Mr. Talmadge W. Fair is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Urban League of Greater Miami, Inc. A powerful voice in the effort to improve his community, he has worked for the Urban League since September 1963. Fair has served as an adjunct professor at the Atlanta University School of Social Work, Bethune Cookman College, Florida International University, and the National Urban League's Whitney M. Young, Jr., Center for Urban Leadership.

Preparation

Fair is academically and professionally prepared, having attended local and elementary schools in his native home of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He received a B.A. degree in sociology, gradated cum laude, from Johnson C. Smith University, in 1961. He received a M.S.W. degree from Atlanta University School of Social Work in 1963.

Media

Fair's published work includes articles in The Miami Herald, Miami Magazine, and Tropic Magazine. He has been a host of both radio and television programs. As an analyst on some of the pressing issues of the day, he has been interviewed by 60 Minutes, The Tom Brokaw Show, Ebony Magazine, and National Geographic.

Service Awards

Fair's 100-plus service and recognition awards include: Family Christian Agency of America (FCAA) Presidential Excalibur Award; The Greater Miami Region of the National Conference of Christians and Jews Community Service Award, 1995; Phillip Morris Companies, Inc. Community Service Award, 1992; The National Network for Social Work Managers, Inc., 1989 Award; Exemplar Award for Exemplary Leadership as a Change Agent, Coalition Builder, Creative Activist Award; and the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Leadership Award. He is also listed in "Who's Who Among Black Americans."

Fair is also a recipient of the State of Florida's Outstanding Citizen Award for his commitment to the Sunshine State. Fair is co-founder, with Governor Jeb Bush, of the Liberty Center Charter School, the first charter school organized in the state of Florida.

Current Chairs

Chair, Miami-Bayside Foundation Board of Directors
Chair, Miami-Dade Empowerment Trust Board of Directors
Chair, Liberty City Charter School Board of Directors

Memberships

Member, Florida State Board of Education
Floridians for School Choice Board of Directors
Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) Board of Directors
Governor's Equity in Education Task Force
Governor's Mansion Foundation Board of Directors
Performing Arts Community Trust (PACT) Board of Directors & Executive Committee
Efficacy Institute Board of Directors
Center for Immigration Studies Board of Directors
South Florida Annenberg Foundation Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Miami-Dade Empowerment Trust Board of Directors
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Hope VI Community Advisory Committee

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