Our Team

Emerita

Angela Matthews
Arul Mahadevan
Freddye Ross
Robert Thompson
Valerie Cunningham

Join the Board

We are seeking passionate, committed, and visionary individuals to join our Board of Directors. As a board member, you will play a critical role in guiding the mission of BHTNH to honor, celebrate, and share New Hampshire's rich African American history. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to meaningful initiatives that educate, inspire, and bring communities together. Self-nominations are encouraged!

Staff

JerriAnne Boggis
JerriAnne Boggis

Executive Director

Gina Bowker
Gina Bowker

Operations Manager

Nora Lewis
Nora Lewis

Development Associate

Barbara Ward
Barbara Ward

Senior Grant Writer/Special Projects

Dariya Steele
Dariya Steele

Program Assistant

Bonnie Ward
Bonnie Ward

Receptionist

Quinci Worthey

Senior Program Director

Jake Webb

Marketing Specialist

Advisory Committee

Dr. Lezli Baskerville
Dr. Lezli Baskerville
Maryellen Burke
Maryellen Burke
Dr. Daryl Cumber Dance
Dr. Daryl Cumber Dance
Joanne Dowdell
Joanne Dowdell
Dr. John Franklin, Jr.
Dr. John Franklin, Jr.
Warrington Hudlin
Warrington Hudlin

Tour Guides

Nur Shoop: Lead Tour Guide
Nur Shoop (Lead Tour Guide)

Thirst for Freedom: From NH's Slave Trade to its Civil Rights Movement; Portsmouth Greenbook Tour

Angela Matthews
Angela Matthews

A Quest to Thrive: Economics of Slavery & Portsmouth's Early Black Community; Black Soldiers and the American Revolution

Dan Comly
Dan Comly

On Saturday Night We Were Husband and Wife: The Black Family

Valerie Fagin
Valerie Fagin

Ain't She a Woman: Let Me Tell You Her Story

Jenny Tibbits (né Todd Warfield)
Jenny Tibbits

Exploring Dover's Black History

Stanford Cross
Stanford Cross

Prince Whipple and the 1779 Petition

Dariya Steele
Dariya Steele

Lives Bound Together: The Washingtons & Ona Marie Judge in NH

Saniyah Bolton
Saniyah Bolton

Port of Entry: Boys and Girls for Sale

Lynn Clark
Lynn Clark

Volunteer, Warner Historical Society

Rebecca Courser
Rebecca Courser

Researcher, Merrimack County

Sonya Arroyo

Volunteers

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire is successful thanks in part to our dedicated volunteers. Their contributions of time and talent enable the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire to be an invaluable resource for providing information and celebrating Black history, life, and culture in New Hampshire.

Preserve Black History in New Hampshire

Support the Trail