Rev. Dr. Herman Skip Mason Jr.
Dr. Herman “Skip” Mason is a proud native of Atlanta and Atlanta Public Schools. He is an alumnus of Morris Brown College, where he completed his undergraduate studies. Continuing his education at Clark Atlanta University, Mason obtained a master’s degree in library and information science. He continued his theological education at Interdenominational Theological Center, earning a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry in African American church history, social justice, and outreach.
Dr. Mason served as the 33rd General President of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. from 2009-2012. He also served on the board of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation (Washington, DC). He is a member of the Atlanta Beltline Partnership Board and Chair of the Joint Board of Finance for the Georgia North Region of the Sixth Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. Dr. Mason currently serves as the Senior Pastor of the Historic West Mitchell Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (Atlanta, Georgia).
A seasoned educator for over 35 years, Dr. Mason previously served as the Dean of Library and Museum Services and Assistant Professor of African American History and Religion at Voorhees College (Denmark, SC). He also served as Professor of History, College Archivist, Director and Dean of Students and Vice President of Student Services at Morris Brown College and Morehouse College (Atlanta, Georgia). In 2023, Rev. Dr. Mason became a Lifetime Achievement Inductee into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. Dr. Mason is a social media influencer and founder of Skip Mason’s Vanishing Black Atlanta Facebook Page (with over 65,000 members) and its Book Club. The father of two is an author and avid genealogist, who enjoys reading, international travel, collecting art, black memorabilia and photographs and researching his family history.