Board Members & Officers

2025 - 2026 Officers

Roscoe Barnes III, Natchez, President
Cultural Heritage Tourism Manager, Visit Natchez

Keena Graham, Jackson, Vice President
Superintendent, Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument

William "Brother" Rogers, Brandon, Secretary-Treasurer
Director, Programs & Communication Division, Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Rebecca Tuuri, Hattiesburg, Immediate Past President
Associate Professor of History, University of Southern Mississippi


Board of Directors

DeeDee Baldwin (2023-2026)
History Librarian, Mississippi State University
Mandy Hornsby (2025-2028)
Historical Administrator, City of Biloxi
Tony Bounds (2024-2027)
College Archivist, Tougaloo College, Jackson
Kristi Richard Melancon (2025-2028)
Associate Professor, Mississippi College, Clinton
Richard Damms (2025-2028)
Head, Division of Arts & Sciences, Mississippi State University-Meridian campus
Brian Perry (2023-2026)
Chief of Staff, Commissioner Andy Gipson, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Heather Denne' (2024-2027)
Director, Community Engagement, Jackson State University
Malika Polk-Lee (2024-2027)
Executive Director, BB King Museum, Indianola
Kristi DiClemente (2024-2027)
Associate Professor of History, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus
Rory Robin Rafferty Jr. (2023-2026)
President, Pass Christian Historical Society
Linda Fondren (2024-2027)
Catfish Row Museum, Vicksburg
John Spann (2025-2028)
Program Officer, Mississippi Humanities Council, Jackson
Sylvia Gist (2023-2026)
President and Executive Director, Migration Heritage Foundation, Durant
Stefanie L. Taylor (2025-2028)
Dean of University Libraries, Alcorn State University
Jean Greene (2023-2026)
Utica Institute Museum, Hinds Community College-Utica Campus
Al Wheat (2025-2028)
K-12 Social Studies Director, Mississippi Department of Education
Sharelle Grim (2023-2026)
History Instructor, Mississippi Delta Community College, Moorhead