Our People

Executive Director

T. DeWayne Moore

Executive Director
Vice President

Shannon Evans

Vice President
Director of Archival Research

Abdulrahman Ajibola

Director of Archival Research
Director of Ethical Practice

Kechia Patton Brown

Director of Ethical Practice
Fiscal Agent

Corey Crowder

Fiscal Agent
Director of Responsible Practice

Gabriel Soria

Director of Responsible Practice
Community Engagement Specialist

Emily Hilliard

Community Engagement Specialist
Social Media Agent

Barinaale Sunday

Social Media Agent
Graphic Artist

Csaba Mester

Graphic Artist
Community Engagement Specialist

Tavon Pugh

Community Engagement Specialist
Artist & Repertoire

Arne Brogger

Artist & Repertoire
Blues in Schools Education Director

T.J. Wheeler

Blues in Schools Education Director
Gulfport Affiliate MS City Cemetery

Morris Burns

Gulfport Affiliate MS City Cemetery
Madison County, MS Affiliate

Joe Austin

Madison County, MS Affiliate
Based on the west coast in Bakersfield California, Donell serves on our board and continues a long family Blues tradition of playing, researching, and teaching about the connections between Blues music and African American History. He also actively performs electric and acoustic Blues music.

Donell "Delta" Bailey

Based on the west coast in Bakersfield California, Donell serves on our board and continues a long family Blues tradition of playing, researching, and teaching about the connections between Blues music and African American History. He also actively performs electric and acoustic Blues music.

Andreas Giesbert

Based in Westphalia, Germany, Andreas is a research fellow of study systems and media didactics at FernUniversität in Hagen. He currently serves on our board.
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Research is Respect
Research is Respect
1164 John Street, Greenville, MS 38703
We have offices in Greenville, Columbus, and Water Valley, MS
206-817-9959