Executive Staff


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Marc H. Morial

President and Chief Executive Officer

Entrepreneur. Lawyer. Professor. Legislator. Mayor. President, U.S. Conference of Mayors. CEO of the National Urban League, the nation’s largest civil rights organization. In a distinguished professional career that has spanned 25 years, Marc Morial has performed all of these roles with excellence, and is one of the most accomplished servant-leaders in the nation. As an Entrepreneur, Morial started several successful small businesses -- an apparel wholesale company, a special events company, and a janitorial company, his first venture at age 15 with two childhood friends. Read more…

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Rhonda Spears Bell

Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Rhonda Spears Bell is the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications at the National Urban League. In this capacity as the chief marketing and communications officer, Ms. Bell is responsible for the strategic development and execution of all marketing and interactive strategies, public relations, major conferences and events, and publications activities, as well as solidifying the League’s brand identity nationwide. Read more…

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Donald E. Bowen

Senior Vice President, Programs

Don Bowen is a team and organization builder and an expert in helping not for profit organizations achieve real results while at the same time achieve financial empowerment. Read more…

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Chanelle Hardy

Senior Vice President and Executive Director,National Urban League Policy Institute, Washington, DC

Chanelle Hardy is the Senior Vice President for Policy for the National Urban League and Executive Director of the National Urban League Policy Institute, with primary responsibility for developing the League’s policy, research and advocacy agenda and expanding its impact and influence inside the beltway.   She serves as editor-in-chief of the NULPI signature publication, “The State of Black America,” and coordinates the NUL Legislative Policy Conference. Read more…

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Wanda Jackson

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Wanda Jackson is Senior Vice President, Human Resources for the National Urban League. Ms. Jackson has overall responsibility for the Human Resources function in the League’s national office, and manages programs and activities in corporate diversity, employment, and leadership development. Read more…

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Herman Lessard

Senior Vice President, Affiliate Services

Herman Lessard has been appointed to Senior Vice President of Affiliate Services for the National Urban League. He will be responsible for leading the “Hub of the Wheel” for the affiliate network inclusive of all constituent auxiliary groups. Read more…

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Dennis Serrette

Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Development

Dennis Serrette serves as Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer for the National Urban League. In this capacity, he leads the team whose focus is the strategic planning and execution of the organizational fundraising plan. Dennis brings more than 20 years of success in fund development, strategic planning, and sales management. Read more…

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Paul Wycisk

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Paul Wycisk is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Wycisk is a Certified Public Accountant with over thirty years of experience in not-for-profit organizations. Prior to coming to the League in 1996, Wycisk held positions with, among others, The Environmental Defense Fund and Common Cause. Wycisk has a Masters of Arts degree from the University of Maine and a Bachelors in accounting from the University of Maryland. Read more…