Deacon Wallace Johnson, President
Wallace Johnson is a USAF veteran whose formal college and university education is in Business Administration. He has worked in private industry, municipal government, State Agency, and non-profit organizations. His work experiences include sales, major capital procurement, financial services for educational non-profit organizations, and municipal government. He has additional experience in major construction contracting for nuclear power plants, airport construction, and construction contracting for marine transportation facilities.
Wallace also served as president of the Washington State Advisory Council for vocational Education and worked with the advisory committee on fund development at the Evans School of Business, University of Washington.
He was president of the Northwest Baptist Federal Credit Union for several years, and manager of the Construction Contracts Administration Group for the Port of Seattle until retirement.
He received a BS degree in Business Administration from Arkansas AM&N College, (University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff), an MBA in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from University of Washington School of Business, and a Certificate of Completion, Stanford Executive Program (SEP): Managing the total enterprise, from Stanford University School of Business.
Wallace is currently President of Mount Zion Housing Development, a non-profit organization providing low-income housing for seniors and veterans.
Samuel Cameron, Vice President
Samuel Cameron has been contributing to the look and design of Seattle’s business and residential communities for over 40 years as a leading commercial and residential architect. His work in the greater Puget Sound region has covered a broad spectrum of projects in the categories of commercial, educational, municipal, and mixed use residential and institutional projects. He has served as the chair of the SE Design Review Board for the City of Seattle, a community representative on the Virginia Mason Citizen’s Advisory Council and as a member of the American Institute of Architects. Sam holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Washington.
Mary A Cunningham Hopkins, Secretary
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Mary moved to Seattle in 1979 and began working with the Seattle Public Schools school system. After attending City University majoring in Legal Administration, Mary served with King County Elections, the Medical Examiner’s Office and the Superior Court until her retirement in 2014. Mary has been married for 36 years and is the mother of two children and grandmother to three. An active member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Mary has served as a member of the church’s Board of Trustees and President of the Women’s Ministry. An active member of the National Council of Negro Women, she is a past president and secretary of that organization. She has devoted her life to making the Seattle a better community for all people.
Lisa Kelsie, Treasurer
A native of Seattle, Lisa is a graduate of Roosevelt High School and attended the University of Washington and North Seattle Community College where she studied accounting. She holds a Cosmetology Certificate from Seattle Central Community College. Currently, Lisa works as a Technical Support Representative and also styles hair at a specialty shop for children. She has been a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church since she was a child participating in various ministries and performing in the Chapel Choir. She was also a member of the Total Experience Gospel Choir. She is also an active volunteer in the community and provides free haircuts and styling for the needy.
Henry Hall, Board Member
Henry Hall’s career in business has spanned over 20 years with some of the largest companies in the technology and insurance sectors, including Microsoft, Amazon, Premera and Facebook. He has built products and businesses in ecommerce, entertainment, health insurance and communications. Currently, at Facebook, Henry is a global product manager within the Integrity Division, building and managing tools designed to prevent dangerous and offensive content from being distributed to the two billion customers who use Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Henry has been an active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church since 2002, participating in the Men’s Ministry and Day of Caring. A graduate of Howard University, Henry also earned an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Henry is married and has two daughters. In addition to the Mount Zion Housing Board, Henry is also active in a local alumni chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.