African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County
2025 Board of Directors
Deborah Covington, Chair
Nakisha N. Chaney, Vice-Chair
Patricia King, Treasurer
Anthony Stewart, Assistant Treasurer
Cedric Bass
Patricia Berry
Marlys Deen
Gloria Edwards
Joyce Hunter
Akili Jackson
Akintunde Oluwadare
Rossi Ray-Taylor
Kenyatta Tucker
Kay Wade
Executive Director
Lawrielle West
Advisory Board
Karmen Brown
Judith Cawhorn
Tricia A. Edwards
Will Epps, IV
Barbara Eichmuller
Beverely Elliott
Carine Hails
Amy Harris
Scott McFadden
Mia Milton
Teesha Montague
Carol Senneff
Grace M. Shackman
Scholar-in Residence, Carol E. Mull
The Museum's 23 Founding Members
Letitia Byrd*
Bamidele Demerson
Gloria M. Edwards
Willie M. Edwards*
Cheryl Ervin
Martha Graham*
JoAnne Hall
Joyce M. Hunter
Earl W. Jackson
Lola M. Jones*
Njoki Kamuyu
Patricia King
Vivian Lyte
Dorothy A. Mack*
Shawn R. Martin*
Shirley D. Martin*
Franci Moorman
Beverly Myers
Zerilda Palmer
Linell Ransom
Beverly Tyler*
Shirley A. Vaughn*
Sheryl L. White
*passed on