Commissioners
Curtis Ward, Chair
- Former Ambassador of Jamaica to the United Nations (Security Council), is an Attorney-at-Law and Consultant, specializing in national and international security law and policy
- Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, George Washington University/Elliott School of International Affairs; and Adjunct Professor, University of the District of Columbia
- Chairman, Caribbean Research & Policy Center
Joseph E Baptiste DDS, FAAID, MAGD
- Colonel USAR Ret.
- President JB Dental Implant Center
- Chairman/Founder National Organization For the Advancement of Haitians (NOAH)
- President/Founder Haitian Diaspora Federation (HDF)
Donald Bridgeman
- Former Director, Human Resources Management, Prince George’s County Government
- Past Executive Director, Access Housing, Inc., Washington, DC
Gabriel Christian
- Trial Lawyer with Gabriel J. Christian and Associates, LLC
- Founder of Renewable Energy Alliance (now Sustainable Star, LLC)
- President of the Dominica Association of Washington DC, 1992-1998
Dr. Karen Francis
- Senior Researcher, American Institutes for Research (AIR)(2005- present)
- Ph.D., Howard University, Sociology, Concentration: Medical Sociology
- American Sociological Association (2006 – present)
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (lifetime membership)
- Board of Governors, University YMCA, Champaign, IL, 1997–1998
- Jamaican Women of Washington (JWoW, Inc.), Vice President 2006-2008
Neil Mattei
- Radio Host, WEAA, Morgan State Radio
- Co-Founder of the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Baltimore
- Advisory Board Member of DC Carnival Association and Caribbean Association of Baltimore
Shanta Ramsom
- Partner, Law Offices of Ramson & Associates, LLC
- Board Member, Caribbean Research and Policy Center
Dr. Ludmilla Wikkeling – Scott
- President, Public Health Alumni Chapter, Morgan State University
- CEO, The Bryant Group, LLC
- Project Coordinator, Suriname Telehealth Exchange Platform
- Former Legislative Assistant, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. and Policy Associate, National Minority AIDS Council
Suzanne M. Williams
- Program Manager, Recreational Therapist with United Medical Center
- resident- 2010-2012: Caribbean Council of Prince George’s County
- Board Member-2010-2013: Caribbean American Intercultural Organization
- Artist Director- 1997-present:, La Musicale DanceWorks