Formed in 2019, the Black Leadership Alumni Council (BLAC), which was established to promote, advance, and facilitate the engagement of black alumni and students at The University of Akron.
![Towanda-Mullins.jpg](/dA/571a90b9-71b2-4b81-8d0a-7c086ec1e198/Towanda-Mullins.jpg)
President
Towanda Mullins
BST ’88, AAS ’90
![android-chrome-192x192.png](/dA/77e36751-1d22-44ed-83e1-ab4b2971247c/Pamela-Valentine.jpg)
Vice President
Pamela Valentine
BSA ’78
![android-chrome-192x192.png](/dA/c623c66a-501f-4c8b-afee-898d787a776d/Eufrancia-Lash.jpg)
Immediate Past President
Eufrancia Lash
BA ’96
![android-chrome-192x192.png](/dA/32cad1147d8cfb959a3d7f7870a27057/Malcolm Bello.jpg)
Malcom Bello
BA '19
![android-chrome-192x192.png](/alumni-friends/governance/images-alumni-board/Cynthia-Blake.jpg)
Cynthia Blake
AAS ’80
![Towanda-Mullins.jpg](/dA/f0b98d6c55c2d452897589a9ce97bf12/Harold Booker.jpg)
Harold Booker
BSE '79
![android-chrome-192x192.png](/dA/3ca56b36be6c89a73faaba0484111412/Kiesha-Butler.jpg)
Kiesha Butler
AAB '02 BSIM '05
![](/dA/70e2d5602b3eaf2159c33a51ccf76b0b/Richard Nickerson.jpg)
Richard Nickerson
BS '19
![android-chrome-192x192.png](/alumni-friends/governance/images-alumni-board/Charles-Parnell.jpg)
Charles Parnell
BSE '79
![android-chrome-192x192.png](/dA/743878fbfb6a548c4b426e745bc61d52/Jason Render.jpg)
Jason Render Jr.
BA '21
Vikki (Sales) Shadie
AAB ’84
![android-chrome-192x192.png](/dA/261ff90c5d72ee0825f3df3dbad8ad3e/Birthday picture - me.jpg)
Sharon Crawford
AA '10, BA '12, MAE '20
Kevin Waklatsi
BA ' 11
![Towanda-Mullins.jpg](/alumni-friends/governance/images-alumni-board/Ariana-Williamson.jpg)
Ariana (Williamson) Wagner
BA ’20, BSN ’20
![Linda Woodard](/alumni-friends/governance/images-alumni-board/linda-woodard.jpg)
Dr. Linda Woodard
BSME ’83
![](/dA/925a172d318bc6c2bb57c27fcc1d9b02/Unknown.jpeg)
Director, Alumni Relations
Michelle Banis
Ex-Officio Member/ Council Liaison
mnb33@uakron.edu
![](https://www.uakron.edu/alumni-friends/images/kollman-willy-600px.jpg)
Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations
Willy Kollman
Ex-Officio Member/ Council Liaison
mnb33@uakron.edu
Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer
Dr. Sheldon Wrice
Ex-Officio Member / Council Liaison
swrice1@uakron.edu
Student members
Shakyra Bentley
Georgia Toomer