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 |