Leadership and Support

Board of Directors

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Dr. Sandi Sheffey

Chair
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Marilyn Sue Perry-Ross

Vice-Chair
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Ernest Dillihay

Treasurer
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James Bronson

Secretary
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Carmen Hayward-Stetson

Recording Secretary
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James Burks, PhD

Parliamentarian
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Rosamaria Marquez

Member-at-Large

Committee of One Thousand

The Committee of One Thousand's fundraising efforts are focused on supporting our Cultural Legacy Project, which will begin with housing, preserving, and digitizing ICCC's 55-year archives and will ultimately culminate in the design and construction of the new Los Angeles Inner City Cultural Center / C. Bernard Jackson Memorial Library.

Committee of One Thousand

Executive Committee

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Cecilia Peck
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George Takei
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Ernie Hudson
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Glynn Turman

Cultural Legacy Project Team Leaders & Advisors

ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Project team leaders, advisors, and experts who complement the LAICCC board of directors

• Oscar Edwards Advisor — CEO Higher Growth Strategies, LLC (HGS); Managing Member, Diversity Equity Inclusion Group, LLC

• Vijay Sehgal, AIA, FSY Architects

• Michael Rendler, AIA, e7 Architecture Studio

• Jesse E. Morris, Esq. — Attorney at Law • Morris Music Law, PC

• Vusisizwe Azania - Community Service Advisor UCLA Community Programs Office; UCLA Black Alumni Association/Beloved Community Initiative (BCI) at UCLA

• Dominic Taylor, Vice Chair, UCLA School of Theater Film & Television

• Dr. Victor Leo Walker, II —Executive Director, African Grove Institute for the Arts, Inc.; Managing Partner, CHARTOR Entertainment, LLC

The Los Angeles Inner City Cultural Center, Inc.