Board of Directors

  • Kaela S. Singleton Smiling in front of a wall of ivy. She has chest-length curly hair and is wearing a black short with layered necklaces.

    Kaela S. Singleton, PhD

    President & Co-Founder

  • Amirah is looking at the camera, smiling. She has rectangular glasses and shoulder-length, dark brown locs.

    Amirah-Iman Hicks, BSc

    Secretary & Blog Manager

  • Brielle Ferguson is smiling at the camera. Her hair is tied up, she is wearing a black turtleneck, and her arms are folded across her chest.

    Brielle Ferguson, PhD

    Director of Programming & Co-Founder

  • Victoria is smiling at the camera. She has medium length, dark brown locs.

    Victoria McCray, BSc

    Director of Finance & Reporting Lead

  • De-Shaine is looking at the camera and smiling slightly. He is wearing a black turtleneck.

    De-Shaine Murray, PhD

    Director of Development & Co-Founder

  • Gwenaëlle Thomas is smiling wide, holding a colorful 3D model of a brain. She has shoulder-length curly hair and is wearing a blue turtleneck.

    Gwenaëlle Thomas, PhD

    Director of Communications & Co-Founder

  • Christine Liu is smiling at the camera against a background of painted tropical leaves. She has long, straight black hair and a nose piercing. She is wearing a burgundy velvet top.

    Christine Liu, PhD

    Treasurer & Co-Founder

  • Ubadah Sabbagh is smiling at the camera against a white background. He is wearing a blue shirt and tie with a black jacket.

    Ubadah Sabbagh, PhD

    Director of Policy & Co-Founder

  • Angeline Dukes smiling wide. She has long curly hair and dark-rimmed glasses.

    Angeline Dukes, PhD

    Founding President & Co-Founder

  • Danielle smiling at the camera with brown glasses and a yellow top with green foliage in the background

    Danielle Nadin, MSc

    Finance & Reporting Committee Member & Co-Founder, Former Director of Finance

Organizing Committee

  • Ashely is looking at the camera, smiling wide. She is wearing a black turtleneck and has long, straight black hair.

    Ashley Cunningham, MSc

    Etsy Shop Manager & Co-Founder

  • Clíona is looking at the camera, smiling, with her head resting on her hand. She has long, black box braids.

    Clíona Kelly, MSc

    Professional Development Program Co-Lead & Co-Founder

  • Destinee is looking at the camera, smiling. She has dark pink glasses and shoulder-length, brown wavy hair with blonde highlights. She is wearing a burgundy top and orange jacket.

    Destinee Aponte, BA

    BIN Pals Program Lead & Co-Founder

  • Elena is looking at the camera, smiling, against a wall of greenery. She has a curly dark brown fro with blonde highlights. She is wearing a black off-the-shoulder top and a gold necklace.

    Elena Dominguez, PhD

    Mentorship Program Co-Lead & Co-Founder

  • Emmanuella is smiling at the camera. She has long, straight, dark brown hair tied into a bun. She is wearing star-shaped and small hoop earrings and a beige flora top with a high neck.

    Emmanuella Bassey, BSc

    Social Media Manager

  • Jheannelle is smiling at the camera. She has shoulder-length, curly hair and is wearing a pink top.

    Jheannelle Johnson, BSc

    Chapters Program Co-Lead

  • Kacie is looking at the camera, smiling. Her hair is dark brown, shoulder length and curly. She is wearing a black blazer and a light blue top.

    Kacie Deters, PhD

    Seminar Series Program Lead

  • Paige is smiling at the camera, with her arms folded. She is wearing a pale green turtleneck sweater. Her curly black hair is down to her shoulders.

    Paige Greenwood, PhD

    Professional Development Program Co-Lead & Co-Founder

  • Rackeb is smiling at the camera, against a background of dark green foliage. She has shoulder-length, curly hair tied back with a colorful scarf. She is wearing tortoise shell glasses, silver hoop earrings, and a short sleeve white button-up shirt.

    Rackeb Tesfaye, PhD

    Mentorship Program Co-Lead & Co-Founder

  • Monica is smiling at the camera. She has wavy, shoulder-length dark brown hair and is wearing a black turtleneck.

    Monica Javidnia, PhD

    Reporting Co-Lead & Co-Founder

  • Thiago is smiling at the camera. He has a beard and curly, dark brown hair with the sides of his head shaved. He is wearing a grey suit jacket and white shirt.

    Thiago Arzua, PhD

    Social Lead & Co-Founder

  • Nicole smiling into the camera with rimmed patterned glasses and a light purple hooded coat with snow in the background

    Nicole Teru Quintus, M.S.

    Organizing Committee Member

  • Darielle smiling into the camera with medium length curly hair and a black top in front of a yellow and green foliage background

    Darielle Lewis-Sanders, M.S.

    Mentorship Committee Member

  • Betty smiling into the camera with long curly hair and a colorful patterned top and a tree and building in the background

    Bethlehem (Betty) Bekele

    Mentorship Committee Member

  • Termara is smiling at the camera with her long hair tied back and wearing a bright pink dress with her arm rest on the tan wall beside her.

    Termara Parker, PhD

    Organizing Committee Member

  • Almarely is smiling at the camera with long straight brown hair and a pink blazer in front of a tan background.

    Almarely Berríos-Negrón, M.S.

    Organizing Committee Member

Advisory Board

  • Bianca is smiling wide. She has short, cropped blonde hair and is wearing red lipstick and a white t-shirt.

    Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD

    Herbert and Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Cell Research, Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University

  • Gina is smiling at the camera against a blurred background. She has shoulder-length light brown, curly hair.

    Gina Poe, PhD

    Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, UCLA

  • Kafui is smiling at the camera. He is in a lab and is wearing a beige a jacket and salmon colored shirt.

    Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD

    Psychiatrist & Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University

  • Michael is smiling at the camera. He is wearing a navy blue jacket and a pink shirt. There are trees in the background.

    Michael Yassa, PhD

    Professor, Director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory & Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Biological Sciences, UC Irvine

  • Michelle Jones-London i smiling at the camera. She is wearing a checkered jacket, a white blouse, a white pearl necklace, and red lipstick. Her hair is in a slick black bob.

    Michelle Jones-London, PhD

    Chief, Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity, NINDS

Founders

Angeline Dukes

Ashley Cunningham

Brielle Ferguson

Christine Liu

Clíona Kelly

Danielle Nadin

De-Shaine Murray

Destinee Aponte

D’Angela Pritchett-Rowe

Elena Dominguez

Gwenaëlle Thomas

Kaela Singleton

Lietsel Richardson

Monica Javidnia

Paige Greenwood

Rackeb Tesfaye

Samantha Yammine

Stephanie Renee

Thiago Arzua

Ti’Air Riggins

Ubadah Sabbagh

Alumni

Ti’Air Riggins, Organizing Team Member (2020-2022)

Kyndall Nicholas, Chapters Co-Lead (2021-2022)

Ifeoluwa (Ife) Adedipe, Secretary (2021-2022)

Anita Kabahizi, Email Manager (2021)

Lietsel Richardson, Secretary (2020-2021)