BLACK ENTERPRISE - AUGUST 2012

CHAIRMAN & PUBLISHER: EARL G. GRAVES SR.

PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: EARL G. GRAVES JR.

PUBLISHING
S.V.P./EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: DEREK T. DINGLE
S.V.P/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR-AT-LARGE: ALFRED A. EDMOND JR.
MULTIMEDIA EDITORIAL DIRECTORS: SONIA ALLEYNE, ALAN HUGHES
MANAGING EDITOR: ALISA GUMBS
SENIOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PRODUCER: CAROLYN M. BROWN
MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PRODUCERS: SHEIRESA NGO, LATOYA M. SMITH, MARCIA WADE TALBERT
MULTIMEDIA SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR: SONJA D. MACK
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: KENYA N. BYRD, CHRISENA COLEMAN, TAMARA E. HOLMES, BRITTANY HUTSON, DONALD JAY KORN, FRANK MCCOY, BRIDGET MCCREA, EMERALD S. MORROW, SAKINA P. SPRUELL
EDITORIAL BUSINESS SUPERVISOR: ARLETHA ALLEN
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: CHRISTINA FAISON

DIGITAL
V.P./DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL: SHELLY JONES JENNINGS
EXECUTIVE EDITOR: ELAYNE FLUKER
DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER: SUNCEAR SCRETCHEN
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: JANELL P. HAZELWOOD
PRODUCER: JANEL MARTINEZ

BROADCAST
V.P./BROADCAST DIRECTOR: GENEVIEVE MICHEL-BRYAN
HOST, BEBR & EXECUTIVE EDITOR: CAROLINE V. CLARKE
HOST, OUR WORLD WITH BLACK ENTERPRISE: MARC LAMONT HILL
SENIOR PRODUCER/CORRESPONDENT: SHANNON ANTONIO LANIER
SYNDICATION MANAGER: RHONDA J. JACKSON
SUPERVISING EDITOR/PRODUCER: KENNETH MEEKS
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: ALANA D. WYCHE

CREATIVE
V.P/CREATIVE DIRECTOR: TERENCE K. SAULSBY
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: LONNIE C. MAJOR
SENIOR DESIGNER: TODD A. CHAPMAN
JUNIOR DESIGNER: SHAY L. CHINHENGO
PROMOTIONS MANAGER: WILFORD A. NELSON

COPY
COPY CHIEF: SEIMOND LONDON
COPY EDITORS: ASHLEY CALLOWAY, JOEL LYONS, ROBIN WHITE GOODE

PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: NANCY BROWN
PRODUCTION MANAGER: DARCEL J. CHURCH

MULTIMEDIA SALES
S.V.P/NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF MULTIMEDIA SALES: DIRK J. CALDWELL
VICE PRESIDENT OF MULTIMEDIA SALES: GRACE SPELLMAN-CASTRO
VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGIC SALES & MARKETING: VLADIMIR LEVEQUE
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MULTIMEDIA SALES: GERARD SIMMONS
DIRECTORS OF MULTIMEDIA SALES: KYLE ALLMAN, MAXIMILLIAN L. HAMILTON
MANAGER OF MULTIMEDIA SALES: ANTHONY K. MOOTRY
MANAGER OF MULTIMEDIA & GROUP CIRCULATION SALES: NANCEY FLOWERS-HARRIS
MULTIMEDIA SALES ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: FABIOLA D. ROMAN
ADVERTISING PRODUCTION MANAGER: JUAN DIAZ

MARKETING & MEDIA RELATIONS
MARKETING & DIGITAL STRATEGY DIRECTOR: PATRICIA CESAIRE
MEDIA & CORPORATE RELATIONS DIRECTOR: ANDREW WADIUM

RESEARCH
MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST: J. WESLEY MILLER

EVENTS
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EVENTS: SHERRY B. HERBERT
EVENTS PROGRAM DIRECTOR: ALYSSA FANT
EVENTS COORDINATORS: VERONICA BUAPIM, NATASHA GORE

EXECUTIVE
EXECUTIVE V.P./COO & CFO: JACQUES JIHA
S.V.P./FINANCE & MIS: ANGELA MITCHELL
V.P./HUMAN RESOURCES & CORPORATE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR: NATALIE M. HIBBERT
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT & CEO: YOLANDA COOK
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO EVP/COO & CFO: KISHA GRANT-BODDEN
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR TO MULTIMEDIA SALES: YVIANNE HYACINTHE