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
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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



Tyrone Forte
Political Liaison
tforte@thebarcc.org

Tyrone René Forté, IT/Telecom Procurement Manager for the State of Illinois ’ Central Management Services has more than 30 years of combined corporate management, Federal and State government, and technology experience. A native of Chicago, Tyrone is recognized as a community and church leader with participation in several Chicago-area community organizations, including past leadership roles in the Gap Community organization.

Recently, Tyrone accepted the position of political liaison of BARCC and is currently involved in the development of BARCC's website as a tool for the community. Tyrone and his wife, Karen Charisse Forté, reside in a vintage Chicago brownstone in the heart of the historic Bronzeville community.


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