Director James Hunn, Sr. was born in Lincoln County, Kentucky. He served in the United States Marine Corps. He has been active in numerous civic organizations including the NAACP, the Danville Boyle County African American Historical Society, and the Central Kentucky African American Cemetery Association. He is also a member of the 12th United States…
Director-at-Large Gwendolyn White is the Governor’s appointee to the PA Humanities and is serving as Chair. Gwendolyn has her Six Sigma Green Belt certification and Implementation & Lean Operations Champion Training. Her many honors include the Louis J. Tullio Community Service Award from the Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership and the Women Making History Award…
Assistant Treasurer Shirl Marks is Co-Founder, Assistant Treasurer, and charter member of AAGGKY. She is President and Founder of Stonetown Haven, a historic African American house and settlement in Stamping Ground, KY. Shirl is historian for the Echoes of Our Ancestors, a current Board of Director of Ward Hall, and member of the African American…
Treasurer Jackie has been a resident of Harrison County, Kentucky for 31 years. She spent 38 years as a pharmacist in various healthcare settings as clinician, manager, and information technology specialist. Jackie earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from Wayne State University, Masters in Business Administration from University of North Carolina at Charlotte…
Secretary Diana has a deep passion for genealogy. She has been researching the histories of the Jackson, Kimball, McClure, Middleton, Spencer, Wilson, and Yates families. She attended Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) and the University of Kentucky. Diana is a Kentucky Colonel and also serves as secretary for the Uttingertown Missionary Baptist Church and…
President & Board Chairman Jerry Bedford Jr. has been a member of the African American Genealogy Group of Kentucky (AAGGKY) since 2011 and served as past president from 2019-2023. Since 2019, AAGGKY has seen an increase in membership from not only Kentucky residents but also residents from other states in this country. Although the Covid…