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Meet Our Officers
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Warren Whatley President
Professor Whatley has been on the economics faculty at the University of Michigan since 1981. In 1992 he also joined the faculty of the Center for Afro-American and African Studies. He received his PhD in economics from Stanford University in 1982 and he is known primarily for his research on the economic history of African American in the 20th century United States.
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Jessica Gordon Nembhard Immediate Past President Jessica Gordon Nembhard is Associate Professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development in the Department of Africana Studies at John Jay College, of the City University of New York (CUNY) in New York City, USA. She is also Director of John Jay’s Ronald McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program.