Museum Board Members

Gwendolyn Y. Elmore
President, Arna Bontemps Foundation, Founder and Charter Member, 1988- Present
City of Alexandria, Retired Mayoral Assistant, Retired Educator/Directors Roundtable, Arts Council of Central Louisiana, Association of African American Museums

Kelvin Freeman
Chairman of the Board of Directors,Arna Bontemps Foundation 2nd Vice President for Facility Management/Expansion, 1998-Present
Dresser Industries, Engineer, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Louisiana Engineering Society

Nathaniel Baker
Interim 1st Vice President, Founding and Charting Member, 1989-Present
Retired Job Training Office of Rapides Parish, Boys & Girls Club- Board of Directors, Sickle Cell Anemia Research Foundation

Johnie W. McKinney
Arna Bontemps Foundation Recording Secretary, Founding and Charter Member, 1988- Present
Retired Rapides Parish School Teacher, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Alma W. Webb
Arna Bontemps Foundation Financial Secretary, Founding and Charter Member, 1988-Present
Retired Nurse, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Senior Citizen Resource Center, Rose of Sharon Baptist church Women’s League-President

Ronnie Jones
Arna Bontemps Foundation Treasurer 1998- Present
City of Alexandria Sanitation Supervision, Sickle Cell Anemia Research Foundation, Assistant District Deputy – 8th District Prince Hall of Masons.

Father August Thompson
Arna Bontemps Foundation Chaplain, Founding and Charter Member, 1988-Present
Retired Priest/ Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana, St. Mary’s Training School Board of Directors
601 Maryhill Road, Pineville, Louisiana 71360=4161, (318) 640-5272

Barbara Curtis
Arna Bontemps Foundation Parliamentarian, Founding and Charter Member, 1988-Present
Retired Rapides Parish School guidance counselor, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Alexandria Chapter of Links, Inc.

Joseph E. Hines, III
Charter Member, 1988-Present
City of Alexandria Marshall’s Office, Retired Military Personnel, Arts council of Central Louisiana, Newman United Methodist Church

Pamela M. Kay
2003 - Present
Proctor & Gamble/Finish Product Department, Assistant Arna Bontemps Jr. Writers’ Guild




Williams, Cedric
1997-Present.
All State Claims Office, Community Opportunity Outreach Program, Rapides Safe/Drug Free Schools & Community, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

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Arna Bontemps African American Museum
1327 Third Street
Alexandria, Louisiana 71301
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318.473.4692 voice - 318.473.4675 fax

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10:00am - 4:00pm Tuesday-Friday
10:00am - 2:00pm Saturday

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