The National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO) was created in 1970 to represent the interests of African American elected officials. NBC-LEO's objectives include increasing African American participation on the NLC's steering and policy committees to ensure that policy and program recommendations reflect African American concerns and benefit their communities.

The organization also works independently with its members to inform them on issues affecting the African American community and helps to devise ways to achieve their community objectives through legislation and direct action. NBC-LEO conducts its annual meetings in conjunction with NLC's Congress of Cities and the Congressional City Conference.

NBC - LEO 2009 Board of Directors

Officers:

Daisy W. Lynum, Commissioner, Orlando, Florida (President)

Audwin Samuel, Councilmember, Beaumont, Texas (President-elect)

Charleta B. Tavares, Councilmember, Columbus, Ohio (First Vice President)

Michael Johnson, Councilmember, Phoenix, Arizona (Second Vice President)

James Walls, Mayor, District Heights, Maryland (Treasurer)

Darrell Miller, Mayor, Capitol Heights, Maryland (Assistant Treasurer)

Louvenia Mathison, Councilmember, Berkeley, Missouri (Secretary)

Jacquelyn E. Johnson, Councilwoman, East Orange, New Jersey (Assistant Secretary)

Robert Raynor, Jr., Alderman, New Bern, North Carolina (Parliamentarian)

Barbara Swearengen Ware, Councilwoman, Memphis, Tennessee (Chaplain)

Deborah A. Hill, Councilwoman, Warrensville Heights, Ohio (Historian)

James Mitchell, Jr., Councilmember, Charlotte, North Carolina (Immediate Past President and NLC Second Vice President)

Past Presidents:

Terry Riley, Councilmember, Kansas City, Missouri

Felicia A. Moore, Councilmember, Atlanta, Georgia

Marian B. Tasco, Council Majority Leader, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

E. W. Cromartie, II, Councilmember, Columbia, South Carolina

Roosevelt Coats, Councilmember, Cleveland, Ohio

Charles Yancey, Councillor, Boston, Massachusetts

Daniel Tabor, Councilmember, Inglewood, California

At Large Board Members:

Marshand Crisler, Councilmember, Jackson, Mississippi

Kathleen Hicks, Mayor Pro Tem, Fort Worth, Texas

Danita Love, Councilmember, Highland Hills, Ohio

Sheila McNeil, Councilmember, San Antonio, Texas

Warren Turner, Councilmember, Charlotte, North Carolina

Evelyn “Mimi” Woodson, Councilmember, Columbus, Georgia

Regional Directors:

rJo Winch, Council Majority Leader, Hartford, Connecticut (Region 1)

Adam McFadden, Councilmember, Rochester, New York (Region 2)

Horace P. Webb, Vice Mayor, Petersburg, Virginia (Region 3)

Kenneth Roberts, Councilman, Highland Hills, Ohio (Region 4)

Sherman M Williams, Alderman, Country Club Hills, Illinois (Region 6)

Joe Davis, Alderman, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Region 7)

Sharon Sanders-Brooks, Councilmember, Kansas City, Missouri (Region 8)

De’Sean Quinn, Councilmember, Tukwila, Washington (Region 9)

Marquisha Griffin, Councilmember, Maricopa, Arizona (Region 10)

Jamie Smith, Councilmember, Beaumont, Texas (Region 11)

Myron Lowery, Councilmember, Memphis, Tennessee (Region 12)

Ulysses Addison, Councilmember, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Region 13)

Deborah Denard Delgado, Councilmember, Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Region 14)

Richard Showers, Sr., Councilmember, Huntsville, Alabama (Region 15)

Mary Osborne, Alderwoman, Savannah, Georgia (Region 16)

Linda Dogan, Councilmember, Spartanburg, South Carolina (Region 17)

Z. Ann Hoyle, Alderwoman, Hickory, North Carolina (Region 18)

Leo E. Longworth, Commissioner, Bartow, Florida (Region 19)

Barbara Calhoun, Councilmember, Compton, California (Region 20)

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