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.
All BFSA Caucus meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month.
The Executive Board leaders of the BFSA are:
Lorraine Smith - President of the BFSA
Vice President - Dr. Wayne Bethea
Correspondence & Recording Secretary - Lisa Moreland
Shekethia Jeffries - Membership Director
MaDonna Perry - Treasurer
Maria Martin - Parliamentarian
Dr. James Calvin - Faculty Representative of the BFSA
Kerry G. Johnson - Communications Director
Hunter Bryant - Events Directors
Jamon Bailey - Chaplain
Alicia Wilson, JD - Executive Sponsor
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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Caucus
Vacant - APL Caucus Chair
Vacant - APL Caucus Representative
Vacant - APL Caucus Representative
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Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Caucus (includes JHMI, SOM, SON, BSPH, CCP, JHPIEGO, JH Bayview)
Ahmed Ragab - East Baltimore Caucus Chair
Constance Mercer - East Baltimore Caucus Representative
Aiesha Wactor - 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
Jenny Wohl - Homewood Caucus Chair
Calvin L Smith Jr - 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
Sikoka Frett - Carey Business School Caucus Chair
Miller Simmons III - Carey Business School Caucus Representative
Ashley Cleveland - 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)
