BLACK IN DESIGN
2019 CONTRIBUTORS

CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Co-Chairs: Caleb Negash and Tomi Laja
Program + Speaker Outreach Lead: Somala Diby
Marketing + Branding Lead: Tosin Odugbemi
Finance Lead: Wanjiku Ngare
Logistics Lead: Nick Gray

AASU LEADERSHIP

President: Jaline McPherson (MLA, 2021)
Vice President: Damian Bolden (March, 2022)
Treasurer: Caleb Negash (MArch, 2022)
External Relations Chair: Oluwatosin Alliyu (MDE, 2021)
Internal Relations Chair: Taelor Malcolm (MUP, 2021)
Media Chair: Tara Oluwafemi (MArch, 2022)
Social Chair: Cecley Hill (MUP, 2021)

ADVISORS

Jean Lauer (LF), GSD AASU Co-Founder/Chairwoman and Founder/CEO, Sweeten
Justin Garrett Moore, Executive Director, New York City Public Design Commission
Marc Norman (LF), Associate Professor of Practice in Urban and Regional Planning, Taubman College, University of Michigan
Courtney Sharpe (BiD 2015 Co-Chair), Senior Urban Planner, Boston Planning and Development Agency
Alexie Torres-Fleming (LF), Executive Director, Access Strategies Fund
Kolu Zigbi (LF), Program Director, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, Noyes Foundation