OUR TEAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
Rev. Lindsey Ardrey
Bryce Cracknell
Chelsea Davis
Rev. Racquel C.N. Gill
Chandra Guinn, Secretary
Jesse Huddleston, Chair
Alisa Johnson
Robin Kirk
Elon Cook Lee 
John McCann
Milan Pham 
Antonia Randolph 
Laura Ritchie
Rosita Stevens-Holsey
Brian Truelove, Treasurer
Trey Walk
Beth Ward, Vice-Chair
KEY CONSULTANTS
Claire Alexandre
Darrien Bailey
BlackSpace
Fenton
Gemynii
Kiara Gibbs
Cori Greer-Banks
Okirah Harris
Portia Hopkins, PhD
Lord Cultural Resources
Branie Ragghianti
Studio Aorta
Aya Shabu
Synatra Smith, PhD
VOLUNTEERS
Valencia Abbott
Sharmîn Aziz
Alexandria Clay
Paola Dávila Uzcátegui
Scott Frawley
Gabrielle Guynan
Kerry Holbrok
Leio Ibarra
Anne Kennedy
Kennedy Lytle
Logan McVey
Tia Mitchell
Greyson Norcross
Jeané Ridges
Eliza Salmon
INTERNS
Juliette Clark
Emily Padgett
Jayani Pitta 
Donovan Sanders
Ayanna Watkins
STAFF
Dani Buckingham, Public Historian
Karita Cardona, Operations Coordinator 
Kristin Hauser, Communications and Programming Coordinator
Anjalique Knight, Director of Education and Outreach
Angela Thorpe Mason, Executive Director
Emily Padgett, Program Associate
Christen Ruiz, Development Director
Miriam Valle, Finance Coordinator 
Calvetta Watlington, Managing Director
“
And since, as a human being, I cannot allow myself to be 
fragmented into Negro at one time, woman at another, or 
worker at another, I must find a unifying principle in all these 
movements to which I can adhere… This, it seems to me, is not 
only good politics but also may be the price of survival.
Pauli Murray
November 21, 1967 letter to Dr. Kathryn F. Clarenbach, Chair of the National Board of NOW
Beloved Report Reader: 
With the Pauli Murray Family Home, our National Historic Landmark, open to the public for more 
than a year, the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice has continued to mature beyond 
our first steps as a preservation project shared among friends and incubated at Duke University. 
We retain a brilliant team that stewards our important labors of love with detail and care, and we 
offer a dynamic slate of tours, programs, and collaborations that helps more people remember Pauli 
in order to move today’s justice work forward into our future. And despite this incredibly harmful 
political climate, I’m pleased to report that we are scaling more expansively and operating more 
sustainably, stretching to reach a new normal of $1 MILLION in annual revenue.
I offer this clear, concrete financial figure with courage, aware of the scary times through which we 
move presently. And as tempting as it is to let our fears divide and disintegrate us, I remain energized 
by our beloved ancestor’s wisdom from the 20th century, encouraging us to pursue “a unifying 
principle” like wholeness, rather than fragmentation. Written a day after their 57th birthday, Pauli’s 
prudent reflection reminds us that they encountered challenge after challenge over the course of 
their lifetime, and I’m consequently inspired by a legacy of political advocacy that affirms the strategy 
of being your whole self to bring us together for more generative political engagement. May we be 
so motivated to pursue what we deserve with dignity, even when the powers that be seek to stop us.
However your political praxis might operate today, I submit respectfully that it is not strongest when 
operating alone in fragmented isolation. With earnest thanks to our community of partners near and 
far, we have endured inclement conditions of erasure and divestment, and we have leveraged our 
resources to do more with less. The support that we have received this year has made a world of 
difference for us, strengthening our roots, widening our margins of income and impact. I invite you, 
and all people of peace, to show up whole and to join us in this ongoing effort to keep the memory of 
the name, life, and legacy of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray alive and well. With us you’ll find that the company, 
while far from perfect, is committed, and that our work is a portal to both personal and political 
practices that demand our very best. As we transition inside of violently flawed systems, this work 
continues, and we welcome people of peace who are ready to work with us.
Peace & Love,
Jesse N. Huddleston, Board Chair
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