Brian McGhee is a Oakland native and has been working with youth and young adults over the past 25 years. He graduated from McClymonds High School in West Oakland and later received his Bachelor's Degree from UC Berkeley and Master's Degree from San Francisco State University. He is a first generation college graduate and has been committed in serving the African American community in West Oakland. Over the past five years he has been working with Oakland Unified School District's Office of Equity & the African American Achievement Program. Brian's purpose is rooted in giving back to his community in West Oakland through education, collaboration, partnership, mentoring, authenticity, economic development, fundraising and celebrations.
Brian Mcghee
President
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Rochelle Bryant Miller is a Senior Managing Developmental Chemist in the Applications Development Group within the aerospace adhesives industry. At Henkel, Miller has been a part of the research and development group since 2006 and has led the analytical lab since 2008. Her primary expertise lies within method development and optimization in the evaluation of High-Performance Epoxy and Benzoxazine based adhesives. This work is detailed within the fields of rheology, calorimetry, thermal mechanical analysis, chromatography, titrimetric determinations, as well as ultrasonic evaluations. Rochelle has presented on these subjects across sectors at conferences from Girl Scouts of America, Inc. to the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE). Rochelle is past-Chair of the American Society of Non-Destructive Testing Golden Gate Section and enjoys judging county and state science fairs, where she has served as Chief Judge. Rochelle also sits on the Executive Board of the West Oakland Development (AWOD) and the McClymonds High School STEAM Program. Miller holds a B.S. in Chemical Physics from Spelman College and a Post-Bac from University of California Berkeley Extension in Finance. Rochelle will be pursuing a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University this fall.
Rochelle Bryant Miller
Secretary
Amber Cox is an Oakland native and has deep roots within the Oakland community. She has worked and volunteered her time tutoring students with learning disabilities throughout the past decade. She received her B.A. degree from California State University, Northridge with honors, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Pan-African Studies. Amber is the daughter of Bruce Cox who was a co-founder and Executive Director of the Alliance for West Oakland Development (AWOD) until his passing in December 2018. She joined the board in February 2019 in honor of her father’s commitment to community and to continue his legacy. Her goal is to advocate for the training of Oakland residents in construction trade and give residents the opportunity to showcase their skillset on local projects. Amber has a background in Procurement, but has followed in the footsteps of her father by becoming an educator in the Oakland Unified School District. She firmly believes that education is the gateway to prosperity and AWOD will allow the West Oakland community to thrive.
Amber cox
Board Member
