Board of Trustees
The Advocate is governed by a board of trustees, an equal mix of clergy and laity, who serve as the official newspaper publisher. Board members serve four-year terms and are eligible to serve two terms.
2023-2024 members:
Enid Jenkins, chairperson
Rev. Michael Henderson, vice chair
David Bryant, treasurer
Jeff Wallace, secretary
Linda DuRant
Rev. Eleanora Coaxum Ellington
Rev. John Elmore
Rev. Sharon Spann Gamble
Clara Horton
Rev. Darlene Kelley
Rev. Emily Kirby
Glen Levine
Licita Rogers
Sadie Moss
Rev. Ed Stallworth
Ex officio: Rev. Millie Nelson Smith, Rev. Cameron Levi
Editors emeritus: Maryneal Jones, Willie S. Teague, Allison Askins, Karl F. Davie Burgdorf, Emily L. Cooper