Government – State – Department head
Velvalea “Vel” Hortense Rodgers Phillips (1924-2018)
Velvalea “Vel” Phillips was a civil rights pioneer in Wisconsin. She was the first African American and the first woman...
Lisa Perez Jackson (1962- )
Lisa Perez Jackson, the first African American Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), brings a wealth of experience...
