STAFF

William T. Merritt
President/CEO

William T. Merritt, a pioneer in Black Philanthropy, is President and CEO of the National Black United Fund, Inc. (NBUF). For more than thirty years, Merritt has used his professional expertise and leadership abilities in public policy, governance, youth services, social change and Black philanthropy. Presently, Merritt is an active board member of the Volunteer Consulting Group, Southern Rural Development Initiative, National Committee on Responsive Philanthropy and the National Center on Black Philanthropy. A social worker by profession, Merritt has a deep passion for policies that impact on child and family issues in the Black American community.

Linda Baker
Vice President of Finance and Administration 

Halima Mohammad
Senior Accountant

Wendy Oldham
Director of National, State and Local Campaigns

Sada Henderson
Administrative Assistant 

Latifa A. Sharif
Development and Communications Associate

Gail Maynor
Director of Development and Communications

Emily Winslow
Director of Special Events and Special Projects