AAJC Executive Board:
	President: William (Bill) Myers, Musician, Actor, Events Planner & Coordinator. Vice President: Ms. Cora Washburn. Secretary: Ms. Phyllis Lodge. Treasurer & Membership Coordinator: Dr. Jesse C. McCarroll, New York City College of Technology (CUNY). Legal Advisor: Keith McKinley, Esq. Executive Director: Dr. Larry Ridley, Jazz Artist; Professor of Music, Emeritus- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Professor of Bass- Manhattan School of Music; Lecturer- Jazz @ Lincoln Center. www.LarryRidley.com. www.JuneteenthJazz.com. Director of AAJC Chapters and Affiliates: Mr. Jim Alexander, Email - jim5432@comcast.net).
	Board of Directors:
	Dr. John Lamkin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES); Professor Martin Lamkin, University of the Virgin Islands (UVI); Mr. Brent Banulis, New England Jazz Hall of Fame; Professor Larry Dwyer, University of Notre Dame; Ms. Magdalena Benitez-Ridley, Jazz Legacy Inc.; Ms. Muriel Cauthen; Dr. Floyd Hayes,Johns Hopkins University; Dr. Nelson Harrison; Dr. Willis Kirk, President Emeritus- City College of San Francisco (CCSF).
	Board of Advisors:
	Mr. Ed Thigpen (deceased); Mr. John Smith; Dr. Billy Taylor; Professor Gerald Wilson, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA); Mr. Grady Tate; Professor William Fielder, (deceased),Rutgers University (RU); Dr. David Baker, Distinguished Professor of Music, Indiana University (IU); Dr. Jimmie James, Jackson State University (JSU); Rev./Dr. Ron Myers,National Juneteenth Council; Professor Ronald Carter, Northern Illinois University (NIU); Mr. Jimmy Owens, New School University, NYC; Mr. Bernard Purdie; Mr. Wade Barnes; Professor Keith Copeland; Ms. Maxine Gordon; David Hardiman, Professor of Music, Emeritus- City College of San Francisco (SFCC); Ms. Marcia Miget; Dr. Patricia Payne, Director - Crispus Attucks Museum, Indianapolis, IN: Mr. Willard Jenkins; Ms. Madlyn Evans; Professor Donald Mead; Mr. Davey Yarborough, Duke Ellington High School of the Performing Arts- Washington, DC; Dr. Fred Irby III, Howard University (HU); Mr. Badi Murphy; Dr. Karlton Hester, University of CA, Santa Cruz; Ms. Jo Ann Cheatham; Mr. Ahmet Ertegun (Emeritus); AAJC Official Photographer- Mr. Jim Alexander; AAJC Official Videographer- Hakim Ankh-Ra; AAJC Technical Support Coordinator- Mr. James Benitez.
	AAJC/HBCU Jazz Directors Committee:
	Advisory Committee: Dr. Russell Thomas, Jackson State University; Dr. Ira Wiggins, North Carolina Central University; Dr. Howard Harris, Texas Southern University; Professor James Patterson, Clark Atlanta University; Dr. John Lamkin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Professor James Holden, Jr., Virginia State University; Dr. Lindsey Sarjeant, Florida A&M University