
ABOUT NOBLE New York
Our Mission
To ensure equity in the administration of justice in the provision of public service to all communities, and to serve as the conscience of law enforcement by being committed to justice by action.
Our Goal
The goal of NOBLE is to be recognized as a highly competent, public service organization that is at the forefront of providing solutions to law enforcement issues and concerns, as well as to the ever-changing needs of our communities.
Our History
The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) was founded in September 1976 during a three-day symposium to address crime in low-income urban areas. The symposium was co-sponsored by the Police Foundation and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA). The Joint Center for Political Studies (JCPS) coordinated this unprecedented event in which sixty top ranking black law enforcement executives representing twenty-four states and fifty major cities gathered in the Washington, D.C. area to participate. They exchanged views about the critically high rate of crime in the black urban communities and the socio-economic conditions that lead to crime and violence. They raised questions about relevant issues such as fairness in the administration of justice, police community relations, the hiring and promotion of black police officers, and the unique problems of the black police executive.
Recognizing black law enforcement executives could have a significantly more effective impact upon the criminal justice system through a unified voice, the symposium participants departed from the planned agenda to create NOBLE. They unanimously elected Hubert Williams, then Director of the Newark, New Jersey Police Department, and the first black police chief of a major city, temporary chairman of NOBLE. During that meeting, the initial purpose and the objectives of the organization were developed and a working committee to devise the organizational structure was formed.
The Executive Board

Ramel Lee
President
Director of Operations
NYS MTA Bridges and Tunnels

Julieann Stapleton
Vice President
Lieutenant
NYC Police Department

Michelle Tégé
Treasurer
Detective (Retired)
NYC Police Department

Kimbale Anderson
Recording Secretary
Police Officer
NYC Police Department

Rochelle Fleary
Corresponding Secretary
Sergeant
NYC Police Department

John W. Nedd MPS
Parliamentarian
Detective
Nassau County Police Department

Ernest Owens
Financial Secretary
Major
New York State Courts

Mary Woods
Chapter Associate Member Representative
Detective (Retired)
NYC Police Department

Michael Bell
Sergeant at Arms
Detective (Retired), NYC Police Department
Special Assist to Hakeem Jefferies

Bruce Sutton
Director
Associate Investigator
NYC Corrections Department

Karen LeMelle
Director
Lieutenant Special Assignment (Retired)
NYC Police Department

Michelle Randall-Williams
Director
Detective (Retired)
NYC Police Department

Alicia Parker
Director

Quchee Collins
Director

Leedroige Manuel
Director

Gerald Nelson
Region 1 Vice President
Chief (Retired) NYC Police Department
VP Public Safety, NYC Housing Authority

REVEREND DR. BARBARA Y. WILLIAMS-HARRIS
Chaplain
Inspector-Chaplain | NYC Police Department

JUDITH R. HARRISON
Immediate Past President
Assistant Chief
NYC Police Department