Ujima Language and Literacy

Board of Directors

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Dr. Shurita Thomas-Tate

Founder

Associate Professor

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Missouri State University

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Monica M. Horton, MPA

Board Chairperson

Founder, Lenica Consulting Group, LLC

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Michelle Gavel

Vice-Chairperson

Equity & Diversity Workforce Development Coordinator

Springfield Public Schools

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Audrey Duncan

Treasurer

Banking and Finance

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Courtney Cook

Founding Member, Secretary

Team Leader

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

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Lola Butcher

Founding Member

Independent Journalist

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Mark Dixon

Founding Member

President / Executive Director

   Bartley-Decatur Neighborhood Center, Inc. 

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Laurie A. Washington, Esq.

Member

Legal Counsel

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