Meet Our Board
We are driven by an enthusiastic, passionate and accomplished team of artists, legal experts, and community leaders dedicated to serving the entire community.
Tommye Myrick
President/Artistic Director
Producer, Writer, Casting Director
Solene Holmes
Vice-President
Attorney, Librarian, Actress, Journalist
Hon. Marie A. Bookman
Chairperson
Retired Judge, Civil Trial Attorney, retired Magistrate Commissioner for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Attorney at Law.
Phyllis V. Johnson
Secretary/Treasurer
Owner of the Juju Bag Barber Salon.
Jyna Roots
Artistic Administrative Associate
Hon. Paula A. Brown
Board Member
Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge
Karen Coaxum
Board Member
Director of Communications, Coaxum Enterprises
Marilyn Douccette
Board Member
Owner of Meals from the Heart Cafe
James R. Holmes
Board Member
Attorney-at-Law
Lester Perryman
Board Member
Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Foundation Board of Directors
Jeannie Tidy
Board Member
Vice President of Community Visions Unlimited
Honorary Members
Rev. Cheryl Q.W. Cramer
Fomer Chairperson
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett, Film & television actress
Ted Quant
Social activist, retired Director of the Twomey Center for Peace Through Justice
Advisory Board
Karen Babin
Former District Governor, D7930 at Rotary International.
Jamie Baltazar
Filmmaker, Director, Producer.
Carol Bebell
Poet, and co-founder of Ashe Cultural Arts Center.
Brenda Curin
Award winning film and stage actress.
Gregory DiLeo
Attorney-at-Law, Law Offices of Gregory P. DiLeo, APLC.
Glenda E. McKinley,
President/Creative Director GMc+Co. Advertising & Marketing
Freddie Evans
Author and Co-founder of Congo Square Preservation Society
Nolan Marshall, Jr.
New Orleans Public School Board Member
Don Marshall
Former Executive Director of the Jazz and Heritage Foundation.
Lance Nichols
Award-winning Stage, Television, and Film Actor.
D. Joan Rhodes
Former Board President of the Jazz and Heritage Foundation
Ibrahima Seck, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Whitney Plantation
Jim Thorns
Owner, Thorns Consulting, Inc.