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 Co-chair)
Professor & Chair, Department of Anthropology

Siobhan Summers, Ph.D. (Project Co-chair)
Faculty Specialist, 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

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

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

Partners and Affiliate Organizations

University of Maryland 1856 Project Universities Studying Slavery

 

Greater Mount Nebo AME Church