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


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

Teshera is the co-chair of the Commercial Development Task Force at BARCC, as well as a Market Development Manager with Johnson & Johnson with responsibilities that include developing business strategy and platforms based on her strengths in market research and analytics. Teshera brings over ten years of experience as a marketing professional in consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals and surgical devices. Her ability to identify current and emerging market trends in the mass and ethnic markets has set her apart from others in this profession. Teshera has a proven track record of success in influencing both internal and external business partners at all levels of an organization.  Teshera has a demonstrated skill in building relationships and motivating partners to embrace and initiate change, which maximizes the overall business performance and profitability for all key stakeholders on those projects.

A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Pepperdine University with a bachelor of science in Business Management, she has earned Global Management Certificates from Austral Universidad in Argentina and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China.  Teshera is also an active member of Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society and Golden Key International Honor Society.

A New York native, Teshera is currently a resident in the Bronzeville community. She resides in the historic Jones Brothers' building on Michigan Avenue and frequently entertains out-of-town guests along with, Naley, her 80-pound Rhodesian Ridgeback.

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