2025-2026
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVES
John Howard Shaw-Woo
Founder President & CEO
Noir Black Chamber of Commerce Inc.
Executive Director
KENTUCKY MARKET
Executive Director
TEXAS MARKET
"Currently Interviewing Candidates"
Submit Curriculum Vitae
Info@Noirbcc.org
BOARD​ OF DIRECTORS
NOIR BLACK BUSINESS CLUBS - NOIRBBC CLUBS
Currently Seeking Additional Board Members (Ages 24-35)!
Supporting the creation and expansion of Noir Black Business Clubs across America for College-aged, High School, Middle School, and Elementary School Black Youth.
Chakakhan Abston
SECRETARY
Diversity and Inclusion Manager
Texas Roadhouse
Louisville, Kentucky
Tate Crenshaw
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Athletic Director / P.E. Teacher
Virginia Chance School
Louisville, Kentucky
Julius Fogle
Retired U.S. Army Sergeant
U.S. National Amateur and IBC Super Middleweight Champion
Author and Stand up Comedian
Houston, Texas
Jenese Gill
IT Leader
Technology Consultancy, Business Operations, Strategy, Risk Management and
Process Design
Dallas, Texas
Kenneth Gray
BOARD CHAIRMAN
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Louisville, Kentucky
DeWana Hadder
M. Ed, CSM
National Award Winning Education Researcher and Presenter, 2- time TedX Speaker, University of Kentucky Ph.D Candidate 2026
Louisville, Kentucky
John McNeill III
J.D. Candidate 2026
University of Kentucky Morehouse College Graduate
Lexington, Kentucky
BOARD​ OF DIRECTORS​
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ENTITY
Project Support, Job Creation, and Low-Income Census Tract Area Redevelopment Across America Through New Market Tax Credit Equity Investment.
Dan Heffernan
TREASURER
President, New Markets Tax Credits Community Ventures Corporation CDFI
Louisville, Kentucky
Shiao Woo, MD
VICE CHAIRMAN
Professor and Former Chairman
Department of Radiation Oncology University of Louisville
Houston, Texas
BOARD​ OF DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
(Honorary Periodic Advisory)
In recognition of their visionary leadership and foundational contributions to the establishment and mission of the Noir Black Chamber of Commerce Inc., the following individuals are honored with the title of Board Member Emeritus:
Verna Goatley
Louisville Metro Government Louisville, Kentucky
Kathy R. Jacobs
Networking Solutions, LLC Prospect, Kentucky
Ryan Jean-Baptiste, MD
Modern Vascular
Louisville, Kentucky
Marita Willis
Community Ventures Corporation
Louisville, Kentucky