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Detroit
Branch
NAACP
announces
the
appointment
of its
new
executive
director
DETROIT
- Rev.
Dr.
Wendell
Anthony,
President,
Detroit
Branch
NAACP,
announced
at his
recent
installation,
beginning
a
historic
14th
term,
the
appointment
of the
Branch’s
new
Executive
Director.
“Our
search
committee
was
appointed
in July
of
2018.”
Said
Rev.
Anthony.
“They
held
several
meetings
and now
the work
is
completed.
Nearly
70
applications
were
received,
locally
and
nationally.
After a
review
of all
the
applicants,
it was
narrowed
down to
four and
of that
four,
three
were
interviewed.
After
much
deliberation,
conference
calls,
and
discussion,
the
search
committee
brought
forth a
recommendation
to our
board
for the
new
executive
director
for the
Detroit
Branch
NAACP.
Today,
we wish
to
announce
that the
new
director,
following
the
likes of
former
Executive
Director’s:
•
Rev.
Joann
Nichols
Watson,
former
Detroit
City
Council
Member
and now
professor
at Wayne
County
Community
College
District;
•
Attorney
John E.
Johnson,
Jr.,
former
City of
Detroit
Corporation
Counsel,
now
Executive
Director
for
Michigan
Legislative
Black
Caucus;
•
Heaster
Wheeler,
former
Assistant
Executive
for
Wayne
County
and now
Assistant
Secretary
of
State;
•
Donnell
White,
now the
Chief
Diversity
Officer
and
Director
of
Strategic
Partnerships
for
Chemical
Bank.
Our
new
Executive
Director,
as
recommended
and
accepted
by the
Board
is, Ms.
Kamilia
Landrum.”
Kamilia
is a
child of
the
NAACP.
She was
a leader
in our
Youth
Council.
She
served
on the
national
board of
directors
for the
NAACP.
She is
also
involved
in
several
community
organizations.
Most
recently
she
organized
our Take
Your
Soles To
The
Polls
campaign
for
voter
registration
and
mobilization,
Back to
School
initiatives
for
Detroit
Public
School
students,
and our
Second
Chance
Initiative
for
non-violent
offenders
seeking
to have
their
records
expunged
in the
criminal
justice
system.
She
has a
Bachelor
of
Applied
Science
in
Business
Administration
and
Management
from
Florida
Agricultural
and
Mechanical
University,
and a
Master
of
Public
Administration
from
Wayne
State
University.
She is a
proud
member
of the
Delta
Sigma
Theta
Sorority,
Inc.”
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