Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis

Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis is the ninth President of Southeastern University and is the first woman to hold this position, where she has strengthened the curriculum in order to produce critical thinkers with exit competencies to meet challenges in today's marketplace society. She earned a BA fromOberlin College, a MS fromHoward University and a Ph.D. in Neuropsychology from the University of Maryland. Dr. Jarvis has received more than 100 awards for her professional and civic accomplishments and her outstanding leadership. Dr. Jarvis's is the daughter of Dr. Charles R. Drew, the noted blood bank pioneer, has given her special perspective as an advocate for science and health education.

Dr. Trachette l. Jackson

Dr. Trachette l. Jackson is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS is Mathematics from Arizona State University and earned her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington. Dr. Jackson is an award-winning teacher and mathematical scientist. Her research focuses on developing mathematical tools that assist in the understanding of the cellular and molecular events associated with tumor growth and vascular development. She is the co-founder and Director of the Mathematical Biology Research Group at the University of Michigan and is a recipient of the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship as well as the James S. McDonnell 21st Century Scientist Award.

Dr. William A. Lester Jr.

Dr. Williaam A. Lester Jr. is Professor of Chemistry, UC, Berkeley and Faculty Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He earned BS and MS degrees from the University of Chicago, and a PhD from The Catholic University of America, all in chemistry. He joined the IBM Research Division, served on the Technical Planning staff of the Research Division and as a research group manager, and led the first national research organization in the field of chemistry. Dr. Lester's research interests are in electronic structure and collision dynamics of atomic and molecular systems. He has published over 200 scientific articles and a book, and is editor or co-editor of four other volumes.

Dr. Ronald Elbert Mickens

Dr. Ronald Elbert Mickens earned a B.S. in mathematics and physics from Fisk University, a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics fromVanderbilt University, and held a postdoctoral position at M.I.T. Dr. Mickens was a professor of Physics and Fisk University and at Clark Atlanta University, and has done research in Mathematics and Physics. His efforts to open Physics to Blacks are very important and he serves as Historian for the National Society of Black Physicists. Recently, Dr. Mickens was honored with an election to Fellowship in the Ameri-can Physical Society. In addition to his scientific accomplishments, Dr. Mickens has published two books on the history of African American involvement in science.

Dr. Luthar Williams

Dr. Luthar Williams earned a B.A. in biology from Miles College, an M.S. degree from Atlanta University, and a Ph.D. degree in microbial physiology from Purdue University. He currently serves as Provost at Tuskegee University. Prior to this, he served as Director of Education and Interpretation at the Missouri Botanical Garden, which has a strong commitment to encouraging participation and high achievement by minority students in mathematics, engineering, and science. He designed the program of the Garden Education Compact, which uses the Garden’s educational resources to help create a challenging pro-gram of teaching and learning instruction in science and math through incorporating technology into hands-on learning. Dr. Williams has received numerous awards.

Dr. Chad Womack

Dr. Chad Womack is the CEO and chief scientific officer of NanoVec, a privately held biotechnology company that develops novel gene delivery vectors for the next generation of vaccines and immunotherapeutics, and previously was a senior research fellow at the NIH Vaccine Research Center His research at the VRC concerned the immunopathogenesis of HIV/AIDS in developing countries and HIV/AIDS vaccine development. Dr. Womack earned his Ph.D at the Morehouse School of Medicine, and received his B.S. degree in biology at Morehouse College . Dr. Womack is a past president of the NIH Black Scientists Association (BSA), and cofounder of the National Association for Blacks in BIO (NABB).