AAAM Staff

Dr. Vedet Coleman-Robinson, Executive Director (ex officio)
Association of African American Museums
P.O. Box 23698
Washington, D.C. 20026-3698
info@BlackMuseums.org

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Omar Eaton-Martinez

Omar Eaton-Martinez, President
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Senior Vice President for Historic Sites
Washington, DC

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Dr. Noelle Trent

Dr. Noelle Trent, Vice President

Museum of African American History
President & CEO

Boston & Nantucket, MA

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Dr. Ashley Jordan

Dr. Ashley Jordan, Treasurer
African American Museum in Philadelphia
President & CEO
Philadelphia, PA

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Ahmad Ward

Ahmad Ward, Secretary
Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park
Executive Director
Hilton Head Island, SC

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LaNesha DeBardelaben

LaNesha DeBardelaben, Immediate Past President
Northwest African American Museum
Executive Director
Seattle, WA

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Damika Baker-Wilson

Damika Baker-Wilson
HumanitiesDC
Director of Development
Washington, DC

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Tim Barber

Timothy Barber
Meek-Eaton Black Archives Research Center and Museum
Director
Tallahassee, FL

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Dina Bennett

Dr. Dina Bennett
American Jazz Museum
Executive Director
Kansas City, MO

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Dr. Robert “Bert” Davis
America’s Black Holocaust Museum
President/CEO
Milwaukee, WI

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Rolando Herts

Dr. Rolando Herts
The Delta Center for Culture and Learning
Director
Cleveland, MS

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Dr. Joy Kinard

Dr. Joy Kinard
Smithsonian National American History Museum
Supervisory Curator
Washington, DC

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Robert Parker

Robert Parker
Bronzeville Center for the Arts
Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer
Milwaukee, WI

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Kamila Pritchett

Kamila Pritchett
The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc.
Executive Director
Miami, FL

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Tamar Smithers

Tamar Smithers
The Virginia African American Cultural Center
Executive Director
Virginia Beach, VA

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Shakia Gullette Warren

Shakia Gullette Warren
Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
Executive Director
Richmond, VA

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