President – Bro. Robert Cole, ‘87

Robert L. Cole, Jr. was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.  He graduated from Crenshaw High School.  He played right cornerback for the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers and pledged Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Rho Chapter.

Robert is notably remembered for his back-flip performance in Spike Lee's School Daze, earning him a place in cinematic history. During his time at Morehouse, he developed a close personal and professional relationship with the late Congressman John Lewis.

Former California State Director of African American Outreach for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign

From 2006 to 2025 he served as Los Angeles County Commissioner on the Los Angeles County Economy & Efficiency Commission.  In this position he served to improve government policy, management and operations by the County of Los Angeles in furtherance of the county’s always growing budget of over $40 Billion.

Today, Robert works as a consultant in governmental relations and public affairs and is a multiple award-winning screen writer.

 
 
 
 
 

Vice President - Bro. Marcus Smith

Graduating Class: 2002

Career: Sr. Director, ESPN

Professional Experience:

  • Served on the board under the two previous administrations

  • Senior Director, Talent Recruitment and Negotiations at ESPN (May 2022 – Present): Leading talent recruitment, negotiations, and strategic planning in Los Angeles.

  • Senior Director, Talent Relations at FOX Sports (Jun 2017 – Apr 2022): Managed on-air talent recruitment, development, long-range planning, and guest booking in Los Angeles.

  • Talent Producer for NFL Media Group (NFL Network & NFL.com) at National Football League (Oct 2007 – May 2017): Oversaw talent appearances and production requirements for major events such as Super Bowl, Thursday Night Football, Senior Bowl, Combine, College Pro Days, and NFL Draft in Culver City.

 

VIce President - Bro. Almuhtada Smith

Graduating Class: Class of 2015

  • Career: Principal Attorney

  • Professional Experience:

    • 2015-2018: Junior Environmental Analyst at GreenTech Solutions

    • 2018-2022: Environmental Project Manager at EcoFuture Inc.

    • 2022-Present: Senior Environmental Consultant at EarthWorks Group

 

Treasurer - Bro. Garrett Howard, ‘12

Graduating Class: Class of 2015

  • Career: Software Engineer

  • Professional Experience:

    • Front-End Developer at Tech Solutions Inc. (2015-2018)

    • Full-Stack Developer at Innovatech Labs (2018-2021)

    • Senior Software Engineer at NextGen Software (2021-Present)

 

Financial Secretary - Bro. Brian Baytop

Graduating Class: 2018

  • Career: Software Engineer

  • Professional Experience:

    • Junior Developer at Tech Solutions Inc. (2018-2020)

    • Software Engineer at NextGen Technologies (2020-2023)

    • Senior Software Engineer at Innovatech Corp. (2023-Present)

    • Co-founder of The Institute of Trauma and Economic Justice [ITEJ.org] (Present)

    • Owner of Tops Nexus LLC (Present)