CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
ZERLINE HUGHES SPRUILL Zerline Hughes Spruill is a proud Howard University alumna, co-founder of The Capstone Crate and a writer who lives in Washington, D.C.
DR. QUINTON T. ROSS, JR. Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Jr. is the President of Alabama State University and a proud three-time alumnus of the institution.
NATASHA BRAME
DR. PHYLLIS WORTHY DAWKINS
Natasha Brame is the Assistant Program Director for SOAR @ Cheyney. She brings more than 25 years of experience in K–12 education, with a career focused on student success,
Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins is the founding director of the Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) at Clark Atlanta University, which includes the Willa B. Player Executive Leaders Program (started in 2025), and is the 18th President of Bennett College.
family engagement, and educational leadership.
ERICA BLOUNT DANOIS
DR. JULIETTE B. BELL
Erica Blount Danois is an award-winning journalist, author, screenwriter, producer, and professor.
Dr. Juliette B. Bell is the ELI Willa B. Player Executive Leaders Program Coordinator and the 15th President of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
DR. HARRY L. WILLIAMS
MS. LALOHNI CAMPBELL
Dr. Harry L. Williams is the president & CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the Black college community.
Ms. Lalohni (LA) Campbell is the ELI Coordinator of Marketing and Communications and the Executive Director of Per/Se Media Group.
DR. JANELLE L. WEST
DR. JAMAL WATSON Dr. Jamal Watson is a higher education journalist. He is also a professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at Trinity Washington University.
Dr. Janelle L. West is a distinguished leader in the domains of social justice, belonging, and higher education.
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