Executive Council Officers
Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney
ASALH President
Development/Event Oversight Committee Chair
Planning Committee Chair
Ms. Aaisha Haykal
Vice President for Programs
Woodson House Committee Chair, Program Planning/Annual Theme Committee Chair
Executive Council Members
Class of 2026
Lionel Kimble
Chicago State University and The Chicago Urban League
Governance Committee Chair
Gladys Gary Vaughn
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Washington, DC
Festival Luncheon Committee Co-Chair
Daryl Michael Scott
Morgan State University
Academic Program Committee Chair
Class of 2025
Ms. Denise Rolark Barnes
The Washington Informer
Prof. Lyman A. Brodie
Orlando Philharmonic
Dr. Cornelius L. Bynum
Purdue University
Awards Committee Chair
Dr. Deirdre Foreman
Manhattan Branch of ASALH
Public Commentary Committee Chair
Dr. Zebulon Vance Miletsky
Stony Brook University
Marketing/PR Committee Chair
Dr. Kenvi Phillips
Brown University
Class of 2024
Mr. Jeffrey A. Banks
United Bank
Dr. Jarvis R. Givens
Harvard University
ASALH Book Award Committee Chair
Dr. Sundiata K. Cha-Jua
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Strategic Planning Committee Chair
Rev. Anita Shepherd
James Weldon Johnson Branch
Membership Committee Co-Chair
Audit and Finance Committee Chair
Dr. Lopez D. Matthews, Jr.
District of Columbia Archives
ASALH TV Committee Chair