Selection Committee
Vannessa Jordan-Gaston
Co-Founder & Board President of The National Rhythm & Blues Music Society Inc.
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Vannessa is an Atlantic County, New Jersey resident.
Stuart Bascombe
Founding Member & Board Trustee of The National Rhythm & Blues Music Society Inc.
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Founding Member of the 70s Soul/R&B Vocal Group, Black Ivory.
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Stuart is an Atlantic County, New Jersey resident.
Henrietta Shelton
Founder & President of the Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc., and CBB Youth Institute For Jazz Studies.
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Henrietta is a long-time resident of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Lorenzo Langford
Former Mayor and Councilman of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Lorenzo is a vocalist and an Atlantic City, New Jersey native.
Marc Berman
Celebrity Interviewer at The Marc Berman Show Podcast and is the Digital Media Director at Shore Local Newsmagazine
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Marc is an Atlantic City, New Jersey resident.
Research Committee
Julius Freeman
Photographer to the stars. Staff Photographer for The National Rhythm & Blues Music Society Inc.
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Julius is a native New Yorker.
Colton Thomas
Owner and operator of Colton Record Shop. A&R Man at Transistor Sound.
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Colton is a resident of Roseburg, Oregon.
Vicki Gold Levi
An Atlantic City Historian who worked on the HBO series, Boardwalk Empire. Vicki is the Author of four books..
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Vicki is from Atlantic City and lives in New York City.
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ACWOF Event Committee
Ophelia Gray
A Founding Board Member of The National R&B Music Society. Ophelia is a Music Enthusiast and Writer.
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Ophelia is a resident of Jersey City, New Jersey.
Cynthia Tyre
A Radio Personality and Founder of "FrontStaage" Radio Show.
Cynthia is a Promoter and Music Industry Insider.
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Cynthia is a resident of New Castle, Delaware.