Atlanta Black Chambers Leadership
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Melvin M. Coleman, MBA
President & CEO
Atlanta Black Chambers
Melvin M. Coleman is the President & CEO of the Atlanta Black Chambers.
The ABC is an organization of over 1,000 Black entrepreneurs committed to the creation and growth of Competitive, Profitable, and Sustainable Black-owned entities.
Melvin served as Executive Director from January 2017 – January 2023, during that time the Chamber experienced phenomenal growth in both membership and programming. He is also the Vice President of Advancing Black Businesses.
GOVERNING BOARD
 Sherolyn Sellers
Chair
Urban Tea Party
Miguel Lloyd
Vice Chair
Lloyd Media Group
 Akita Patterson
Treasurer
Experiential Marketing Professional
 Crystal Spellman
Secretary
Spellman Consulting Group
Joyce Rhodes
Immediate Past Vice Chair
Fulton County (Retired)
 Joycelyn R. Curry
Legal Counsel
Assistant Attorney General State of Georgia
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Lauren Levins
Member
Ignite EC&DG
Markee Tate
Immediate Past Chair
President, Advancing Black Business Foundation
Matthew Coleman
Member
Vi Capital Lending
Melvin Coleman
Member
President & CEO, Atlanta Black ChambersÂ
Michael T. Hill
Member
ABC Founder & Visionary,
President Emeritus
Michelle Glover
Member
Journey Unlimited
MARKETING & BRANDING
Andrea TheoJohn
Marketing & Branding Director
The ADS Agency
Nina Simmons
Design Lead
Nina Simmons Designs
OPERATIONS
Raquel Hill
Senior Operations Manager
RAQUELHiLL+Co
Kimberly Fennell
Operations Lead
Entertainment Business SupportÂ
Lorena Douglas
Registration Lead
The MITA Agency
Michele Wright, CPA
Finance Lead
Wright Choice Business Consultants
AFFINITY GROUPS
Michelle Glover
Women’s League Chair
Journey Unlimited
Tiffani Williams
Veteran Entrepreneurs Group Chair
Hive Promo
Nkosi Leary
Veteran Entrepreneurs Group Chair Emeritus
Berkshire Hathaway
T. Jamal Lee
Young Entrepreneurs Collaborative Chair
Oladele Financial
TBA
North Metro Chair
TBA
Miguel Lloyd
ABC South Metro Chair
Lloyd Media Group
COMMITTEES
Tamay Shannon
Marketing, Communications & Technology Chair
W2S Marketing
 Raquel Hill
Arts & Entertainment Chair
RAQUELHiLL+Co.
 Ricardo BerrÃs
Global Opportunities Chair
MI Group
 Lauren Levins
Education & Workforce Development Chair
Ignite EC&DG
Kevin Marquez
Financial Services Chair
CEO, Accutax Business & Financial Services
Matthew Coleman
 Real Estate & Professional Services Chair
CEO, VI Capital Lending
Robert Johnson, Jr.
Training & Professional Development Chair
CEO, RHJ Consulting
 Diana Campbell
Transportation & Logistics Chair
DTSpade Specialized Real Estate
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Community Services Chair
TBA
Aviel Adham
Membership Chair
TBA
Chris James
Health & Wellness Chair
Get Off the Couch
SPECIAL INITIATIVES
Morale Ocain
Black Beauty Industry Initiative Lead
Suite Morality
Rich Wilkins
Authorpreneuers Lead
LegalShield and IDShield
Shirley Xavier
Non-Profit Initiative Lead
YE Foundation