ABOUT IABD

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the International Association of Blacks in Dance connects artists, administrators, scholars, and advocates from across the field of Dance and social impact. Collectively, IABD’s board provides strong vision, leadership, and commitment to preserving and promoting dance by people of African ancestry or origin.

Meet the Board 

Providing vision, leadership, and commitment to preserving and promoting dance by people of African ancestry or origin.

OFFICERS

Aseelah Shareef
Board Chair

Interim President + CEO, Karamu House 

Joan Myers Brown
Honorary Chair

Founder/Artistic Advisor, Philadanco!, The Philadelphia Dance Company

President + Chief Executive Officer, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

Dora Rae Vactor
Secretary

Cleveland Dance Movement 

Malik Robinson
Treasurer

President/CEO, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance

Omar Ingram
Executive Director

The International Association of Blacks in Dance

DIRECTORS

David Blake
Creative Director & Arts Development Consultant

Blake Arts

Marlisa Brown-Swint
Director of Operations

Philadanco!, The Philadelphia Dance Company

LaToya Davis Craig
Arts Administrator & Consultant

Ashley Grayson
Director, Marketing

Washington Nationals

Gary Memi
VP, Productions Talent

MSG Entertainment

Cleo Parker Robinson
Founder/Artistic Director

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance

Candace Procter Hayes
Manufacturing Director

PepsiCo

Nycole Ray
Freelance Artist

Law Offices of Sidney A. Robbins, LLC

Ashley Smith
Deputy General Counsel

Amtrak

Yvonne Walker
Director

Baltimore Dance Tech

Lula Washington
Co-Founder/Artistic Director

Lula Washington Dance Theatre

Ann Williams
Founder/Artistic Advisor

Dallas Black Dance Theatre

Other Directors

Building on the lasting legacy of commitment and impact.

Dancer, Choreographer, Professor, and Stage and Film Actress

Dancer, Choreographer, Scholar, Activist, and Writer

Modern Dancer, Choreographer,

Teacher, Director, and Writer