advisory board
The Out(sider) Preservation Initiative advisory board consists of thought leaders, activists, and descendant community leaders, supports the project’s action plan, grant processes, and strategic funding sustainability.
At least 30% of the board comprises descendants of historic Black settlements to ensure their voices shape key decisions.
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Ashley Adams, Black Reparations Project
Natearah Austin, Washington County Center for African American Heritage and Culture
Alison Booth, University of Virginia
Julian Chambliss, Michigan State University
Lareatha Clay, Shankleville Historical Society
Nedra Deadwyler, Nedra Deadwyler Consulting
Portia Hopkins, Rice University
Jessica Marie Johnson, Johns Hopkins University
Sue Mobley, Monument Lab
Justin Reid, Charlottesville Charitable Foundation
Thaisa Way, Dumbarton Oaks, Garden and Landscape Studies
Ashley Adams
Julian Chambliss
Portia Hopkins
Justin Reid
Natearah Austin
Lareatha Clay
Jessica Marie Johnson
Thaisa Way
Alison Booth
Nedra Deadwyler
Sue Mobley
freedom visionaries
The Freedom Visionaries serve as key thought partners to Dr. Andrea Roberts, helping bring her visions to life and ensuring they are realized through the Out(sider) Preservation Initiative.
Maia Butler
Christy Hyman
michelle Lanier
danielle Purifoy
J.T. Roane
Out(sider) Preservation Initiative team
The Out(sider) Preservation Initiative is led by Dr. Andrea Roberts and supported by staff based in Charlottesville, Virginia and Houston, Texas. Together, the team advances OPI's mission through grantmaking support, community engagement, historic and ethnographic research, digital storytelling, communications, and program operations.
Dr. Andrea Roberts
Daniele Dixon
Hannah Cameron
Ela Navin
