About Us

For nearly a century, the Ohio Conference of Units of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has been an essential part of the broader NAACP’s ongoing mission to secure civil rights and social justice for all. As the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, the NAACP has a long and influential history of advocating for racial equality, fighting systemic injustice, and empowering marginalized communities. Within this national framework, the Ohio Conference is a key driver of progress—mobilizing grassroots engagement, championing policy advocacy, and building community partnerships to confront the challenges facing African Americans in Ohio. The Ohio Conference has consistently worked to move the agenda for freedom, justice, and equality forward.

Vision Statement

The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.

Objectives

The following statement of objectives is found on the first page of the NAACP Constitution – the principal objectives of the Association shall be:

To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens
To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States
To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes
To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights
To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to seek its elimination
To educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action to secure the exercise thereof, and to take any other lawful action in furtherance of these objectives, consistent with the NAACP’s Articles of Incorporation and this Constitution.

Executive Committee & Chairs

TITLE	OFFICER
President	Tom Roberts
1st Vice President	Dr. Derrick L. Foward
2nd Vice President	Andre Washington
3rd Vice President	Annette McCoy
Secretary	Chais Ross
Assistant Secretary	Sheila Dawkins Finn
Assistant Treasurer	Rev. Willie Perryman, PhD
Treasurer	Danielle Sydnor

TITLE	OFFICER
ACT-SO Chair	Tiaja Johnson
Armed Services & Veterans Affairs Chair	Willis Gordon
Criminal Justice Chair	Anita Madison
Education Chair	Geraldine Hayes Nelson, PhD
Environmental & Climate Justice Chair	Dr. William Penn
Freedom Fund Chair & Strategist	Tiffany Edwards CFRE
Housing Chair	Thomas A. Tatum
Labor Chair	Davida Russel
Legal Redress Chair	Denise Williams
Membership Chair	Ophelia Averitt
Political Action Chair	David Whitehead
Prison Branch Chair	Charlsie M. Edmonson
Religious Affairs Chair	Rev. Christopher Lee
Reentry Chair	James Brown
State Compliance Officer & Training Chair	Dr. Derrick L. Foward
State Youth & College President	Emari Edmonds
State Youth & College Advisor Chair	Lt. Col. Claudia D. Mason
WIN Chair	Moneuc Conners
Single Family Leadership Chair	Oliver Warren

About Us

Vision Statement

Objectives

To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens

To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States

To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes

To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights

To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to seek its elimination

To educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action to secure the exercise thereof, and to take any other lawful action in furtherance of these objectives, consistent with the NAACP’s Articles of Incorporation and this Constitution.

Executive Committee & Chairs