Board Members
The UBAA Board of Directors is made up of Past Presidents and dedicated Alumni whose philanthropic and professional backgrounds have been honed to create a dynamic team of leaders who help guide the current direction of the organization and shape its future. We are honored for the Board's service to UCLA's black graduate & undergraduates and graciously thank them for their commitment.
Robert Grace
Board Chair
Deputy District Attorney
Major Crimes Division - L.A. County
District Attorney's Office
B.A. - UCLA 1984
J.D. - Loyola Law School 1987
Bobby Smith
Member
Retired Senior Associate Director
Office of Gift Planning, UCLA
B.S. - UCLA 1963
J.D. - UCLA 1971
Caprice Willard Bent
Member
Macy's
Vice President/Regional Planning
B.A. - UCLA 1995
Mandla Kayise
Past President/Member
UBAA Past President
President, CEO
New World Education
B.S Economics - UCLA 1987
Brett York
Member
HR Systems Project Manager
B.S. Economics - UCLA 1986
Lybroan James
Member
CEO- STEMulate Learning LLC
Chief Education Officer, MILO
B.S. Mathematics/Economics - UCLA 1993
Masters Ed. - Harvard University 2013
Cheryl Gully
Board VIce- Chair
Child Welfare and Mental Health Consultant
BA Sociology, UCLA 1981
MSW Social Welfare, 1983
Dr. Hascal Humes
Member
Physician, Physical Medicine -
Rehabilitation, Kaiser Permanente
BS Biology 1983,
MS 1987
Lisa Roper
Member
Counselor
Long Beach City College
BA - UCLA 1987
Kelvin Tolbert
Immediate Past President/Member
BS - Mathematics , UCLA 1985
Kenya Yarborough
Member
Director of Marketing & Advocacy at
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles
BA- English, UCLA 1996
Masters -Public Administration,
San Diego State, 2020
Christian Green
Member
Adjunct Professors
Past Black Graduate Student Assoc. President
BA- Sociology , UCLA 2016
Masters - Afro Am Studies, UCLA 2018
