Board of Directors

Corlis Sellers-Drummond, Board Chair

Corlis Sellers began acting as a student with Hampton Players at Hampton University serving also as assistant director/stage manager for the production of the Scott Joplin opera, “Treemonisha.” After graduating, she appeared in various productions in community theater in Washington, DC and the Back Alley Theatre, including as Lena Younger in A Raisin in the Sun. She made her TV debut at local NBC affiliate WRC in Washington as Anna Douglass opposite Congressman Ron Dellums in The Trials and Triumphs of Frederick Douglass, a docudrama.

Corlis served as the Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Strategic Priorities at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU). where she created, produced, and directed “I Dream a World: The Voice and Vision of Dr. Simon Green Atkins” commemorating the 125th anniversary of WSSU. She retired in 2013 as Regional Administrator for the Northeastern U.S. in 2010 after 30 years with the Department of Labor. She moved to Winston-Salem and joined WSSU in 2013. She served as the Liaison to the Bishop of the Camden, NJ Diocese to the black Catholic community. Corlis retired from WSSU in February 2019 to pursue her passion for the arts as a performer and supporter.