Digital Library on American Slavery Advisory Board
The Digital Library on American Slavery Advisory Board is a small, informal group of interested individuals brought together by invitation. The board will endeavor to promote the best interests of the Digital Library on American Slavery through their advice, experiences, and expertise. To that end, the advisory board shall work with the Digital Technology Consultant and Chair in overseeing and making recommendations regarding such items as:
- Additional datasets for potential acquisition
- Project outreach to genealogical, academic, and other communities
- Direction of the Digital Library on American Slavery as a whole
- Potential funding approaches and opportunities
Membership
- Richard Cox, Co-Chair
- Digital Technology Consultant, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Sarah Koonts, Co-Chair
- Director of Archives and Records, State of North Carolina
- David Gwynn
- Digital Projects Coordinator, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Christy Hyman
- PhD student, Dept of Geography, Nineteenth Century U.S. South- University of Nebraska Lincoln
- Marcellaus Joiner
- Supervisor & Archivist, Heritage Research Center & High Point Museum, City of High Point
- Becky McGee-Lankford
- Section Head, Government Records, Division of Archives and Records, State of North Carolina
- Drew Reisinger
- Register of Deeds, Buncombe County
- Dr. Brian Robinson
- Assistant Professor of History, North Carolina Central University
- Dr. Arwin Smallwood
- Professor and Chair, Dept. of History, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
- Jeff Thigpen
- Register of Deeds, Guilford County
- Fred Watts
- Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
- Lisa R. Withers
- Project Coordinator, People Not Property Project, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Previous membership
- Dr. Claire Heckel
- Project Coordinator, People Not Property
