BARCC Leadership

President & Commercial Development Liaison
Mell Monroe
monroe@thebarcc.org

Vice President of Strategy
Safety / Security & Clean and Green

Dr. Keith McCoy
keith@thebarcc.org

Treasurer & Fundraising Director
Pamela Dempsey
pam@bronzevilleproperties.com

Records Chair & Condominium Liaison Director
Angela Higginbotham-Monroe
angie@thebarcc.org

Director of Activities & Marketing
Jonese Burnett
jonese@thebarcc.org

Director of Membership Development
Phaedra Leslie
phaedra@thebarcc.org

Director of External Communications
OPEN

Director of Safety & Security / Chairman
Marie Smith
marie@thebarcc.org

Director of Condominium Development
Iva Funderberg
iva@thebarcc.org

Director of Commercial Development
Akari Muhansi
akari@thebarcc.org

Co-Director of Commercial Development
Teshera Henderson
teshera@thebarcc.org

Political Liaison
Tyrone Forte
tforte@thebarcc.org

Condominium Coalition Development
Marvell Turnage
marvell@thebarcc.org

Communications Director
OPEN





The Annual Bike Tour is a 16-mile, moderately-paced tour of Chicago's Historic Bronzeville community. During the tour, participants will see various homes, churches, businesses and historic sites. We look forward to doing it again next year!

Tour Sites Include:

Homes – Louis Armstrong, Robert Abbott, Lou Palmer, Nat King Cole and Eta Moten Barnett.

Churches – Corpus Christi, Metropolitan, Quinn Chapel.

Businesses – Bronzeville Coffee House, Negro League Cafe, Sunrise Foods, and Bronzeville B&B.

Historic Sites – Chess Records, Douglas Tomb, Rosenwald Apartments.


Above are pictures of our 2008 Bike Tour which took place on June 16th.


Diamond Sponsors

Illinois Service Federal BankBerry Hill Construction
Silver Sponsors

Shore Bank 
Northern Trust Bank
Additional Sponsors
Citizens for Pat Dowell
Beckham Transit


Kenneth Dunkin
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© Photos courtesy of Tony Burroughs. All Rights Reserved.