POWER ALUMNI ANTHONY HARRIS BROWN JANAY PRICE DERRICK PARKER SHERMANETTA CARTER

ANTHONY HARRIS BROWN

Anthony Harris Brown’s story begins as a child growing up with the temptations of the urban streets. However, due to a mother and grandmother’s prayers, their sacrifices kept him grounded. When so many youth that could have fallen victim to society’s woes; Anthony, like the phoenix from the fire, rose above life’s challenges to walk bold in greatness. Anthony is a proud alumnus of Bethune Cookman University.

For more than ten years Anthony had been the lead male figure on Another Look Cable Television. Another Look aired on cable television, in nearly 1.4 million homes, on the Time Warner Cable Northeast Ohio Network. He also has had the opportunity to travel throughout the country performing and speaking at various concert halls, theaters, schools and churches. A true mentor, artist, motivator and friend; some of Harris’s fondest moments on stage have been at the historic and famed Karamu House Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition, Anthony is a certified educator for more than 20 years and currently serves as the Dean of Students at the Oliver H. Perry Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8 School, a part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. He had the distinct pleasure of serving as the president of two unique Historically Black College & University alumni groups in the Cleveland area; the Cleveland Council of Black Colleges Alumni Association and the Northern Ohio Inter-Alumni Council for the United Negro College Fund. As an advocate of minority higher education, some have dubbed Anthony as “Mr. HBCU of Cleveland” as he travels throughout the community and country promoting the value of these esteemed institutions of higher learning. The Annual UNCF Leadership Conference, held in February 2020 (Charlotte, NC), allowed him the opportunity to currently serve as the President of the National Alumni Council of UNCF. The National Alumni Council (NAC) represents alumni and students of the 37 member institutions supported by UNCF. This educational impact supports more than 60,000 students each year and celebrates the accomplishments of 450,000 graduates.

JANAY PRICE

Janay Price is a proud 2009 graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She is a native of Sabine Parish, Louisiana; however, she spent her most impressionable years in Spring Lake, NC. Janay is the daughter of James and Robin Price and has two sisters both of which are HBCU graduates (NC Central University and Fayetteville State University)

Janay currently serves as the secretary of the National Association of Social Workers- South Carolina chapter and is an active member of Columbia Urban League Young Professionals. She is also a board member of B.L.A.C.K (Brothers Leaning on Another Creating Kings) in Richmond County, NC.

Janay holds a bachelors and a masters degree in social work as well as clinical licensure to practice independently in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. She is the founder/CEO of Premier Counseling, a geriatric specific mental health group practice, which has teams across the state of South Carolina offering psychotherapy and prescriptive treatment. Janay also owns J.Price Consulting, offering continuing education units, clinical supervision, and private practice startup consultation.

DERRICK PARKER

Derrick Parker graduated as valedictorian from Morehouse College in 2018. He is a first-generation college student from Kansas City, Missouri. Derrick’s mother is a factory worker, and his father is a barber. Derrick has always been a highly motivated gentleman. At Lincoln College Preparatory Academy, Derrick’s high school, he was 1st Chair Trombone in both the jazz band and wind ensemble. Derrick was also elected Senior Class President, Homecoming King, Prom King, and was also 1st Team All-Conference starting quarterback on the football team.

At Morehouse, Derrick was also heavily involved on campus. He served as Attorney General for the Student Government Association, a Presidential Ambassador, and Vice-President of the Moot Court Team. He was also President of the Sophomore Class and President of DuBois International Hall. While in college, he interned for the U.S. House of Representatives for Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, served as Campaign Manager for City Councilman Jermaine Reed, and interned with Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (Rep. Billy Mitchell) and the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office. He was one of the youngest people selected to participate in the prestigious Harvard/NYU Trials Law Program. He graduated as the highest-ranking scholar in his class, a junior inductee into Phi Beta Kappa—the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society, a Rhodes Scholar and Truman Scholar Finalist, as well as valedictorian. Derrick was accepted into over 19 different law schools, including his dream school—Harvard Law—where he is currently a second-year student.

At Harvard Law School, Derrick is also equally as impressive. He is on the executive board of the Black Law Students Association and also a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, where he represents indigent clients in civil matters in the Massachusetts courts and where he assumes direct responsibility for representation of clients from intake interview to final disposition. Additionally, he is a member of the Harvard Defenders Program where he advocates on behalf of low-income individuals accused in criminal show cause hearings. Derrick has also had the opportunity to work at some of the world’s premier law firms. Last summer, Derrick worked at Cleary Gottlieb in New York; he will be spending this summer at Wachtell Lipton.

SHERMANETTA CARTER

Shermanetta Carter, CPA serves as Morris Brown College CFO. Ms. Carter is a Certified Public Accountant and has numerous experiences in tax and business consulting, along with audit & attest services. As a former Revenue Agent with the Internal Revenue Service, she has years of tax compliance experience. She has also held the positions of Tax Accountant for a nationally recognized financial services firm, Controller of a mortgage company, and Controller of a non-profit organization. In addition, Shermanetta served as a board member of a faithbased Federal Credit Union in South DeKalb County, GA. Ms. Carter graduated from Morris Brown College in 1994 with a degree in accounting. Shermanetta is a member of the Georgia Society of CPAs and American Institute of CPAs. Within the community, she is an active member of Chi Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She also serves on the Board of Directors for two non-profit organizations: Community C.A.R.E.S. Foundation and My Sister’s Keeper Foundation for Women. A native of Montgomery, Alabama, she currently resides in Metro Atlanta, GA.