The State Leadership is responsible for emulating the national and regional model for programming and activities of the association on a regional level. This includes monthly zoom calls for development of members and supporters. They are also responsible for overseeing local collectives. The State Leadership is led by the Regional Presidents, with oversight provided by the National Administrator.
Chris King
State President
ALABAMA
Gospel Grind Radio/Tuscaloosa, AL
Dr. Dedric Jones
State President
ARKANSAS
Artist/Music Educator/Pine Bluff, AR
Dr. Leonard J. Thompson, III
State President
CALIFORNIA
God1Radio.com/San Diego, CA
Mark Smith
State President
DELAWARE
Wilmington, DE
Ronald Summers
State President
DMV [DC, MD,VA]
Artist/Songriter/Minister of Music/Baltimore, MD
Jorad Holmes
State President
FLORIDA
Florida Gospel Music Awards/Bradenton, FL
Janet C. Harris Sutton
State President
ILLINOIS
Chicago, IL
Carl Hearne
State President
INDIANA
Artist/Minister of Music/Indianapolis, IN
Jason Clayborn
State President
KENTUCKY
Artist/Songwriter/Musician/Louisville, MS
Santoria Black
State President
LOUISIANA
Red Peach Radio/Ruston, LA
Chandra Wise
State President
MISSISSIPPI
WRBJ 97.7/Yes Lord Radio/Jackson, MS
Patti Pennington
State President
NEVADA
KCEP Power 88/Las Vegas, NV
Frankie Thompson, III
State President
NEW ENGLAND [CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT]
FD Thompson Enterprises/Springfield, MA
Wanda Ewing
State President
OHIO
WNZN Power 89.1 FM/Lorain, OH
Montrae Tisdale
State President
OKLAHOMA
Power 103.5 FM/Oklahoma City, OK
Bishop J Darrell Robinson
State President
PENNSYLVANIA
Artist/Community Leader/Philadelphia, PA
Jo Ann Woods
State President
TEXAS
JAW Entertainment Group/Houston, TX
