Executive Staff

Blair H. Taylor

Blair H. Taylor
President and CEO

Blair Hamilton Taylor is the President and CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League, an affiliate of one of the nation’s leading civil rights organizations with offices in more than 100 cities. With a staff of over 300 and a budget in excess of $25 million, the 88-year-old Los Angeles Urban League is one of America’s largest civil rights entities.

Trevor Ware

Trevor Ware
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Trevor Ware serves the Los Angeles Urban League as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Ware oversees the operation of LA Urban League's 4 publically funded WorkSource Centers; the operation of the League's 30 Head Start and State Preschool and associated facilities; and the management of the League's Information Technology function. Mr. Ware is responsible for all program related contracts including facility purchases and leases. Under Mr. Ware's leadership, policies and practices governing the LA Urban League and its employees are established and maintained. Mr. Ware serves as a member of the League's Executive Team supporting and reporting directly to League President, Blair Taylor.

Chris Strudwick-Turner

Chris Strudwick-Turner
Vice President of Marketing & Communications

L. C. “Chris” Strudwick-Turner joined the Los Angeles Urban League in March 2006 as the Vice President of Marketing & Communications. Strudwick-Turner is responsible for all marketing, communications and public relations as well as development. Reporting directly to the President & CEO, she plays a pivotal role in the creation and implementation of the League’s strategic planning and organizational marketing/PR plans.

Pamela Bakewell

Pamela Bakewell
Chief Neighborhood Officer

The Los Angeles Urban League announced the appointment of Pamela A. Bakewell to the post of Chief Neighborhood Officer (CNO) on April 1. 2008. In her position, Bakewell is responsible for overseeing the League’s Neighborhoods@Work initiative.

Launched in December 2007, the Neighborhoods@Work Initiative is a 5-year plan designed to revitalize the South Los Angeles area one neighborhood at a time. The strategic plan focuses on five key areas of improvement: education, employment, health, housing and safety. The first neighborhood to be transformed by the initiative is the 70-block Park Mesa Heights area surrounding Crenshaw High School. In the future, the League envisions the plan serving as a model for initiating change in other urban neighborhoods across the region.

Charles Boyd

Charles Boyd
Deputy Neighborhood Officer – Safety and Housing

Charles A. Boyd serves as the Deputy Neighborhood Officer – Safety and Housing for the Los Angeles Urban League with responsibilities for implementing elements of the Los Angeles Urban League’s strategic plan and Neighborhood Initiative in the Park Mesa Heights community in Los Angeles, California.

Kuliema Blueford

Kuliema Blueford
Deputy Neighborhood Officer - Employment

Kuliema Blueford, a native of Altadena, California, has over 15 years experience in various facets of Workforce Development. Passionate about empowerment, creating opportunities and leveling the playing field for the under privileged; her 15 year career with The Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL) began in the LAUL’s Pasadena Foothill Branch as an Instructor’s Assistant. Kuliema instantly felt she had found her calling; rapidly mastering her position and offering contributions in any way she was needed.

Carlene Davis

Carlene Davis
Deputy Neighborhood Officer - Education

Carlene A. Davis is a Deputy Neighborhood Officer for the Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL). In this role, Ms. Davis is the Education lead for the Los Angeles Urban League’s multi-disciplinary Crenshaw-Hyde Park Neighborhood Initiative. Her responsibilities include developing and maintaining key partnerships to support the educational component of the Neighborhood Initiative; facilitating and engaging an inclusive and participatory stakeholder reform effort; and advocating for public policy and systems change.

D'Ann Morris

D'Ann Morris
Deputy Neighborhood Officer - Health

D’Ann Marie Morris, a native of Los Angeles, California, has over twenty-five years of senior management executive experience. Her background includes business administration, program and financial development and strategic planning. She has a proven track record in turning around marginal organizations. Known in local communities for her innovative approach to problem solving, Ms. Morris is unequivocally committed to the positive development of young people, families, and communities. Ms. Morris is also well-regarded for her decision-making and leadership skills in the areas of youth leadership development; community development; program implementation; medical and social services agency administration; and community and volunteer services. Her work has been featured in several newspapers, newscasts, and talk radio productions.