Orlando Mayor Dyer appoints 24 people from the private, public and not-for-profit sector. In addition to the Commission’s programs and events, such as the MLK Youth Humanitarian Program, the MLK Concert and the Great Day of Service, the Commission is responsible for fundraising, supporting, promoting and coordinating events throughout the Greater Orlando area, primarily occurring around the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday in January. The Commission is led by an executive team and supported by City of Orlando staff.
The executive team meets year round, and the Commission meets throughout the fall and winter with concentrated times during the weeks before and after the King Holiday (the third Monday in January). Members are expected to attend the Commission meetings and as many of the Holiday weekend events as possible:
- to help “spread the word” to their workplaces and other communities.
- participate in the Mayor’s MLK Humanitarian Award Service which is usually held in February.
There are six to eight MLK Commission meetings and numerous events during the two weeks before and after the King Holiday. This includes a Great Day of Service (GDOS) on the King Holiday. Meetings are held at Orlando City Hall. The events take place throughout the city.
2021 Commission Roster
Brandy Hand, Esq.
Chair, Hand and Chapman, P.L.
Corey Johnson
OUC–The Reliable One
Lee Nimkoff
Brio Properties
Courtney Powell
Ace Applications, LLC
Kyle Alexandre
Walt Disney World
Edwanna Andrews
University of Central Florida
Josh Bell
One Orlando Alliance
Vicki J. Brooks
Member-At-Large
Welby Boisrond
Greater Haitian American Chamber of Commerce Orlando
Patricia A. Broussard, Esq.
Florida A & M University College of Law
Kathrine Brownlee
Member-At-Large
Nathalie Cumbie
Orange County Public Schools
Michel Dorcean
Member-At-Large
Leon Gantt
SeaWorld
Krisita Jackson
Member-At-Large
Marissa John, Esq.
Member-At-Large
Rosene Johnson
Pace Center for Girls
Justin Kinsey
Reef
Angela Lagos
Universal Parks & Resorts
Cliff Long
Orlando Regional Realtor ®Association
Billie Louis
Corporation for National and Community Service
Gene Martin
Orlando Magic
Dawn Ofodile
Fifth Third Bank
Kellie Parkin
The Pride Chamber
Jonathan M. Perry, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
Kran Riley
Wayne M. Densch Charities, Inc
Amman Thomas
JP Morgan Chase
Elizabeth Thompson
Valencia College
Rick Whitted
Feeding Children Everywhere
City of Orlando Staff Support
Marcia Hope Goodwin
Community Affairs
Reginald McGill
Constituent Services
Walter Hawkins
Urban Development
Giorgina Pinedo-Rolón
Multicultural Affairs
Lizzette Feliciano
Multicultural Affairs
Sylvia Wills
Community Affairs
Phylicia Korchevsky
Community Affairs