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Carolyn Riley-Payne Re-elected As President Of The Seattle King County NAACP

Carolyn Riley-Payne

Last Saturday, Carolyn Riley-Payne was reelected as President of the Seattle King County NAACP.

Riley-Payne, who was named president of the branch after the departure of former president Sadiqa Sakin, successfully retained her position in a three-way contest against DeAunte’ Damper and Erwin Chappel.

In addition to Riley-Payne, the branch elected the following members to serve on the executive committee for 2021 – 2022:
First Vice President – Claude Burfect
Second Vice President – Erica Conway
Secretary – Martha Staff
At-Large Members – Amy Stoddard, Joyce Clark, and Jen Provenzano

This committee will become effective January 1, 2021.

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