Kirby Bumpus
Class: 2008
Major: Human Biology
High School: Greenwich Academy (Greenwich, CT)
Hometown: Greenwich, CT
Organizations: Black Student Union, Sexual Health Peer
Resource Center, Ujamaa Work Group

Mission Statement: The BCSC is dedicated towards
providing Stanford's black community with programs
to empower and educate. The BCSC is a resource to
provide students of color with the tools, guidance and
support necessary to succeed academically, professionally
and socially. Additionally, the center works to uplift the
Stanford community and beyond.

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Brittany D. Clark
Class: Junior
Major: International Relations; Spanish Minor
High School: Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Hometown: Washington DC
Organizations: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated

Mission Statement: Our purpose is to one teach and
encourage learning within the Stanford Community about
those things unique and diverse about Black culture
but our most important intention is to embrace the
black community in its entirety in order to build a
home for black expression on Stanford's campus.

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Evan Cox
Class: 2009
Major: Psychology
Minor: Classics
High School: Redwood High School
Hometown: Greenbrae, California
Organizations: BCSC

Mission Statement: The mission of the BCSC is to
inspire positive change, critical thinking, and deeper
understanding within the black community.
The BCSC strives to truly provide a service and foundation
for the black community, whether it be providing a forum for
intellectual discource on race, gender, and/or ethnicity, putting
on events that encourage the strengthening and gathering
of the black commmunity, or giving individuals the tools for
deeper self-exploration and empowerment.  In providing
services for the black community, the BCSC hopes to
encourage a healthier state of race relations on Stanford's campus

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Richard Cox
Class: Senior (2007)
Major: Psychology
High School: Lynwood High School
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Organizations: Black Psychology Student Association
East Palo Alto Stanford Academy
Sports Illustrated On-Campus Magazine
Ujamaa Dorm Staff

Mission Statement: "The BCSC's mission is to
support students in a comfortable family environment
by providing academic advising and mentoring as well
as to facilitate academic and social networking, resources,
and opportunities through various programs that will
enrich students' Stanford experiences."
The BCSC is a resource to provide students of color
with the tools, guidance and support necessary to
succeed academically, professionally and socially.
Additionally, the center works to uplift the Stanford community and beyond.

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Rance Graham-Bailey
Class: 2009
Major: Political Science and Economics
High School: Lawrence High School
Hometown: Lawrence, KS
Organizations: Hiphop Archive, Stanford NAACP, East Palo Alto/Stanford
Academy

Mission Statement: The BCSC is intended to promote
the interests of the black community at Stanford.
This is primarily in the areas of intellectual development,
academic purpose, and concern for the community.
It also services black students in different parts of the
university, from undergrads to doctoral students. It
maintains a staple of set programs, while still supporting
other programs deemed beneficial to the community.

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Amber Denice Hampton
Class:2009
Major:Management Science and Engineering
High School:St. Stephen's Episcopal
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Organizations: Stanford Japanese Exchange Club officer,
Upward Bound tutor, PAE I Mentor, Drum Corps International,Lead 05-06

Mission Statement: The Black Community Services Center
is a resource center where students of color can receive
assistance in achieving their goals; actualizing their ideas;
and growing both intellectually and spiritually. Whether
a student needs help with academics, career planning
, a student organization, or finding a good place to get
his/her hair done, the BCSC is the center that assists
the black community to help make Stanford a place
where students of color can succeed while also uplifting
their own community.

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Ashley Holland
Class: 2008
Major: Urban Studies & Communication
High School: The Hockaday School
Hometown: Plano, TX
Organizations: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Black Pre-Business,
Stanford in Entertainment

Mission Statement: The BCSC is the "home base"/ "mother ship"
for the black community. It is a place for students to feel safe,
be uplifted, and receive support in all of their academic, social,
and professional pursuits in the form of programming,
resources, and family.

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Candace Jones
Class: 2009
Major: Management Science and Engineering
High School: Albany High School
Hometown: Richmond, CA
Organizations: ASSU Undergraduate Senate,
Black Student Union, National Society of Black  Engineers

Mission Statement: The BSCS exists to create
intellectual, cultural, and social opportunities for
Stanford's Black community that will foster personal
development and ultimately allow us to reach our full potential.

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Mondaire Jones
Class: 2009
Major: Political Science
High School: Spring Valley High School
Hometown: Spring Valley, NY
Organizations: ASSU Senate, NAACP,
Graduate Student Council Diversity Committee

Mission Statement: The mission of the BCSC should be to
serve as a beacon of Diasporic support to Black students
at Stanford through the provision of academic, personal,
professional, and social programmatic and mentoring
services that enhance the Black experience and prepare
students for a life of Black activism and identity.

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Akintunde Ismail Maiyegun
Class: 2007
Major: Electrical Engineering
High School: Kuwait English School
Hometown: Nigeria / Kuwait / Texas
Organizations: The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc, BCSC,
National Society of Black Engineers, Nigerian Student
Assocations, Black Pre-Business Society

Mission Statement: To act as the foundation of Stanford's
Black community and as the vehicle through which Black
students participate and organize programs to develop
leadership skills and to develop community awareness
under it's auspice.

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Marcus McLaughlin
Class:  2008
Major:  Computer Science
High School:  South Carolina Governor's School for
Science and Mathematics
Hometown: Dillon, SC
Organizations:  Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.,
Nu Sigma Chapter; National Society of Black Engineers

Mission Statement:  The missionof the Black Community
Services Center is to provide the African diaspora at Stanford
w/ the tools and support necessary to succeed academically
and stay informed  and involved in issues of the Black
community; to foster a sense of community throughout
the many facets of the Diaspora at Stanford; and to
serve as a beacon of Black culture at Stanford.

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Arielle Montgomery
Class: 2008
Major: Management Science & Engineering
Hometown: Huntsville, TX
High School: Huntsville High School
Organizations: Society of Black Scientists and Engineers,
Black Pre-Business Society, Admit Weekend House Host,
Stanord Alumni Association Reunion Homecoming Team

Mission Statement: The mission of the Black Community
Services Center is simple. We want to be the most reliable
resource, whether it be academic, social, economic or what
have you, in helping students attain their dreams. The House
aims to serve as a venue through which black and non-black
students alike can be channeled to the appropriate authorities
to achieve such endeavors and create a unique environment
on campus for the African and African-American diaspora.

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Macarrin Morton
Class: 2007
Major: English
High School: King/Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Organizations: Black Student Union, ASSU, Upward Bound, BCSC

Mission Statement: The Black Community Service Center
serves to cultivate the intellectual, professional, and
personal development of the university's Diasporic community.

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Mike Woodward
Class: 2008
Major: Bioengineering
High School: Courtland High School
Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA
Organizations: Society of Black Scientists and Engineers,
Pioneers,Tutor24, T3, Black Student Union, Stanford NAACP,
Multiracial Identified Community at Stanford (MICS),
Stanford Black Pre-medical Organization (SBPO),
Stanford Black Pre-Biz Society, Society of Women Engineers,
Haas Public Service Leadership Fellows Program,
Ron Brown Scholars Program, Coca-Cola Scholars Program,
Gates Millennium Scholars Program, Quest Scholars Program,
Venture Scholars Program

Mission Statement: The BCSC exists to foster a sense of
community among black students, graduates, faculty, and
staff through intellectual stimulation and cultural responsibility
to positively impact those within and outside the community.

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