Willie Bodrick, II, J.D., M. Div.

President and CEO of the American City Coalition (TACC)

Willie Bodrick, II, J.D., M. Div brings extensive executive leadership and a personal and professional commitment to social and economic justice and the Roxbury community to his role as President and CEO of TACC. His accomplishments span social and community development, healthcare, law, politics, and human development at the international level. Born and raised in Atlanta, Willie was inspired by the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the history of the Civil Rights Movement; he is committed to continuing the legacy of creating a beloved community and balancing the scales of justice. Willie holds a B.A. from Georgetown University and an M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School. In 2020, Willie graduated from Northeastern University School of Law receiving a J.D. degree. In May 2022, Willie received an honorary Doctorate of Community Service from Northeastern University. Prior to joining TACC, Willie worked at Brown Rudnick, LLP, and Senior Advisor for the successful 2020 Ed Markey Campaign for the U.S. Senate, and as the Outreach Coordinator in the Community Engagement Division of the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Maura Healey. Concurrently, Willie serves as the Senior Pastor of the Historic Twelfth Baptist Church (TBC) and is an outspoken advocate for social and economic justice. At TBC, Willie successfully led the 182-year-old church through profound challenges created by the pandemic, partnering with Boston Medical Center to establish a vaccination clinic at TBC that vaccinated 2,500 people and leading efforts to feed over 15,000 residents in 2021 through the food pantry and special programming. Actively engaged in the community of Roxbury, City of Boston, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Willie holds multiple leadership positions including President of the Boston Network for Black Student Achievement, member of the Boston Public Schools Opportunity and Achievement Gap Taskforce, Board of Directors of Massachusetts Advocates for Children, member of the Boston Medical Center Accelerator Community Advisory Committee, Co-Founder of the Forward Fund, The Boston Foundation’s Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery Advisory Committee, and Board of Advisors of the Roxbury YMCA.