Masada M.E. Ellis
President / Executive Director
Pending client approval Approved biography pending. Masada serves as CCE's President and Executive Director.
Leadership
The people behind CCE.
CCE's board currently includes the four members listed here — three officers and one member at large. A Treasurer will be added once the board confirms the appointment.
Natalie Flute
Vice President
Pending client approval Approved biography pending. Natalie serves as CCE's Vice President.
James E. King III
Secretary
Pending client approval Draft biography awaiting the client's final wording. James is a community advocate and Vietnam veteran who supports program planning, grant communications, activity tracking, and reporting, and hosts an independent podcast.
Deric A. Gilliard
Member at Large
Pending client approval Draft biography awaiting the client's final wording. Deric is an author, activist and historian, and a former public affairs advisor to political appointees for presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden. His writing is published at DericGilliard.com.
Governance
How decisions get made
CCE is governed by its board of directors. Officers set direction, review program plans, and keep the organization accountable to the community it serves.
Biographies on this page are published only after each director approves the final wording. Until then, the placeholder text above shows the confirmed role without adding anything unverified.
