WARREN — As part of Black History Month, the Trumbull County African Americans Achievers Association will induct six members into its Hall of Fame at its annual banquet at 4 p.m. Feb. 28 at DiVieste’s Banquet Center.

Guest speaker will be the Rev. Todd Johnson of Second Baptist Church-A House of Hope.

The inductees include:

• Nakilia Adams, a lifelong resident of Warren, is an entrepreneur whose journey reflects courage, leadership and service. She is a wife, a mother of four and a grandmother of five, with one more on the way. After working for 13 years at Delphi Packard Electric, Adams transitioned into professional bartending, and managed several bars, worked high-profile events with the Cleveland Indians, and bartended private engagements.

Beyond her work in hospitality, Adams served as a grassroots organizer for the Obama presidential campaign in Trumbull County, where she recruited volunteers, led canvassing efforts and worked throughout the election cycle to mobilize voters in support of a successful campaign.

Her entrepreneurial spirit led her to open Charleigh’s, a locally owned consignment boutique named after her only daughter, which was created to serve and uplift the Warren community. She later pursued esthetics, gaining salon experience before stepping fully into ownership.

Following the tragic loss of her son, Adams transformed adversity into purpose by founding Bee & Bee Beauty, a black-owned, woman- owned business built on empowerment, confidence and care. Through her leadership, she has created opportunities, fostered meaningful relationships, and built a welcoming space where women and men are supported, valued and encouraged to thrive.

• Porscha Bell is a partnership account manager at 7 17 Credit Union with more than 23 years of experience spanning traditional banking and credit unions. Her expertise centers on working with business owners and large corporations, with the past 15 years dedicated to lending, credit building and financial empowerment.

Born and raised in Warren, Bell is deeply committed to the mission of helping individuals improve their financial wellbeing while strengthening the communities she serves. She delivers financial wellness education in schools and organizations throughout Northeast Ohio and Pennsylvania, equipping individuals with the knowledge and tools needed to build credit, establish savings and plan confidently for the future.

In addition to her professional role, Bell serves her community as a board member of Paragon Residential Solutions (TMHA) and as treasurer for Empowered Arts Academy. She is also a mentor focused on career development. A devoted mother to her daughter, KyLon, Bell’s passion is rooted in helping people “level up” financially — empowering them to build strong credit, create lasting savings and prepare for the future.

• Pastor Alfie Lamont Burch was born on March 24, 1971, to Alvin and Missionary Marsha Ann Burch. He answered the call to ministry in 1997 and was ordained as an elder in the Church of God in Christ in 2000 by the late Bishop Warren Elijah Miller. He has been mentored by his uncles, Bishop David L. Herron and the late Bishop Loran E. Mann.

He is a 1989 graduate of Warren Western Reserve High School and a 1993 graduate of the University of Michigan, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management and communication. Following his collegiate education, Burch pursued a professional football career, playing for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League in 1994 and competing in the Canadian Football League in 1995.

Burch and his wife, Amy Kelley Burch, are the parents of three children, Elijah Lamont Burch, Faith M. Burch and Asa Leroy Burch. He served for more than 10 years as Chief Administrative Adjutant for the Ohio Central East Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ under the leadership of Bishop David L. Herron Sr. He also served as an Associate Elder at the Monument for more than 25 years. He now serves as Pastor of Anointed St. James Church of God in Christ in Youngstown.

Passionate about community development, Burch is deeply committed to youth engagement and family mentorship. His unique blend of faith, fitness and leadership has earned him nationwide recognition and a strong social media presence under the name “Da Fit Preacher.”

• Frederick Allen Moore Jr., a son of Frederick Allen Moore Sr. and Satoris Frazier Goode (Oscar). Fred Sr. is the youngest of 18 siblings and the first to be born in a hospital. Satoris is the seventh of 10 siblings. Moore is the grandson of Bessie Jones Frazier and the late Joseph William Frazier Sr., and the late Ernest Moore Sr. and Mary Francis Bush Moore.

Moore attended Warren City Schools and moved to Alabama, where he graduated from

Beauregard High School in 1998. He returned to Warren soon after graduation and began working at the Trumbull County Recorder’s Office in the summer of 1999 through the Private Industry Council (PIC) Employment Program. He was hired as a full-time employee for the recorder’s office in May 2000 and has been an employee for the past 24 years.

He took real estate courses at ETI Technical School, and in 2014, he received his associate’s degree in accounting from Trumbull Business College. He has five children, Ambreunah, Jon’nea, Marianna, Braylyn and James, and one grandson, Jy’Ayre.

Moore is an entrepreneur and owns “Freddy’s No Sauce Ribs.”

• Regina Franklin Patterson has served as a member of the Warren City Schools Board of Education for the past 16 years as president, vice president, a member of the board policy committee and a board representative of Trumbull Career & Technical Center. She worked alongside 13 board of education members (colleagues), five superintendents — hiring four of them — two treasurers and three athletic directors. In September 2010, she dedicated the opening of both the Jefferson and McGuffey PK-8 buildings. Shortly after opening both buildings, she was instrumental in the construction of a new addition at both schools to accommodate the continued growth in the student population. She supported the Warren City Schools PreK program., which has grown from one classroom of 3-and 4-year-old students to 13 classrooms serving approximately 350 children daily.

Patterson voted in favor of numerous curricular adoptions, buildings maintenance projects, technology upgrades including iPad or laptop devices for every student in the district. She supported athletic upgrades, stadium renovations, new tennis courts, new softball field, the growth of broadcasting, robotics and Advanced Placement / College Credit Plus coursework; and seeing a $34 million Student Recreation & Wellness Center dedicated and open for Warren City Schools students in November 2024.

Patterson was employed with Copperweld Steel for 23 years in the IT Department. She was a member of USWA Local Union #7691 and retired in June 2000. She is a member of Friendship Baptist Church, where she serves as the administrative assistant to the pastor, a choir director, chairperson of Christian Education Ministry and a member of Deaconess, Sunday school, praise team and women’s Ministries.

She is married to Valdeoso “Bud” Patterson Sr., and they have two children, Valdeoso “V” Jr. and Arayla Patterson.

• Jeffery L. Stanford is a pastor and evangelist, as well as community activist. It is his honest desire to marry contemporary and traditional values, as to honor those who have paved the way and build a bridge for those who are on the way.

As the executive director of A.C.T.I.O.N. (Alliance for Congregational Transformation Influencing Our Neighborhoods), he is no stranger to grass roots, boots on the ground activism and community outreach. ACTION works in the area of creating safer communities, improving the quality of life through education, reducing hunger and poverty, promoting racial equality and inclusion, as well as fair housing and integrated voter education.

Stanford also the founder of R.O.P.E. (Rites Of Passage Educational program), which is a cyclical, six-week mentorship program for young men ages 13 to 18

to help them as they deal with growing from boys to men, credit, resumes, respect, dress code, fatherhood and much more. He sits on the boards of MVAC and CMC and is part of the Trumbull County Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (TCIMA). Stanford is also an Overseer in the Lifted Reformation of Churches. He also

has been the co-host for the last six years of R.I.P. — Religiously Incorrect Podcast.

Stanford is the former pastor of two ministries — Beulah Baptist of Youngstown and Progressive Baptist of Warren. He now serves as the senior pastor of the historic Second Baptist Church of Steubenville.

After graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School, he went on to spend time in the United States Navy Reserves as a heavy equipment operator. He has also attended Liberty University and IT Bradley Bible College. He is enrolled at Kent State University at Trumbull to further his education.

He has has been employed with Wheatland Tube as an assistant mill operator for the past 19 years.