Bowie Ancestors Project

There is a dedicated team of project advisors and researchers working diligently to ensure that the Bowie Ancestors Project progresses while maintaining the utmost care and respect.

Advisory Board Members

Barnet Pavão-Zuckerman, Ph.D. (Project Chair)
Professor & Chair, Department of Anthropology

Friends of Historic Mount Nebo
Janis Hagey, Glenda West, & Michael Gaddy

Maxine Gross
Chairperson, Lakeland Community Heritage Project

Lae’l Hughes-Watkins, M.A., MLIS
Associate Director for Engagement, Inclusion, and Reparative Archiving, Special Collections & University Archives

Angela Denise Rodgers-Koukoui, MLIS
Lecturer, College of Information Studies

Violetta Sharps Jones
Vice President, Lakeland Community Heritage Project

Kailyn Smith
Descendant of John Tyler

Jennifer Stabler, Ph.D.
Historical Preservation Archaeologist, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

Hon. Alexander Williams, Jr., J.D.
Director, Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. Center for Education, Justice & Ethics

Support Staff

Siobhan Summers, M.A.A.
Faculty Specialist, Department of Anthropology; Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology, University of Florida

Contributors and Collaborators

Maya Davis
Director, Riversdale House Museum

Georgina Dodge, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, Office of the President

Traci Dula, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Honors College

Kim Nickerson, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Partners and Affiliate Organizations

University of Maryland 1856 Project Universities Studying Slavery

 

Greater Mount Nebo AME Church