
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
Julieann Stapleton
President
Lieutenant Special Assignment
NYC Police Department
Ramel Lee
Immediate Past President
Director of Operations
NYS MTA Bridges and Tunnels
Quchee Collins
Vice President
Tracian Shaibu
Recording Secretary
Administrative Staff Analyst
NYC Police Department
Michelle Tégé
Treasurer
Detective (Retired)
NYC Police Department
Ernest Owens
Financial Secretary
Major
New York State Courts
Imogene Jones
Corresponding Secretary
Senior Court Clerk
NYS Unified Court System
Derek Zimmerman
Parliamentarian
Adjunct Professor
CUNY John Jay
Michael Sinclair
Sergeant at Arms
Detective
NYC Police Department
Kimbale Anderson
Chapter Associate Member Representative
Police Officer
NYC Police Department
Karen LeMelle
Director
Lieutenant Special Assignment (Retired)
NYC Police Department
Yamil Miller
Director
Executive Director
Kings County Democratic County Committee
Leedroige Manuel
Director
Michelle Randall-Williams
Director
Detective (Ret.)
NYC Police Department
Magderlene Spencer
Director
Intelligence Investigator
NYC Department of Correction
Bruce Sutton
Director
Associate Investigator
NYC Corrections Department
Quovella M. Maeweather
Region 1 Vice President
Public Safety Director
Franklin Police Department
Managing Attorneys
Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro & Halperin, LLP