EDUCATION REFORM TEAM
DR.
MABEL P. PHIFER
Chair/CEO, Center for Leadership, Development, and Research, Inc.; Founder and Former President, Black College Satellite Network, one of the first Distance Education Networks in the USA, and served as VP for Planning/Development and then President of the Robert R. Moton Institute, providing Consultant Services and Technical Assistance to colleges and universities, including all HBCU’s; Dr. Phifer has sixty years of experience in both Secondary and Higher Education.
REAR ADMIRAL
(RET)
LARRY POE
President, The Poe Group, LLC; Admiral Poe
served 40 years in the United States Navy, DIA,
and the CIA, as a Specialist in Intelligence,
Remote Sensing and Imagery; Management and
Leadership Development. RADM Poe served as
the United States Defense Attaché to France,
housed at the American Embassy in Paris (the
highest-ranking US Military Officer in Europe).
Adm. Poe also served as Director of Naval
Intelligence, and as Inspector General in Iraq,
where he established the first US Embassy in
Bagdad; member of the CLDR Education
Reform Team; One of the first five African
American’s to ever Graduate from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1965.
KENT AMOS
Former Corporate Executive; Senior VP Xerox Corp; Education Administrator/Developed World-Class Charter Schools in Washington, DC; Entrepreneur/CEO; Founder of Kids House. Graduate of Delaware State University
DR. KING V. CHEEK
CLDR Education Reform Team; New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), Old Westbury, NY; CLDR Education Reform Team; Dr. Cheek is the Former President of Morgan State University, Antioch College, and Shaw University. He has served as Vice President, Provost, Professor and Researcher at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), Old Westbury, NY, where he is still employed. Dr. Cheek is a real visionary, committed to building non-traditional, innovative, educational institutions and programs.
Cliff Gaston
CLDR Education Reform Team; Specialist in Facilities Construction, and Operations/Management of innovative Campus Housing; Worked with the Facilities team to renovate/Manage the Wilberforce University campus. Graduate of Western Michigan University.
ANN HENDERSON
President of the National Council of Alumni Associations (CNAA). Former Director of Alumni Affairs, LeMoyne -Owens College. Graduate of LeMoyne-Owens and Jackson State University.
ROY V. HILL, II
Former Higher Education Administrator/Fundraising/Capital Campaign for 6-HBCUS/ Development: Brown University, Dartmouth, Washington University, Virginia Union University, NAFEO, NCNW, University of Vermont/VP for Development at Moton Institute/TV Host/ Graduated Talladega College, Washington University, Vermont Academy for Spiritual Training.
KRISTIN MOODY
CLDR Education Reform Team; MBA with a focus on Project Management, Organizational Development, Leadership Training and Team-Building skills. Former Officer/Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, Pew Charitable Trusts, and Principal Consultant at the Clearing, all in Washington, DC.; Graduate of University of Maryland, and MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill.
SARITA P. NWACHUKWU
Director of Community Services/Outreach, Empowerment, Inc. Chapel Hill NC; VP Administration/Finance CLDR, Inc.; Base Camp Manager; Former Vice President Administration, Black College Satellite Network. Graduate of Morgan State University; Master’s degree Bowie State University.
GERALD F. POE, SR.
Has extensive experience in the construction industry which includes construction of housing, highways and airport runways; Mr. Poe was the first Black Chemist hired by Canon Mills; He was a B-52 Pilot in Vietnam, flying 186 combat missions; Commercial airline pilot with Eastern Airlines; FAA certified Drone Pilot; Served 25 years as Chief Satellite, Telecommunications, and Broadcast Engineer at the Black College Satellite Network. Has extensive experience working with HBCUs; member of the CLDR Education Reform Team; Advanced Technology Integrators, LLC. IT/Telecommunications/ Facilities Consultant; IT and Facilities Consultant at Wilberforce University. He served as an IT consultant at Allen Universities. Expertise in Technology Infrastructure, Distance Education, Facilities, Construction, and Maintenance.
DR. GERALD C. PEOPLES
Former President, Southern University –New Orleans, Vice President at Southern University- Baton Rouge, Grambling State University, Mississippi Valley State
University and Alcorn State University. Dr. Peoples has extensive experience in Recruitment, Retention and Enrollment management. He has great leadership, Student Affairs, and Fundraising skills/experience.D
HARRIET M. POE
President, The Etiquette and Protocol Group; Former Compliance Officer, EEOC; 12 years Etiquette and Protocol Training for NCAA/NBA I-HOOPS Program. Graduate UNC-Greensboro. CLDR Education Reform Team.
DR.
THELMA B.
THOMPSON
CLDR Education Reform Team; Former President, University of Maryland Eastern Shores (UMES) where she created a very successful non-traditional doctoral degree program. She has had a notable career as a leader in higher education. President and CEO, Edu-Cred, Inc
DR.
GWENDOLYN
TROTTER
CLDR Education Reform; Team; Expert Consultant in University Research, Data Analytics and Institutional Effectiveness; Provides leadership to University Administrators in Accreditation.
TRACEY
WILLIAMS-
JOHNSON
Focus area, Organizational Development, Planning, and Project Development; member of the CLDR Education Reform Team; Member of the Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP), Former Director of Recruiting and Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Former VP of Player Personnel and Director of Operations, American Basketball League; Former Assistant Director of USA Basketball Women’s Programs (1996 Olympics).