African American Advisory Council

The UIC African American Advisory Council was established in 2014 to provide advice to the Chancellor on matters related to:

  1. Recruitment, enrollment, retention, and achievement of African American students.
  2. Recruitment, hiring, retention, and promotion of African American faculty and staff.
  3. Participation of African American owned companies in UIC procurement and purchasing opportunities.
  4. UIC engagement and partnership with surrounding African American communities.

Members

Chief Operating Officer, Urban Outreach Foundation
Jonathan M. Banks
Chief Operating Officer, Urban Outreach Foundation
CEO, Burton Advisory Group
Paul F. Burton
CEO, Burton Advisory Group
General Counsel, JSS Family Trusts
Nina Fain
General Counsel, JSS Family Trusts
Outreach Coordinator, Council on American Islamic relations
Gerald Hankerson
Outreach Coordinator, Council on American Islamic relations
Pastor, Faith Community Church of Chicago
Randall Wayne Harris Sr.
Pastor, Faith Community Church of Chicago
President, African American Leadership and Policy Institute
G. Sequane Lawrence
President, African American Leadership and Policy Institute
President, Strategies In Site, Inc.
Cecilia Mowatt
President, Strategies In Site, Inc.
President & CEO, Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation
Carlos Nelson
President & CEO, Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation
Executive Project Manager, Safer Foundarion
Malik Nevels
Executive Project Manager, Safer Foundarion
President, Ernest R. Sawyer Enterprises Inc.
Ernest Sawyer
President, Ernest R. Sawyer Enterprises Inc.
Managing Partner, Integrating Green Technologies, Inc.
Carl Tutt Jr.
Managing Partner, Integrating Green Technologies, Inc.
National Executive Director, PUSH For Excellence Inc.
Janette C. Wilson
National Executive Director, PUSH For Excellence Inc.
Director, ABA Section, State and Local Government Law
Tamara Edmonds Askew
Director, ABA Section, State and Local Government Law