It's Nice to Meet You!
Small is a strength! This project could not be possible without the collaboration and commitment of so many community members. We'd love to introduce you to some of them...

Washington College
Julie Markin
Chair, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Raven Bishop
Instructional Technologist
Sara Clarke-DeReza
Assistant Professor of Education
Special thanks to:
Courtney E. Rydel
Associate Chair, Associate Professor of English


Museum
& KCPS
Partners
Candi Sorge
Principal Stakeholder, Former Mayor
Betterton Heritage Museum
Irene Moore
Principal Stakeholder, Former Student
African American Schoolhouse Museum
Carter Miller
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Kent County Public Schools
Bill Poore
Supervisor of Technology
Kent County Public Schools
Dawn Jacobs, Tot Strong, Sawyer Cornelius, Terri Mullikin
Rock Hall Museum Board Members





A special thank you to...
DSMP is a truly collaborative project. So many community members have contributed to this project in so many ways. We'd like to acknowledge:
Ginny Story, Helen Sanders, Jack Luike, Larry Crew, Anita Williams, John Schratweiser, Jana Carter, Bernadette Bowman, Gina Jachimowicz, Sylvester Sewell, Joyce Hopkins, Elinore Black-Waits, Linda Blake, Airlee Ringgold-Johnson, Carolyn Brooks, Jasmyn Castro, Pat Nugent, Adam Goodheart, Gordon Wallace, Art Willis, Rick Morley, Rob Forloney, Gail Owings, Kent Cultural Alliance, Kent County Tourism Office, Sumner Hall, Starr Center for the American Experience, Chesapeake Heartland: An African American Humanities Project, Stories of the Chesapeake Heritage Area
...and so many others. Thank you for your time, talent and generous support.