The Support Team

BlackPast.org gets help from many individuals but the people who appear below are crucial to the success of this online project.

Our Support Staff

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Quin’Nita Cobbins-Modica, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Des Moines, Washington
Will Guzmán
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Will Guzmán
Copy Editor
Prairie View, Texas
Michelle Flowers-Taylor
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Michelle Flowers-Taylor, Ed.D.
Documentary Filmmaker
Mercer Island, Washington
Emile Pitre
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Emile Pitre
Official Volunteer BlackPast.org Photographer
Seattle, Washington
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Deneb Pulsipher
WordPress Architect
Spanish Fork, Utah
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Cherisse Jones-Branch
Social Media: Facebook
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Euell Nielsen
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Euell Nielsen
Content Specialist
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Poly Kim
Fiscal Specialist II
Seattle, Washington
David Koch, Pike Place Market, 2018
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David Koch
Digital Media Manager
Seattle, Washington
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Míceál Vaughan, Ph.D.
Copy Editor
Seattle, Washington
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Darryl Parker
Legal Advisor
Seattle, Washington
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Yulonda Eadie Sano, Ph.D.
Social Media: Twitter
Lorman, Mississippi
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Shawn Shepard
Multimedia Producer
Atlanta, Georgia
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Stanbery ‘Stanley’ Foster III
Webmaster
Tumwater, Washington
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Paula Armstrong
Fiscal Specialist I
Everett, Washington
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Olga Bourlin
Copy Editor
Seattle, Washington
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Catherine Foster
Content Specialist
Olympia, Washington
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Jerry Chrisman
Drupal Architect
Portland, Oregon
Robert Fikes
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Robert Fikes
Content Specialist
San Diego, California
Andrew Smith
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Andrew Smith
BlackPast Intern, Summer 2020
Seattle, Washington
Mwansa Luchembe
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Mwansa Luchembe
BlackPast Intern, Summer 2020
Bellevue, Washington