President Minnie Pearson
A lifelong Champaign-Urbana resident, educator, and community leader, Minnie Pearson has dedicated more than 30 years to public education and youth mentorship. A life member of the NAACP, she previously served as First Vice President and now leads the Champaign County Branch in her second term as President. Through her leadership and decades of service, she advances the mission of equity, empowerment, and justice while continuing a lifelong commitment to strengthening community and expanding opportunity for all.
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Executive Officers
Teneisha James Wesley
First Vice President
Marilyn Banks
Secretary
Artice James
Treasurer
Lucretia A. Williams
Communications Chair
Atha Winston
Membership Chair
Chief Timothy Tyler
Veterans Affairs Chair
Katrina Kindle
Healthcare Chair
Committee Leadership
Dr. Barbara Suggs Mason
Education Committee, Co-Chair
Dr. Joycelyn Landrum Brown
Education Committee, Co-Chair
Artice James
Political Action & Voter Empowerment, Co-Chair
Dr. Barbara Gillespie-Washington
ACT-SO Chair
Bernice Harrington
ACT-SO Co-Chair
Minnie Pearson
Criminal Justice Reform Chair
Tom Moore
Criminal Justice Reform Committee
Shayla Maatuka
Criminal Justice Reform Committee
Members-at-Large
Sharon Anderson
Executive Committee, Member-at-Large
Amy Felty
Executive Committee, Member-at-Large