Mentors & Teachers

I believe firmly that our prosperity is fueled by our care and support of others. My life was formed and enriched by the mentoring and/or teaching of the following people (in no particular order):

1. Dr. Margaret Mary Nicholson.
2. Maechi Chandra Khonnokyoong.
3. Bhante Suhita Dharma.
4. Dr. Amos N. Wilson.
5. Mr. Samuel H. Wilson.
6. Mrs. Anna Hall.
7. Ms. Brenda Strong Nixon.
8. Ms. Beatrice Odom Scott.
9. Baba Chuck Davis.
10. Ms. Frances Goldin.
11. Mr. Christian Holder.
12. Mr. James Truitte.
13. Mr. Assane Konte.
14. Mr. Matthew D. Jackson.
15. Buddhadasa aka buddhadāsa bhikkhu.
16. Mr. Lee Donald Stern.
17. Dr. Guy C. McElroy.
18. Mr. Oakley Hall.
19. Ms. Lucille Clifton.
20. Ms. Lucille Gorham.
21. Ms. Rosalind Pierson.
22. Mr. Kashif Saleem.
23. Mrs. Abara Omar Abeni.
24. Mr. Charlie Smalls.
25. Ms. Hortensia Fonseca.
26. Mr.  Fred Hudson.
27. Dr. James P. Zais aka Ernest Johnson.
28. Ms. Nizah Morris.
29. Dr. Somi Gupta.
30. Ms. Rosyln Wilkins.
31. Mrs. Ruth Revels.
32. Mr. Joseph Beam.
33. Mx. Pepper Labeija (my blood cousin).
34. Mr. Marcel Christian Labeija.
35. Mx. Paris Dupree.
36. Ms. Lottie Labeija.
37. Mr. Gerald Labeija.
38. Ms. Portia Labeija.
39. Dr. Hilary  Holladay.
40. Mr. Frankie Knuckles.
41. Ms. Octavia St. Laurent Mizrahi.
42. Mr. Pepsi Bethel.
43. Dr. James "Buster" Brown.
44. Mr. Vantile "Motojicho" Whitfield.
45. Mr.  Hinton Battle.
46. Mr. Sylvester Campbell.
47. Ms. Nell Carter.
48. Ms. Odette Blum.
49. Dr. Angelika Gerbes.
50. Dr. Vera Maletic.
51. Dr. Selma Jeanne Cohen.
52. Ms. Denise Jefferson.
53. Dr. Gladys McGarey.
54. Dr. Drid Williams.
55. Ms. Deborah Riley.
56. Ms. Freddie Leggs aka Dorian Corey.
57. Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray.
58. Dr. Joseph Morton.
59. Mr. Sterling St. Jacques.
60. Ms. Loleatta Holloway.
61. Mr. Donald Rousseau.
62. Mr. Keith Barrow.
63. Mr. Franklyn "Frankie" Seales.
64. Mx. Michael Watford.