Board Members
Ronald P. Bland, Chair
Carol Herwig, Vice-Chair
Maia Blankenship, Secretary
Natasha T. Brown*
Anthony Chuukwu
Mr. Anthony Chuukwu is CitiWide Computer Training Center's Founder and Executive Director. He is a long time educator whose specialties are in Business Management, Information Technology, Languages and Healthcare Access, to minorities. He attended Grace Polytechnic, in Lagos, an affiliate of Pitman College, London, UK in 1983. He graduated from Georgetown University Public Policy Institute in 2006 in Nonprofit Management. He worked as Financial Analyst for the American Psychological Association (APA), for 15 years, where he designed and tracked a budget of over $10 million for APA Practice Directorate and Practice Organization. For 10 Years Mr. Chuukwu served as a member of the Organizing Committee on continuing education credits for VA Psychologist Leadership Conference. For 2 years, he served as Technology Chair for All Faith Consortium. For 10 years, he served as Board Member of the Latino Federation of Washington, D.C., a network of 40 community-based organizations which offer a full range of education, employment, health, housing, economic development, legal, and cultural services to low-income families in Washington Metropolitan Area.Mr. Chuukwu was appointed by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton to serve as a member of the Congressional Arts Committee in 1997 and 1998. He represented CitiWide at the Mayor’s Strengthening Partner’s Initiatives in 2003. Mr. Chuukwu received several awards noting his contributions to the community: e.g. four community-service Awards, 3 from United Planning Organization in 1997, 1999, 2000 and one Award in 2001, from Julia West Hamilton League. He received Excellence in Project Management Award in 2002 from DC Department of Human Services (IMA).
Anthony J. Hill, PhD, LICSW, LCSW, ACSW
A life-long resident of Ward 4, Dr. Hill is a product of Petworth Elementary, MacFarland Junior High School, and Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School. Dr. Hill holds a Bachelors degree for George Washington University and Masters of Social Work and Doctor of Social Work degrees from Howard University. A licensed clinical social worker in the District of Columbia and a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers, Dr. Hill is a professor at the National Catholic School of Social Services at The Catholic University of America. Dr. Hill has held volunteer and leadership roles with local and national nonprofit organizations.
Frank Jones III
Judith L. Jones
Michelle L. Shelton
James B. Wilson*
Rev. Renee Woodard-Few
Rev. Renee Woodard-Few is a graduate of University of Maryland with a B.S. degree in education and a Master of Divinity degree from Wesley Theological Seminary. Rev. Few has been educating people is the Washington metropolitan area for over 20 years on a variety of subjects, ranging from health issues to cosmetic concerns, to Christian living. She has conducted seminars, presentations and workshops for a variety of churches and local community organizations. Those agencies include Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority, National Institutes of Health, District of Columbia Public Schools, and OASIS (senior services).
Shady Grove Hospital, Washington Adventist Hospital, University of Maryland Medical Center are a few of the places that have enabled Rev. Few to share her passion for improving the lives of those who are struggling with physical and mental illnesses. She has educated and inspired many persons of various denominations and social groups to reach the level of excellence that has been laid out for them. Rev. Few has served as Associate Pastor of Health and Pastoral Care at Emory United Methodist Church, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Joseph Daniels and Director of Health Ministry at First Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Frank D. Tucker. She has also designed and implemented various community outreach programs.
Renee Woodard-Few remains enthusiastic about helping to better the lives of persons near and far.
*Ex-Officio/Advisory Member