J.Maxie Hemmans's schedule for 50th Annual COBA Annual Black Child Conference and Scholarship Awards

Welcome to the 50th Annual Council of Black Administrators (COBA) Black Child Conference and Scholarship Awards. This year’s conference will occur at West LA College 9000 Overland Ave. Culver City, CA 90230. The theme is "Celebrating 50 Years of Performance, Achievement, Leadership, and Scholarship." We are excited to celebrate this year’s Scholarship Award Recipients and AEMP Black History Month Essay Contest Winners.

We look forward to seeing all of you at West LA College on Saturday, April 5, 2025, for a memorable conference and celebration!

J.Maxie Hemmans

Emeriti Chairperson/Liaison

About me

Mr. J. Maxie Hemmans is a Curtiss Middle School retired principal who completed his BS degree, in mathematics, at Morris Brown College ‘65 (HBCU) in Atlanta, GA on an athletic scholarship and earned his master’s degree at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA. Mr. Hemmans began teaching mathematics and coaching football in Waycross, GA, his hometown, at his segregated high school, Center High School. He worked in the field of education from 1965 to 2005 where he loved teaching mathematics, coaching football and being elected UTLA Representative at Dorsey High School, serving as an administrator for continuation Schools, middle and high schools, and being a COBA President. After he retired, he served as an interim administrator from 2006 to 2019 in Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Continuation Schools, Community Day Schools (CDC), and High Schools.

Mr. Hemmans enjoys serving as the current COBA Emeriti Chairman/Liaison helping COBA meet its goals and objectives. He enjoys spending more time with his five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is married to the love of his life Eve, for 60 years, who graduated from Clark College ‘66 (HBCU) in Atlanta, GA.