Our Leadership

Presidential Cabinet

The National Baptist Convention, USA, INC.

Melvin Owens

Melvin Owens (AL)

Vice President At-Large
Christopher Davis (TN)

Christopher Davis (TN)

General Secretary

Frank Bostic (NY)

Treasurer

Valerie Thompson (GA)

Chief of Staff / Exec. Committee
A. Michael Charles Durant (DC)

A. Michael Charles Durant (DC)

Chairman, Board of Directors
T. Ray McJunkins (IL)

T. Ray McJunkins (IL)

Secretary, Board of Directors
Wallace Mills (MI)

Wallace Mills (MI)

Midwest Region VP
T. La Mont Holder (KS)

T. La Mont Holder (KS)

West Region VP

Andre Milteer (NJ)

Northeast Region VP
I.E. Mack (GA)

I.E. Mack (GA)

Southeast Region VP

D. L. Richardson (AR)

D. L. Richardson (AR)

Southwest Region VP
Leroy E. Adams (CA)

Leroy E. Adams (CA)

Far West Region VP
Dr. Delton Ferender (BS)

Delton Ferender (BS)

International Relations VP

Executive Leadership

The National Baptist Convention, USA, INC.

  • Douglas Nelson (CA)Assistant Secretary
  • Ricky Banks (NC)Assistant Secretary (Recording)
  • William F. Richardson III (FL)Assistant Secretary
  • L. K. Floyd (DC)Assistant Secretary
  • Nicole Guns (VA)Assistant Secretary
  • Aaron T. Brown (SC)Assistant Secretary
  • John Crittle (TN)Assistant Treasurer
  • Tommy L. Stanford, Esq. (SC)Parliamentarian
  • Geoffrey Guns (VA)Statistician
  • Reginald Buckley (LA)Historian
  • Darren M. Morton (NY)Director, Budget & Finance
  • Cory Neal (GA)Director, Human Resources
  • Mark McConnell (IL)Chairman of Executive Committee
  • Reginald Buckley (MS)Executive Committee
  • Edward Alexander (LA)Executive Committee
  • Kerry W. Tillmon (TX)Executive Committee
  • I.V. Reeves (WA)Executive Committee
  • Clifford Jones (NC)Executive Committee
  • Isaac Williams (FL)Executive Committee
  • Keith Evans (WI)Executive Committee
  • Carl Johnson (FL)Executive Committee
  • Frank Jones (WV)Executive Committee
  • Carl L. Washington, Jr. (NY)President, Congress of Christian Education
  • Addis Moore (MI)Dean, Congress of Christian Education
  • Virginia Hayes (FL)President, Woman’s Auxiliary
  • Reginald Bachus (IL)President, Moderator’s Division
  • Michael Washington (MI)President, Laymen’s Auxiliary
  • Brenda L. Eason (GA)President, Ushers’ & Nurses’ Auxiliary
  • Elgin Joseph Taylor Sr. (NY)President, Music & Worship Arts Auxiliary
  • Arthur Sutton (MS)President, Youth & Young Adult Auxiliary
  • George Parks (MD)Director, Pastors & Ministers Division
  • Frank Harris (TN)Director, School of the Prophets
  • Johnnie Green (NY)Chairman, Late Night Service
  • Lawrence Kirby Sr. (WI)Chairman, Foreign Mission
  • Terrence D. Griffith (PA)Executive Secretary, Foreign Mission Board
  • John F. Harrell (IL)Chairman, Home Mission
  • Carolyn Landry (AL)Executive Secretary, Home Mission
  • Debbie Strickling-Bullock (DE)Chairman, Sunday School Publishing Board
  • Derrick Jackson (TN)Executive Director, Sunday School Publishing Board
  • Derrick Jackson (TN)President, American Baptist College
  • Leroy Hill (VA)Chairman, Evangelism Board
  • Robert Scott (LA/MS)Director, Disaster Management
  • Brett Snowden (FL)Chairman, NBC Housing Commission
  • Alvin Love (IL)Director, Faith Based Initiatives
  • Anthony Kelley (LA)Chairman, Prison Ministry / Criminal Justice Commission
  • Christopher Bullock (DE)Director, Social, Civic and Political Commission
  • Samuel Thompson (MS)USDA
  • Darrian Brown Sr. (PA)Director, Registration Committee
  • Marsha DuPont (NY), Dr Lantz Mills (FL), & Dr. Scottie Aarons (OH)Coordinator of Convention Planning & Logistics
  • Kerry Nelson (MI)Director, Convention Exhibits & Concessions
  • Eric Woodford (GA)Director, Protective Services
  • James Dukes (SC)Director, Transportation
  • William J. Wyne Jr. (MI)Ecclesiastical Endorser
  • Charcey Priester (SC)Director, Morning Glory
  • Gaston Smith (FL)Executive Director of Concierge Services
  • Carl L. Washington, III (NY)Special Assistant to President
  • Larry L. Marcus (PA)Special Assistant to President
  • Timothy Brown (SC)Special Assistant to President

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