Welcome!

The role of the Black Faculty & Staff Association (BFSA)  at Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins Health System is to ensure the fair and equitable treatment of Blacks at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and to be a critical resource for growing inclusivity in pursuit of its objectives towards an inclusive community. We continue to develop and cultivate working relationships with our senior administration and operating units here at Hopkins, and serve as a trusted resource for JHU faculty and staff by providing a forum for meaningful exchanges that identify and address issues of value to us and our community, in and around Johns Hopkins. We also partner with the community to conduct outreach activities and cultural events. We are dedicated to serving you and the community.

Since its founding in 1995, the BFSA pre-eminently stands as an active organization across this institution with a strong mission, indispensable history, and deep legacy. Our activities, programs, and initiatives embody values that embrace members, people, culture, community, personal enrichment, professional development, advancement, institutional knowledge, resources, and a strong network for advocacy and change across the Johns Hopkins enterprise and ecosystem.

Membership of the BFSA is open to ALL. The BFSA is an active organization with many exciting activities, community programs, and initiatives. We are a hub for personal enrichment resources, professional development, institutional knowledge, networking, and advocating for change & progress of “people-serving” efforts across the Johns Hopkins enterprise and ecosystem. Please join us - become a member and join our listserv. You do not need to be a financially current member of the BFSA to participate in our activities or programs, but you will find that there are benefits to becoming a financially current member. Our membership director can answer any membership question that you may have. You can sign up to become a member by going clicking on this link: https://bfsa.jhu.edu/bfsa-membership/.

Membership is $10 annually or $100 for lifetime membership. Lifetime members will receive a special gift for acknowledging membership at this level.

Individuals become members in good standing upon payment of dues. Members are able to manage their account information by logging into the BFSA site. If you are unable to login, contact the membership director for assistance.

All BFSA Caucus meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month.

The Executive Board leaders of the BFSA are:

Jerrell Bratcher - President of the BFSA

President Elect - VACANT

Calvin L. Smith, Jr. - Past President

Correspondence & Recording Secretary - VACANT

Stefanie Croslin - Membership Director

Lisa M. Jones - Treasurer

Cordelia Lee - Parliamentarian

Dr. James Calvin - Faculty Representative of the BFSA

Jenny Wohl - Communications Director

Gay Williams and Reginia Hawkins - Events Directors

Sikoka Frett - Community Engagement Chair

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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Caucus

Malaika Wanjihia - APL Caucus Chair

Julian Alford - APL Caucus Representative

Amaya Butler - APL Caucus Representative

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Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Caucus (includes JHMI, SOM, SON, BSPH, CCP, JHPIEGO, JH Bayview)

Vacant - East Baltimore Caucus Chair

Constance Mercer - East Baltimore Caucus Representative

Lorraine Smith - East Baltimore Caucus Representative

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Johns Hopkins Homewood Caucus (includes Eastern campus, Keswick, Mt. Washington including DAR, CTY, SOE, and Peabody Institute & Conservatory

Joseph Starchia - Homewood Caucus Chair

Yvette Bryant - Homewood Caucus Representative

Iris Turay - Homewood Caucus Representative

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Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Caucus (includes the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), the Bloomberg Center at 555 Penn, and the School of Government and Policy

Miller Simmons - Carey Business School Caucus Chair

Kerry G. Johnson - Carey Business School Caucus Representative

Vacant - Carey Business School Caucus Representative

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Please email bfsa@jhu.edu if you are interested in joining one of the following committees as a co-chair or member: (Juneteenth, Indispensable Role of Blacks (IRB) Committee, Communications, Professional Development, Community Outreach, Staff Affairs, Student Affairs, Strategic Priorities, 30th Anniversary, Staff Development Center Initiative, BFSA History/Office & Permanent Exhibition Space Committee)