Rev. Dr. Hanna R. Broome is an ordained Elder in the A.M.E. Zion Church with degrees from the University of South Carolina–Upstate, Columbia International Seminary, and Drew Theological Seminary.

She previously pastored two AME Zion churches and served as a Presiding Elder. Currently, Dr. Broome is the Director of Religious Affairs for Repairers of the Breach and President of the NC Council of Churches. She’s also actively involved with the Poor People’s Campaign, NAACP, National Council of Negro Women, and Faith Leaders of Color Against the Death Penalty. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and a mother of three sons with six grandchildren.