Board Members
Executive Board
Arif Khatib – President & Founder (about the president)
William Taylor, Attorney at Law
William (Bill) North, Major League Baseball (Ret.)
Elihu M. Harris, Mayor (1991-1999) – Oakland, CA, Chancellor Peralta College District
Paul Cobb, Publisher, Post Newspapers GroupDr. Tae Yun Kim, Worldwide Solutions
Ed Rogers, Compinsense
Advisory Board
Tony La Russa, Manager, St. Louis Cardinals
Michael Hart, I Want That Shopping Network
Richard Bosio, Bosio Enterprises
Ron Davis, NFL (Retired), NFL Players Association
Martin Wyatt, Sports Director – KGO Television
Collins G. Walker, Wells Fargo Bank
Moses C. Mayne, Jr., Consultant
Ron Thomas, Author/Sports Journalist
Adebisi T. Aromolaran, Ph. D., Able World Foundation
Gene C. Johnson, Track Hall of Fame
Dr. John Carlos, Olympian
Donald R. Hopkins, Attorney at Law
Al Hops, Al Hops Enterprises
Community Committee
Harold Logwood, President, Black College Alumni
Victor Backer, KETH/PBS Television Auctions
Sharon Williams, Golf Event Planner
Angela Chester Johnson, Children’s Advocate
Noel Hayes, Youth Advocate
Miranda W. Roberson, Sports & Entertainment Manager
Youth Program Director
Bruce Bouligny
Latin American Representatives
Mario Trejos, Mexico Luis Perez, Argentina
Executive Board
- Arif Khatib – President & Founder (about the president)
- William Taylor, Attorney at Law
- Tony La Russa, Manager St. Louis Cardinals
- Elihu M. Harris, Mayor (1991-1999) – Oakland, CA
- Paul Cobb, Publisher, Post Newspapers Group
- Dr. Tae Yun Kim, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions
Advisory Board
- Richard Bosio, Bosio Enterprises
- Willie T. Ribbs, NASCAR/Indycar racer
- Donald R. Hopkins, Attorney at Law
- Mal Whitfield, Olympian
- Collins G. Walker, Wells Fargo Bank (Retired)
- Ron Thomas, Author/Sports Journalist
- Dr. John Carlos, Olympian
- Al Hops, Hops & Associates
- Lacey O’Neil
- Ron Davis, Track & Field Coach
- Chris Burford, Hall of Fame (Football)
- Bob Kaplitz, Web Marketing Expert
Community Committee
- Dr. Bob Allen, Negro League Historian
- Angela Chester-Johnson, Youth Advocate
- Noel Hayes, Youth Advocate
- Moses Mayne Jr., Housing Commissioner
- Miranda B. White, Sports & Entertainment Manager
- Victor Backer, Events Planner
Latin American Representatives
- Jose Ortiz
- Benny Ayala