Jill Moss Greenberg
TREASURER
Former Executive Director, Maryland Women’s Heritage Center
Ms. Moss Greenberg has more than forty-five years of experience in the field of education including: Director of the National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME); Program Consultant for Homeless Children and Their Families in Baltimore County Public Schools; Multicultural Program Coordinator at the Mid- Atlantic Equity Center; and Vocational Equity Specialist at the Maryland State Department of Education. She has been a fierce advocate for women’s rights and history, leading to her induction into the Maryland’s State Women’s Hall of Fame. She has also received multiple awards including the Educators Award of National Association for Multicultural Education and Outstanding Business and Community Leadership Award. Ms. Greenberg holds an M.A. in Special Education from the University of Connecticut. She has also received multiple awards including the Educator’s Award of National Association for Multicultural Education and Outstanding Business and Community Leadership Award.
Joy Thomas Moore
SECRETARY
President and CEO, JWS Media Consulting
Ms. Moore is a widely esteemed media consultant, journalist, and editor. She brings to her work a commitment to finding innovative ways to use media and messaging techniques to further and deepen the goals of her clients. Her experience spans over three decades where she previously served as the Manager of Making Connections Communications and Media Projects with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, leading the Foundation’s national initiative into television documentaries, radio programs, and media-based community projects. Ms. Moore has contributed to numerous local and nationally syndicated television programs as a freelance writer and field producer in the New York City area, held a variety of editorial positions at WMAL-AM radio in Washington, D.C., and served as an adjunct professor in the Journalism Department at Howard University. She is the recipient of the Edward R. Murrow and George Foster Peabody Awards for Public Service, No Greater Love Foundation Award, Clarion Award for Public Service, and Chesapeake Associated Press Award. Besides her board membership with MAEC, Ms. Moore is also on the boards of the Dean’s National Alumni Advisory Board at the American University School of Communications, the Media Impact Funders, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Maryland Public Television. She earned both her B.A. in Urban Communications and an M.A. in Broadcast Journalism at American University.
Dr. LaNail R. Plummer
DIRECTOR CEO, Onyx Therapy Group
As a leading professional in the mental health field, Dr. LaNail R. Plummer and her team of 30, all Black/women of color, are committed to improving the lifestyles of others through mental health and character development. A United States Military Veteran and the CEO of Onyx Therapy Group — an organization she founded in 2013 — Dr. Plummer has over 18 years of experience working with a multitude of clients, specializing in the care of young women, the Black community, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Her work and expertise have been featured in Essence, NBC, Forbes, The Washingtonian, Time Magazine, and more. She has spoken at conferences including Essence Fest, Mental Health America, NYU, and the US Black Chambers of Commerce. Dr. Plummer is the recipient of several national awards: The Lifetime Achievement Award (The Gathering Spot), BOW Knows Growth (The BOW Collective), 2023 Titan Gold Winner (Titan Awards), and Who’s Who 2024 (International Marquis Inc.).
Currently, Dr. Plummer is finalizing her first book: The Essential Guide for Counseling Black Women.
Susan Shaffer
CHAIR
Susan Shaffer is the Co-founder and former President of MAEC and the former Executive Director of the Center for Education Equity (CEE), the Region I federally-designated Equity Assistance Center. Susan has been a nationally recognized expert for more than five decades. Her transformational work in public schools has centered on the development of comprehensive technical assistance for system-wide change, training on educational equity and culturally responsive pedagogy and practice, school climate and culture, family, school, and community engagement, and multicultural gender-related issues. Susan has led MAEC for over 30 years, both as president and vice-president.
Susan is also the Co-Founder and Chair of the National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement, a former member of the U.S. Department of Education’s Effective Educator Development Advisory Council, and formerly served on the Continuous Improvement for Equity Design Team with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She is the author or co-author of several books, articles, and publications, including How to Connect with your iTeen: A Parenting Road Map; Equity-Centered Capacity Building: Essential Approaches for Excellence & Sustainable School System Transformation; and “Using Social-Emotional Learning & Literacy Tools to Bridge the Gap During & Beyond COVID-19” from the Handbook of Research on Supporting Social and Emotional Development Through Literacy Education (2021). Susan holds a B.A. in History and an M.A. in Education from the University of California, Berkeley. She serves on several boards and national councils, including NAFSCE (Chair), Bowie State University School of Education (2012–2019), Harmony through Education in India (since 2006), the Center for Family Math, the Pre-Service Consortium on Family Engagement, the Maryland Committee of Title I Practitioners, and the National Alliance for Family Engagement. She has received numerous awards for her service, leadership, and contributions to curricular materials on women.
Dr. Ro’chelle Williams
DIRECTOR Owner, Ro'chelle & Company; Office of the Executive Director, National Education Association
Dr. Ro’chelle Williams is a seasoned political strategist and education policy expert with over a decade of experience in national politics, education, and the labor movement. For the past seven years, he has been with the National Education Association, working in the Office of the Executive Director, and also leads his own consulting firm, Ro’chelle & Company, which specializes in branding, marketing, leadership development, and education support.
Dr. Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Tougaloo College, a Master of Science in higher education administration from Southern New Hampshire University, and a Doctorate of Education from Maryville University. He is deeply involved in alumni and educational advocacy, serving as president of the Washington Area Tougaloo Alumni Chapter, national secretary for the Tougaloo College National Alumni Association (TCNAA), and as a board member for both TCNAA and the United Negro College Fund’s National Alumni Council (UNCF-NAC).
