Some 14 high-ranking state officials, 16 state representatives, four state senators, 15 education executives, and six chief law enforcement officers were among those recently honored as part of the NAACP Connecticut Chapter’s “100 Most Influential Blacks” awards:

2021 NAACP Most Influential Blacks

1. Adam Cloud, Treasurer, City of Hartford
2. Adrienne Parkmond, Chief Operating Officer, Workplace – Waterbury, CT
3. Andre F. Baker, Jr., State Representative, Bridgeport, CT
4. Andrea Barton Reeves, CEO, Connecticut Paid Leave Authority
5. Andrea Comer, Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Consumer Protection
6. Andrew N. Mais, Commissioner, Department of Insurance
7. Anthony L. Nolan, State Representative, New London, CT
8. Arnold Holmes, Most Worshipful Grand Master, Prince Hall Grand Lodge
9. Ayanti Grant, District Director, Office of the 2nd Congressional District
10. Ayesha Clarke, Chairman, Hartford Board of Education
11. Barbara Fair, Civil Rights Activist
12. Bobby Gibson, State Representative, Bloomfield, CT
13. Brandon L. McGee, Jr., State Representative, Hartford, CT
14. Brian M. Wright, Chief, New London Police Department
15. Captain Esan O. Simon, Medical Director, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
16. Captain Michael S. Fredie, Director of Admissions, US Coast Guard Academy
17. Carleton J. Giles, Chairman, Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles
18. Carlton Highsmith, Chairman of the Board, ConnCAT
19. Charlene Russell Tucker, Commissioner, State Department of Education
20. Charlie Stallworth, State Representative, Bridgeport, CT
21. Cheryl C. De Vonish, CEO, Norwalk Community College
22. Chris Cloud, Government Relations, Lobbyist
23. Corey P. Paris, State Representative, Stamford, CT
24. Curtis K. Goodwin, Community Activist
25. David Adamms, Executive Director, William Graustein Memorial Fund
26. Deborah Stanley McAulay, Chief Diversity Officer, Yale University
27. Derell Wilson, Chairman, Democratic Town Committee of Norwich, CT
28. DJ Buck, Program Director, Hot 93.7
29. Donald F. Harris, Jr., Chairman, Bloomfield Board of Education
30. Donald McAulay, Associate Deputy Director, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
31. Douglas McCrory, State Senator, Hartford, CT
32. Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, CEO, The Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering
33. Dr. Dwayne Smith, CEO, Housatonic Community College
34. Dr. G. Duncan Harris, CEO, Capital Community College
35. Dr. Iline Tracey, Superintendent, New Haven Public Schools
36. Dr. James Thompson, Superintendent, Bloomfield Public Schools
37. Dr. Jane Gates, Provost & Senior Vice President Academic & Student Affairs, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities
38. Dr. Karen DuBois-Walton, Executive Director, The City of New Haven Housing Authority
39. Dr. Keith B. Churchwell, President, Yale New Haven Hospital
40. Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean, Associate Provost for Faculty – Quinnipiac University
41. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, White House Task Force dedicated to Health Equity
42. Dr. Michael T. Conner, Superintendent, Middletown Public Schools
43. Dr. Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, U.S Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use
44. Dr. Reginald J. Eadie, President & CEO, Trinity Health Of New England
45. Dr. Terrell Hill, Superintendent, Windsor Public Schools
46. Dr. Thomas G. Coley, Regional President of the Shoreline-West Region, CSCU
47. Dr. Tracy Y. Espy, President, Mitchell College
48. Dr. William “Terry” Brown, CEO, Gateway Community College
49. Earnest Pagan, Business Representative, North Atlantic States Council of Carpenters Union
50. Eboni S. Nelson, Dean and Professor of Law, UCONN Law School
51. Elicia Pegues Spearman , Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Chair, International Leadership Fellows
52. Emanuel “Manny” Sanchez, State Representative, New Britain, CT
53. Erik Clemons , Executive Chairman, ConnCORP
54. Gary A. Winfield, State Senator, New Haven, CT
55. Glendowlyn Thames, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic and Community Development
56. Glenn Davis, Vice President, Community Development Officer at Liberty Bank
57. Heather Aaron, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Health
58. Hon. Clifton Graves, Judge of Probate, New Haven
59. Hon. Flemming Norcott , Chairman, Community Foundation of Greater New Haven
60. Hon. Richard A. Robinson, Chief Justice, CT State Supreme Court
61. Howard K. Hill, Chairman, Chamber of Commerce New Haven, CT
62. Jahana Hayes, U.S Representative, 5th Congressional District
63. Jay Williams , Director, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
64. John A. Alston, Jr., Chief, New Haven Fire Department
65. Joshua M. Hall, State Representative, Hartford, CT
66. Juanita James, President & CEO, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
67. Kenny A. Howell, Assistant Police Chief, Hartford Police Department
68. Larry B. Butler, State Representative, Waterbury, CT
69. Malcolm Ellis, Global Director, Technology and Strategy, DIAGEO
70. Marilyn V. Moore, State Senator, Bridgeport, CT
71. Melissa McCaw, Secretary, Connecticut Office of Policy and Management
72. Michael Bradford, Vice Provost for Faculty, Staff, and Student Development at UCONN
73. Michael Jefferson, Esq., Civil Rights Attorney
74. Michael R. Taylor, CEO, Cornell Scott Hill Health Center
75. Nicholas Fortson, President & CEO, CorePlus Credit Union
76. Patricia “Billie” Miller, State Senator, Stamford, CT
77. Patrick L. Green , President & CEO, Yale New Haven Health L+M
78. Patrick Ridenhour, Chief, Danbury Police Department
79. Paul Mounds, Jr., Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor
80. Quentin W. Phipps, State Representative, Middletown, CT
81. Raghib Allie-Brennan, State Representative, Danbury, CT
82. Rob Simmelkjaer , Chairman, Connecticut Lottery
83. Robyn A. Porter, State Representative, New Haven, CT
84. Ronnell Higgins , Chief, Yale Police Department
85. Sanford I. “Sandy” Cloud Jr., Chairman, UCONN Health
86. Shawn Sequeira, Chief, Shelton Police Department
87. Shawn T. Wooden, CT State Treasurer
88. Shenae Draughn, Senior Vice President, The City of New Haven Housing Authority
89. Sibongile ‘Bongi’ Magubane, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
90. Stephanie Thomas, State Representative, Norwalk, CT
91. Sonda J. Thomas, Grand Worthy Matron, O.E.S, CT (PHA)
92. Suzette DeBeatham-Brown, Mayor, Bloomfield, CT
93. Tammy Exum, State Representative, West Hartford, CT
94. Tiffany Young, Executive Director, Hartford Yard Goats Foundation
95. Toni E. Walker, State Representative, New Haven, CT
96. Travis Simms, State Representative, Norwalk, CT
97. Tyisha Walker-Myers, President, New Haven Board of Alders
98. Vannessa Dorantes, Commissioner, Department of Children and Families
99. Vernon Riddick, Chief, West Hartford Police Department
100. Veronica T. DeLandro , State Coordinator, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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