New Advisory Council Members Appointed at The Driskell Center, University of Maryland

The Driskell Center is pleased to announce the appointment of new Advisory Council members.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Dr. Abby Eron
Title: Assistant Director
Phone: 301-405-6835, aeron@umd.edu

 

                                          NEW ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS APPOINTED

                                    AT THE DRISKELL CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

 

College Park, MD – The Driskell Center at the University of Maryland is pleased to announce the appointment of new Advisory Council members. These new appointments come at a significant time as The Driskell Center reaffirms its mission of celebrating and studying African American art and culture while fostering appreciation for diversity through exhibitions, research, and public programs.

The newly appointed advisory members are:

 

Kevin Cole

Artist

 

Dr. Julie L. McGee

Associate Professor of Africana Studies & Art History, University of Delaware

 

Alicia McNeill

Granddaughter of David C. Driskell 

 

Lela Sewell-Williams

Director of Collections, National Geographic Society

 

Brenda Thompson

Philanthropist

 

Dr. Robert E. Steele

Former Executive Director of the David C. Driskell Center

 

Cleophus Thomas, Jr.

Attorney

 

Rhonda Matheison

Former Chief Financial Officer of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta GA

 

Dr. Rebecca K. VanDiver

Associate Professor of African American Art, Vanderbilt University

 

Claudia Volpe

Director, The Petrucci Family Foundation

 

These individuals bring a wealth of experience and expertise in their respective fields and are committed to guiding The Driskell Center in its next phase of growth and impact. "I am delighted to welcome such a talented group of leaders, scholars, and cultural workers to The Driskell Center’s new Advisory Council, and am confident that their insights and experience will help us find exciting new ways to expand our impact on a national (and even international) level,” said Jordana Moore Saggese, The Driskell Center’s Director. 

The new advisory members officially began their two-year terms on April 1st, 2024, as our Center is poised to launch new initiatives and further its collaborations with artists, scholars, and communities nationwide.

For more information about The Driskell Center and its programs, please visit https://driskellcenter.umd.edu/

ABOUT THE DRISKELL CENTER

The Driskell Center is a creative incubator at the University of Maryland dedicated to a world where Black artists exist at its center. We invite inquiry, experimentation, and dialogue to reexamine histories and shape shared futures.