NAACP Dane County Branch Officers
President..................Gregory Jones
                  Vice President.......Mark-Anthony Whitaker
 Treasurer.................Valese Adams
Asst. Treasurer........Theola Carter
     Secretary.................Jeanne Erickson
   Asst. Secretary........Rebekah Jones

NAACP Dane County
Executive Committee Members
William Franks, Jr.
Jonathan Gramling
James Greer
Gwendolyn L. Jones
Rabbi Bonnie Margulis
Jewelline Wiggins


Branch Email Address:
naacp36ab@gmail.com

                      

STANDING COMMITTEES & COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS             

ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics)
Laura Stephenson
The Committee on  ACT-SO shall  follow these rules: (1) must be properly registered annually  with the National  Office and follow all directives outlined by the National  ACT-SO Program; (2)  understand that it is a major project of the NAACP. With  ACT-SO, the NAACP is  providing an instrument through which African-American  youth are encouraged and  inspired toward excellence in academic and cultural  pursuits while benefiting  from the maximum support of their communities; (3)  uphold its goal of ACT-SO  that affords the same respect for African-American  Scholastic and cultural  achievement that is given to heroes; and (4)  recognizing that ACT-SO conducts  annual academic competitions for students in  grades nine (9) through twelve  (12) in NAACP Branches throughout the country  in accordance with the published guidelines of the National Office and  oversight of the National Director of  ACT-SO Program.

Armed Services & Veterans Affairs
The  Committee on Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs shall: (1) seek to  establish  a working relationship with those agencies in government, national,  state and local, having the responsibility in the affairs of members of the  various Armed  Services and Veterans and to see that the programs to which  they are  responsible are administered fairly and justly to members of the  minority  community; (2) study conditions pertaining to veterans and members  of the  Military Service and their dependents and/or survivors in the  community; (3)  serve as a center of information on matters affecting the  members of the Active  Military, Reserves, State National Guard and Veterans;  (4) maintain a repository of materials, information and forms to be used in  assisting veterans  and/or dependents of veterans and military personnel with  their problems; (5)  receive and act on all complaints relative to acts of  discrimination on account  of race, color, creed, or denial of benefits to  which they are entitled because  of discrimination; (6) prepare  a quarterly report  on committee activities to be submitted to the Executive  Committee of the Unit  and the National Director of Armed Services and  Veterans  Affairs.

Communications, Press and Publicity
Gwen Jones
The  Committee on  Communications, Press and Publicity shall: (1) seek to promote  media content  consistent with fundamental NAACP goals which include the  elimination of racial  isolation and fear and the furtherance of multiracial  and Cultural  understanding; (2) work to eliminate employment segregation and  discrimination  in those industries, [comprising the communications arts and  sciences] (radio,  telephone, television, motion pictures, newspapers, books,  related computer communications, business, cable television); (3) seek to  ensure Black minority  ownership and control of print and electronic media —  both hardware and  software; (4) monitor local and national media, especially  advertising  performance; (5) provide the National Office with research and data  on those  local businesses engaged in communications arts and sciences; (6)  seek to  ensure that all people have a meaningful right to choose from and  have access  to a variety of high quality telecommunications goods and  services at reasonable cost; (7) endeavor to secure publicity for the work of  the Unit and  the Association in the local press and on radio, television and  other media;  (8) attempt to interest persons in charge of local news media on  conditions  affecting minority groups; (9) seek to counteract derogatory and  erroneous  statements in local news media about Blacks and other minority  groups; (10) be  responsible for forwarding to THE CRISIS items covering Unit  activities and  important local affairs; and (11) act as far as possible as an  agency for the  promotion and sale of THE CRISIS. No publicity shall be  released without first  being approved by the President of the Unit.

Community Coordination
The  committee on Community Coordination shall enlist the support of other  community  organizations on issues affecting the interests of African  Americans and other  communities of color. 

Criminal Justice
The  Committee on Criminal Justice shall: (1) seek to eliminate harsh and unfair  sentencing practices that are responsible for mass incarceration and racial  disparities in the prison system, (2) support and seek to increase trust and  public safety by advancing effective law enforcement practices, (3) fight for  the restoration of the voting rights of formerly incarcerated people and the  removal of barriers to employment, (4) elevate the voices of crime victim  survivors in order to identify and advance systemic breakdowns existing in  the criminal justice system that perpetuate crime, (5) resolve to end the war  on drugs for its disproportionate collateral consequences harm communities of  color, (6) seek the institution and availability of alternatives to  incarceration  including education, employment, and mental health services, (7) eliminate  zero tolerance policies implemented in our schools which are keeping kids out  of the classroom and putting them on a path from the schoolhouse to the  jailhouse, (8) investigate programs implemented in our local law enforcement  agencies which derail from their main purpose of safety and order to conduct  the work of federal agencies for which they do not have the capacity, and (9)  seek budget modifications in states where incarceration  receives more funding  than education. 

Economic Development
The Committee on Economic Development shall implement local efforts and support  national programs to preserve and expand economic empowerment among African-Americans and other communities of color by: (1) researching and  establishing relationships with private and public entities; (2) supporting  the  work of the National Office in monitoring the progress and activity of  private and public entities designated by national programs; and (3)  implementing local  efforts to promote the growth of business ownership; (4)  increasing employment  and job creation; and (5) encouraging business  development and home ownership. 

Education
Valeria Davis-Humphrey
The  Committee on  Education shall: (1) seek to eliminate segregation and other  discriminatory practices in public education; (2)study local educational  conditions affecting minority groups; (3) 0investigate the public school system  and school zoning; (4)  familiarize itself with textbook material there from  which is racially  derogatory; (5) seek to stimulate school attendance; (6)  keep informed of  school conditions and strive to correct abuses where found;  (7) investigate the  effects of standardized and high stakes testing  practices; (8) teacher  certification; (9) promote parental involvement in  education; and (10) aim to be a center of popular education on the race  question and on the work of the  Association.

Finance
Valese Adams
The  Finance  Committee shall consist of the President, Treasurer, and at least one  other member. It shall study the financial needs of the Unit and shall be  responsible  for drafting an adequate annual budget.
Freedom Fund
Gwen Jones
The  Freedom Fund  Committee shall plan and conduct fund-raising activities,  entertainment and  other projects, for local and national purposes within the  scope of the Association’s program. It shall work closely with the Finance Committee.

Health
The  Health Committee shall: (1) work to promote, protect and maintain the health  of  African Americans; (2) assess the health needs of the community; (3)  advocate  for equal access to health education, care, treatment and research  for all  Americans; (4) sponsor health-related activities such as health  forums, fairs  and workshops highlighting issues of importance to people of  color; and (5)  support health initiatives of the Association.

Housing
Jewelline  Wiggins
The  Committee on Housing shall: (1) study housing conditions in the local  community; (2) receive and seek to address complaints of discrimination; (3)  oppose all restrictive practices whether public or private; and (4)  disseminate  information and render such other assistance which may eliminate  discrimination  in housing. 

Labor & Industry
Bill  Franks
The  Labor and  Industry Committee shall seek ways to improve the economic status  of minority  groups by: (1) working to eliminate discriminatory employment  practices in industry and government, wage differentials based on race,  unequal  opportunities for training, promotion and unfair dismissals; (2)  encouraging  greater participation in the trade union movement; (3) working to  end  discriminatory practices in labor unions; (4) securing the enactment of  state  and federal fair employment practices legislation; and (5) working for  improved  opportunities in vocational and apprenticeship training.

Legal  Redress
Executive Committee
The  Legal Redress Committee shall: (1) investigate all cases reported to it; (2)  supervise all  litigation in which the Unit is interested; and (3) keep the  National Office  and the Branch informed on the progress of every case. It  shall not give  general legal advice.

Membership & Life Membership
Jeanne Erickson
The  Membership Committee shall: (1) work throughout the year to maintain and  increase the membership of the Association; (2) be responsible for planning  and organizing  the annual membership campaign; (3) be responsible on a  continuous basis for  soliciting new members and for securing renewals; and  (4) initiate all possible  means to obtain Life Members and sponsor a  continuing program towards this  end.

Political Action
The  Political  Action Committee shall: (1) seek to increase registration and  voting; (2) work  for the enactment of municipal, state and federal  legislation designed to  improve the educational, political and economic  status of minority groups; (3)  seek the repeal of racially discriminatory  legislation; (4) work to improve the  administration of justice; (5) work to  secure equal enforcement of the law; and  (6) keep the National Office and the  Unit informed of all proposed legislation  which affects minority groups. The  Committee shall be nonpartisan and shall not  endorse candidates for public  office.

Prison Branch
The  Prison Branch shall work to improve the political, educational, social, and economic status of African-Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities; to eliminate racial prejudice; to keep the public aware of the adverse effects of discrimination; and to take lawful action to secure the elimination of racial discrimination; to seek legislation and policies at the local level, or at other levels if requested by the State/State-Area Conference or National Office, which advance the programs and policies of the Association; and to oppose legislation and policies which are adverse to the programs and policies of the Association consistent with the efforts of the national organization and in conformity with the Articles of Incorporation of the Association, its Constitution and Bylaws, and as directed by the Board of Directors.

Religious Affairs
The  Religious Affairs Committee shall include ministerial and lay religious  leaders  who are members of the Unit. It shall: (1) promote an educational  program  designed to give moral and ethical interpretation to the civil rights  struggle;  (2) interpret the work of the Association to organized religious  groups of all  faiths; (3) enlist the support of such organized religious  groups for membership, fundraising, and the struggle for equality and full  civil rights;  and (4) provide resource assistance for religious education and  social action activities, associated with the improvement of race relations. 

Women in the NAACP (WIN)
State/State-Area Conferences, Branches, Prison Branches of the Association may organize Women  in  NAACP (WIN) committees subject to the control of the Executive Committee  and to such rules and regulations as the Board of Directors may enact. WIN  committees shall consist of a Chairperson and/or Co-Chairperson and at least  three (3) other members. WIN shall address within the framework of the NAACP,  civil rights issues affecting women and children and shall carry out other  civil and cultural activities to enhance membership and provide financial  support to the Branch. The purpose of WIN is (1) to enhance the leadership role  of women; (2) to serve as an advocacy vehicle to address the social,  economic, political, educational, health and welfare issues affecting women;  (3) to advocate for the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual development  of children and (4) to support the policies as well as the on-going mission  and vision of the NAACP.