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 Team

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Malik Owens
Administrative Assistant
Seattle, Washington
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Phylisha Agbor
Donor Support Specialist
Gig Harbor, Washington
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Stacy Calvert
Fiscal Specialist
Rusk, Texas
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Robert Cumbow
Intellectual Property Attorney
Seattle, Washington
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Tina Scott
Intellectual Property Attorney
Seattle, Washington
Leila Miles
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Leila Miles
Social Media: Instagram
Seattle, 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
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Gerry Rasmussen
Graphic Designer
Olympia, Washington
Emile Pitre
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Emile Pitre
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, 2020
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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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Yulonda Eadie Sano, Ph.D.
Social Media: Twitter
Lorman, Mississippi
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Stanbery ‘Stanley’ Foster III
Webmaster
Tumwater, Washington
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Catherine Foster
Content Specialist
Olympia, Washington
Robert Fikes
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Robert Fikes
Content Specialist
San Diego, California
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Karen Rathe
Senior Copy Editor
Seattle, Washington
Andrew Smith
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Andrew Smith
BlackPast Intern
Seattle, Washington
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Sundus Ahmed
University of Washington STEM Intern
Seattle, Washington
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Zeytun Ahmed
University of Washington STEM Intern
Seattle, Washington
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Sumaya Addish
University of Washington STEM Intern
Seattle, Washington
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Tam’ra-Kay Francis
University of Washington Internship Partner
Seattle, Washington
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Xiaoshun Zeng
University of Washington Bullitt Intern
Seattle, Washington