
Meet The ABPC Team
Derek Lewis
Chair
Derek is president of the Derek Lewis Foundation, a private family foundation that works to improve health equity in Arkansas. He is also the founder and president of DL2 Consulting, a boutique health care consulting firm that provides performance-improvement solutions to clients in the health care sector.

Kara Wilkins
Project Director
Kara is the owner and principal consultant at KWilkins Consulting Group LLC. She has over a decade of experience working with diverse communities to create innovative solutions to improve health and human equity. In her spare time, Kara co-hosts the nationally recognized Blackbelt Voices podcast.

Adena J. White
Communications Strategist
Adena J. White is an accredited public relations professional and social-impact storyteller working at the intersection of race and place. She founded Blackbelt Media in 2017 to tell the stories of changemakers working to make the South a better place for all. Blackbelt Media produces the Blackbelt Voices podcast, which tells stories from and about Black folks down South that honor Black history, celebrate Black Southern culture, and shape the future of the region.

Jada Hunter
Digital Marketing Specialist
Jada Hunter helps business owners, entrepreneurs, & side-hustlers level up their brand, website, & social media presence. Jada is a true lover of all things digital. As such, in 2020 she founded The Roots Agency. The Roots Agency is a full-service digital creative agency passionate about connecting the dots between creativity, marketing, & content creation so you are always telling your brand's best story.


Meet The Advisory Committee
Rev. Cory Anderson
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

Dr. Joyvin Benton
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Kent J. Broughton II
University of Arkansas Clinton School
of Public Service

Kim Davis
Walton Family Foundation

Tamika S. Edwards, J.D.
Southwest Power Pool

Quantia “Key” Fletcher
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center

Scott Hamilton
The Urban League of Arkansas

Carmen Hamilton-Parks
Philander Smith College

Abe M. Hudson Jr.
Walton Family Foundation

David J. Lewis
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

Charles O. Stewart
Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation

Dr. Charlotte Lewellen-Williams
University of Arkansas Clinton
School of Public Service

