg Jr.
Lucius Perry Gregg Jr., native of Henderson, NC, received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy. He was the fourth African American to graduate from the Academy,and the first to graduate;with d istinction He completed advanced studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received an MS degree in Areonautics and Astronautics. He also completed the Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, and received an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from Grinnell College, Iowa. Mr. Gregg is recognized with distinction as a former Pilot, Aircraft Commander, U.S. Air Force; President,
First Chicago University Finance Corp; Vice President Corporate Commmunications Hughes Aircraft Co., Hughes Electronics, Los Angeles, CA. He was selected in 2006 to be listed in Who's Who in Science & Engineering, Who's Who in Business, and Who's Who in the World.

Kathy L. Houston

Ms. Kathy L. Houston is the Executive Associate for Finance United Church of Christ Local Church Ministries.

F. Allison Phillips
Rev. Dr. Allison Phillips is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. He is the retired Executive Associate of Justice and Witness Ministries, United Church of Christ. He was also the first African American to serve as General Secretary of the American Missionary Association.

Cora Ann Presley
Dr. Cora Ann Presley is Associate Professor of African American Studies at Georgia State University. She received her Ph.D. in African History from Stanford University. Dr. Presley has taught African and African American History at Loyola University (New Orleans), Tulane University, and Humboldt State University. She has authored several works on African women and has received several prestigious grants. Dr. Presley has an ongoing interest in educational outreach. She has developed seminars and summer programs for secondary and elementary school teachers and currently directs the African American Department Education Outreach initiative for Georgia State University.

Lance Query

Mr. Lance Query is the Dean of Libraries and Academic Information Resources at Tulane University, and also the Acting Director of the Law Library. He received the M.A. and Ph.D degrees in Latin American History from Indiana University, Bloomington, and an M.A. in Library Science from the University of Chicago. Dr. Query proviously served as Dean of University Libraries at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI; and Assistant University Librarian and Acting Universtiy Librarian at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. He was appointed special consultant for administration to the New Orleans Public Library and has served as organizational consultant for the Amistad Research Center. Dr. Query was also a consultant with Sears, Roebuck and Company, Chicago, assisting with reorganizing their corporate libraries during a business restructuring period.

Jan Resseger

Ms. Jan Resseger is the Minister for Public Education and Witness United Church of Christ

Justice and Witness Ministries.

James C. Smith
Mr. James C. Smith is the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Systems Engineering and Management Associations (SEMA), Inc. Since starting SEMA, Mr. Smith has grown the company into a successful, high technology services firm providing systems integration, telecommunications and software development services with broad capabilities and a diverse client base. This exceptional leadership has been recognized by many organizations. Inc. Magazine placed SEMA on the Inc. 500 list of America's fastest growing-private companies.

Dr. Charles C. Teamer, Sr.

Dr. Charles C. Teamer, Sr., distinquished business and civic leader, is the Chairman of Dryades Saving Bank, New Orleans and Chairman, Board of Directors of the World Trade Center of New Orleans. Dr. Teamer is President of Sigma Pi Phi and was the 27th President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Well known for his achievements in higher education, Dr. Teamer served as the Vice President of Fiscal Affairs at Dillard and Clark Universities. He has served as a consultant to the United States Department of Education; Board of Education, United Methodist Church; Ford Foundation; Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and was President of the Southern Association of College and Universtiy Business Officers.

Ronald Wilson
Mr. Ronald Wilson is a New Orleans attorney who has litigated widely in the areas of civil rights and public interest. Mr. Wilson is a cooperating attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He is Vice-President of the Legal Aid Bureau. He has lectured for symposia and seminars at universities for the Bar Association in the United States and abroad. Mr. Wilson has adopted and supports the girls basketball team at John McDonogh Senior High School and is a member of the Board at the University of New Orleans Foundation.