Honorary Chair
Congressman James E. Clyburn

Honorary Chair
Former Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr.

Honorary Chair
Anita Zucker, CEO, The InterTech Group, Inc.

Honorary Chair
Brenda Lauderback, Chair, BOD, Denny’s

Honorary Chair
Julio Hernandez, Clemson University (Chief of Staff for the Division of Inclusion & Equity)

Sponsors

Open Plenary Reception Sponsor – National Parks Conservation Association

Silver Sponsor for the tours – Dominion Energy

Silver Sponsor for the bags – Harvard University

Silver Sponsor – AARP


Silver Sponsor – The College of Charleston


Silver Sponsor – The Citadel (The Military College of South Carolina)


Silver Sponsor – The Medical University of South Carolina


Bronze Sponsor – The InterTech Group, Inc.


Bronze Sponsor for Youth Day – Blackbaud, Inc.


Bronze Sponsor – Cumulus Media


Bronze Sponsor – Charleston Southern University


Bronze Sponsor – Columbia University

Bronze Sponsor – The Boeing Company

Tour Sponsor – National Park Service Network to Freedom


Media Sponsor – BEOJ

Media Sponsor – Charleston Chronicle Newspaper

Media Sponsor – Washington Informer


Journal Reception Sponsor – The University of Chicago Press


JAAH Reception Sponsor – Michigan State University

 

Chair of the Conference Host Committee
Rev. Nelson B. Rivers, III

Pastor, Charity Missionary Baptist Church, North Charleston, SC
and Vice President, Religious Affairs and External Relations, National Action Network

Co-Chair of the Conference Host Committee
Atty F. Renêe Gaters

Law Offices of F. Renêe Gaters, LLC

Host Committee

Mr. Leon A. Alston

Mr. Jeff Banks

Mr. John Bolden

Mr. Armand Derfner, Esq.

Ms. Dena Davis

Ms. Julia-Ellen Craft Davis

Dr. Barbara D. Dilligard

Dr. William Marvin Dulaney

Mr. Kevin Gadsden, Jr. / Senior Manager, Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Consolidated

Atty. F. Renêe Gaters / Law Offices of F. Renêe Gaters, LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Darrin Goss (Vee)

Mr. William Dudley Gregorie

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome C. Harris (Dr. Gwendolyn L.)

Dr. Robert Harris

Rev. and Mrs. Jerry Harrison (Dorothy)

Mr. Julio Hernandez, Clemson University / Chief of Staff for the Division of Inclusion & Equity

Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham

Dr. and Mrs. Ramnarine Jaglal        

William E. Kennard and Deborah Kennedy Kennard

Ms. Brenda Lauderback

Ms. Gladys Mack

Atty. Arthur McFarland and Dr. Elise Davis-McFarland

Ms. Julie Saunders Monroe

Ms. Stacia Murphy

Dr. Paula Orr / Charleston Women’s Wellness Center

Mr. Nigel Redden / General Director, Spoleto Festival USA

Dr. David E. Rivers

Mr. John Rivers, Jr.

Rev. and Mrs. Nelson B. Rivers, III (Carolyn)

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Roberts (Candace) / JJR Development, LLC

Dr. Luther Seabrook

Mr. and Mrs. Leon Scott (Rita)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Seidler (Margaret) / Seidler & Associates, LLC

Dr. Daniel M. Smith, Jr.

Dr. Maxine Smith

Brigadier General (Retired) and Mrs. Henry L. Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Watson (Michele)

Major General (Retired) and Mrs. Leo V. Williams, III (Vicki)

Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Williams (Marjorie)

Community Partners / Advertisers / Donors

Community Partners

Charleston Water System

The Charleston County School District
Sponsors of the Teacher’s Workshop / Youth Day Transportation and Lunch
(Dr. Gerrita Postlewait, Superintendent)

City of Charleston, SC / Office of Cultural Affairs, MOJA Festival

The Chronicle Newspaper / Serving Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties

Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Consolidated / Mr. Kevin Gadsden, Jr.

Host Committee Ads

Avery Institute

Avery Research Center, College of Charleston

Charleston International Airport

City of Charleston, SC / Office of Cultural Affairs, MOJA Festival

Clemson University, The Division of Inclusion & Equity

Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Consolidated / Mr. Kevin Gadsden, Jr.

Denny’s

Earth Management, LLC / Adrianne M. Holt

International African American Museum (IAAM)

International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA Local 1422)

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

Mary Joseph State Farm Insurance

Powell Consulting Group / Mr. Leonard Powell

Richardson House (Airbnb) / Mr. David Richardson

Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity (The Boulé)

South Carolina Education Lottery / Mr. Carl Stent, Esq.

Friends of the Charleston Area Branch of ASALH

Mr. Leon A. Alston

The Curry Law Firm, LLC (Eduardo K. Curry, Esq.)

Armand Derfner, Esq.

Dr. and Mrs. Ramnarine Jaglal (Jamella)

Atty. Arthur McFarland and Dr. Elise Davis-McFarland

Dr. Luther Seabrook