Roslyn McCallister Brock (born May 30, 1965) is an

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leader,

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executive, and health activist. She was selected to succeed

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as chairman of the

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on February 20, 2010, becoming the fourth woman and the youngest person to serve in the position.

Early life and education

Brock was born in 1965 in

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. She received her

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degree from

Virginia Union University Virginia Union University is a private historically black Baptist university in Richmond, Virginia. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. History The American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS) founded the school as Richm ...

, graduating ''

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'' in 1987. She also earned three master's degrees: the first in healthcare administration from

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in 1989, the second in business administration from the

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in 1999, and the third in

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from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University in 2009.

Career

Brock worked for ten years in healthcare management at the W. K. Kellogg Foundation in

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. She has served as the Vice-President of Advocacy and Government Relations for

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NAACP involvement

Brock joined the NAACP in 1984 as a freshman at Virginia Union University, and she was named a Youth Board Member the following year. Her 1989 master's thesis, under the supervision of NAACP executive director

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, was entitled "Developing a NAACP Health Outreach Program for Minorities". Beginning in 1991, she initiated health symposia at the annual NAACP National Conventions. She also served as Vice Chairman of the NAACP Health Committee. She was appointed Chair of the Convention Planning Committee in 1999. In February 2001, aged 35, she was unanimously elected Vice Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors. She was the youngest person named to the position and the first woman to serve.

, who had served as NAACP Chairman from 1998, stayed on in the position through 2009 as the organization celebrated its 100th anniversary. Brock was chosen as Bond's successor on February 20, 2010, at the age of 44. She is the youngest person ever to serve as NAACP Chairman.

Memberships

Brock is a member of the Board of Trustees of The

, and past chair of the Board of Advisors of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University, as well as being a member of the Kellogg School of Management Global Advisory Board at

, and Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), the American Public Health Association and

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sorority.

Personal life

Brock was married to Randall Eugene Brock, who died in 1995. She currently resides in

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References

External links

NAACP biography

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brock, Roslyn M. 1965 births Living people People from Fort Pierce, Florida Virginia Union University alumni George Washington University alumni Kellogg School of Management alumni NAACP activists Activists for African-American civil rights American health activists George Washington University trustees Businesspeople from Maryland People from Elkridge, Maryland