About the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Dupage County Branch

Chair: Andy Williams Jr.

Andy Williams Jr. is the current Chairperson for Housing. He is also a freelance paralegal and consumer rights advocate who strives to educate and protect consumers against abusive lending. He currently works at Financial Empowerment, Inc., a loan modification company performing forensic loan audits for their clients facing foreclosure. He is studying Pre Law at Lewis University and plans to attend Law School in 2012 to become a consumer and civil rights attorney to help defend against the abusive lenders and discrimination. His Branch goals include educating consumers about consumer rights and to help pass legislation to end abusive lending and discrimination. Contact Andy Williams Jr. at legal1@ymail.com.

Core Responsibilities

1. Educate people to understand their housing rights and interpret rules and regulations

2. Present feedback to the community on concerns

3. Raise issue or concern with local legislation to consider the interests of all people

4. Recommend to the Executive Committee matters that require direct action

5. Connect with National ⁄ State representation to get further direction and advice, be in regular communication

The Elected Officers of the Executive Committee

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President – Mario L. Lambert II
1st Vice President – Bessie Smith
2nd Vice President – Cynthia Johnson

Secretary – Rose M. Madison
Treasurer – Robert Mathis
Executive Members at Large – Margret Childress, Marvin Byrd, Toby Fox, Joy Bowling, Lavon Thomas

Standing Committees

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ACT-So Program
Armed Services
Communications Committee
Corporate Membership Committee
Criminal Justice Committee
Diversity-Centered Leadership Training & Development Committee
Economic Development Committee
Education Committee
Finance Committee
Freedom Fund Events Committee
Health & Lifestyle Committee
Historian and Archivist Committee
Housing Committee

Labor & Industry
Legal Redress Committee
Life Members Chair
Media & Publicity Committee
Membership Committee
Political Action Committee
President's Advisory Committee
Religious Affairs Committee
Women in NAACP (WIN)
Young Black Male Mentoring & Advancement Committee
Youth Advisor ⁄ Youth Works
Youth Council
Youth Works & Youth Advancement Program