CHRISTOPHER SMITHERMAN Fast facts

A look at the Cincinnati NAACP president:

Name: Christopher Smitherman

Age: 40

Position: President of the Cincinnati Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People since March 2007

Family: Christopher and Pamela Smitherman have five children and live in the North Avondale neighborhood.

Occupation: Financial adviser and estate planner

Education: Ohio State University, B.A.; Bowling Green State University, M.A.

Political experience: Cincinnati City Council, 2003-2005

Self description: “I’m an artist at heart; people don’t know that,” said Smitherman, who attended the School for the Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati. “I love to sing.”

Source: Associated Press