About / UMEA Board of directors & STAFF

UMEA is an agency for economic development on behalf of professionals of color

Meet Our STAFF

Our staff is highly trained and is always willing to help

Jamar
Clarke

Interim executive
director

Joshua Walls

Membership Service Manager

Eileen Baugh

Admin-on-call, llc
Administrative Assistant & Events Consultant

Ryan Williams

RAW Consulting
Strategic Planning & Database Consultant

Meet Our Board Of Directors

Our Board of Directors is comprised of some of the region's most prominent members and organizations

Sheena
Solomon

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
THE GIFFORD FOUNDATION

President

Laiza
Semidey

Chief Community Investment
officer,
Home Headquarters, INc.

Vice President

Natasha
Newbury

Audit & Accounting management
dermody, Burke & brown cpa's
TREASURER

Windell
Gray

President/CEO,
Landon & Rian Enterprises Inc.

Melody
Smith Johnson

ceo/founder,
Melody's coworking and event space

Tamika
Otis

Corporate Responsibility &Community Relations Officer,
Keybank

Dr. Emad
Rahim
PHD, DM, PMP

Syracuse Surge Entrepreneurship Manager

Tai Ngo
Shaw

PRESIDENT,
CNY UNIFORMS PLUS

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