NAACP NEW YORK STATE CONFERENCE OFFICERS  
Dr. Hazel N. Dukes is President of the NAACP New York State Conference and a member of the NAACP National Board of Directors, a member of the NAACP Executive Committee and an active member of various NAACP board sub-committees. Ms. Dukes is a woman of great strength and courage. Her dedication to human rights and equality is exemplified by her role linking business, government and social causes. Dr. Dukes is a dynamic leader who is known for her unselfish and devoted track record for improving the quality of life in New York State.
“A harsh system of civil and human injustice persists; intimidation, violence, and the continuation in America of racial disparities speak to the widespread de facto absence of a civil and human rights agenda in America, says Dukes, and the fires of frustration continue to burn.”
  • 1st Vice President
    Frank B. Mesiah
    fmesiah@aol.com
  • 2nd Vice President
    Karen Blanding
    kdblanding@aol.com
  • Secretary
    Ulysses Spicer
    uspicer@aol.com
  • Assistant Secretary
    Cindy Canty-Dumas
    cindy.canty.dumas@pfizer.com
  • Treasurer
    Lottie Tann
    ltann@hotmail.com
  • Legal Redress
    Leroy Gadsden
    roipromos@yahoo.com
  • METROPOLITAN COUNCIL - Regional Director
    Kenneth Cohen - Director
    kennidavcoh@aol.com
  • METROPOLITAN COUNCIL EDUCATIONAL CHAIR
    William McDonald
    Whm6363@gmail.com
  • LONG ISLAND REGION - Regional Director
    Tracey A. Edwards
    Edwards762@msn.com
  • WESTCHESTER/MID HUDSON – Regional Director
    Wilbur Aldridge
    NAACPMidHuWstReg@aol.com
    wilbur27401@aol.com
  • NORTHEASTERN REGION
    Anne Pope - Director
    anmapo09@aol.com
  • WESTERN REGION – Regional Director
    Frank Mesiah
    fmesiah@aol.com
  • N.Y STATE COUNSEL
    Leroy Gadsden
    Fax: 718-264-4957
  • NYS STATE ASST. SECRETARY
    Cindy Canty-Dumas
    cindy.canty.dumas@pfizer.com
  • ACT-SO CHAIR
    Winston Ross
    wross8983@aol.com
  • CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/POLITICAL ACTION CHAIR
    H. Scottie Coads
    hcoads@aol.com
  • NY STATE MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
    Gloria Benfield
    gbenfield@optonline.net
  • N.Y STATE HEALTH CHAIR
    Keisha Coads
    KeCoNY1@aol.com
  • NAACP NYS YOUTH WORK
    Jennifer A. Jordan
    JEA.JORDAN@gmail.com
  • NY STATE EDUCATION CHAIR
    Audrey Gaul
    audrey12@verizon.net
  • RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS
    Rev. Agnes Blackmon
    agnesblackmon@msn.com
  • NAACP YOUTH & COLLEGE CHAPTERS - YOUTH ADVISOR
    Valerie Cohen
    valcohen4naacp@aol.com
  • NYS YOUTH & COLLEGE PRESIDENT
    Courtney Cohen
    courtlexcohen@aim.com
  • NYS YOUTH & COLLEGE TREASURER
    Kenneth Cohen, III
    FNEQYC@aol.com