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
Michelle Brown
michelle@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

Asst. Director of Commercial Development
Clarence Carson
clarence@thebarcc.org

Political Liaison
Tyrone Forte
tforte@thebarcc.org

Director of Condominium
Development Outreach

Marvell Turnage
marvell@thebarcc.org

Communications Director
Mechele Elias
mechele@thebarcc.org

Board Member

Phaedra Leslie
phaedra@thebarcc.org



Meet the BARCC Board Members



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

Mell Monroe is SVP-Practice Leader for Technology Markets with Coffou Partners, a national executive search firm.  In addition to search consulting, Mell has over 25 years of combined corporate, entrepreneurial and community organizing experience.  Previously Mell was the Principal Owner of Execusearch and a business development specialist for General Electric, Mobil Chemical and subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson and Coca-Cola Corporation.

He is the founder of BARCC- Bronzeville Area Residents and Commerce Council and also GSLA- Greater South Loop Association.  He is the creator of the Annual Historic Bronzeville Bike Tour and selected as community leader for the Chicago Public Schools Renaissance 2010. Mell represented the near south side communities for the Transformation Committee for Grant Park 2020. Mell and his wife, Angela- Higginbotham- Monroe, are owners of a vintage home in historic Bronzeville.

Additionally, Mell is on the board of directors for the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission, and he possesses a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Rider University.


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