Who We Are

Rev. Elizabeth Thurman Shell, Vice President

Rev. Elizabeth Thurman Shell is associate pastor at St. James AME Church, Memphis, Tennessee and is a retired chaplain of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. A native of Memphis, she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Morris Brown College and a Masters of Divinity from the Interdenominational Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia.

Reverend Roosevelt Ewell, 2^nd Vice President

Reverend Roosevelt Ewell is Senior Pastor of Canaan Institutional Baptist Church of Norwalk, Connecticut. He holds a Master Degree of Divinity in Theology from Vision International University in Ramona, California. He has held several positions such as the Chairman of The CT Black Church Task Force on Crime and Criminal Justice, which is an affiliation of the National Alliance of Faith and Justice (NAFJ). He is a member of the Norwalk Urban Youth Coalition and a former president of the Interdenominational of Ministers Fellowship (IMF). Rev. Ewell is the past President of Congress of Christian education of the Connecticut State Missionary Baptist Convention of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.

Mrs. Frances Washington, Director of Communications

Mrs. Washington, a recent retiree from the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency of the District of Columbia, has over 31 years of experience in counseling juvenile and adult offenders. She currently serves as President of the DC Chapter of the NABCJ and is an officer of Las Amigas, Inc. Ms. Washington earned her Bachelors of Arts Degree from Howard University, and a Masters in Mental Health Counseling from the University of the District of Columbia.

Mr. Richard McGoogan, Treasurer

Mr. Richard McGoogan of Greensboro, North Carolina is a former corporate financial analyst currently employed as an Assistant Principal with Rockingham County Schools. He holds a B.S. Degree in Business Administration/Economics and a Masters Degree in Business and in Health Administration.

Contact E-mail: Membership@nafj.org