Meet our Board of Directors

Our dedicated Board members come from diverse fields such as business, education, entertainment, health advocacy, law, and social justice.

WHO WE ARE

The Institute for History and Healing, Inc. transcends demographic divides of the past to engage, empower, and ally communities for the future.  

Staked on pillars of Knowledge/Memory, Placemaking, Storytelling, and Innovation/Technology we work to heal a world of difference born of the intercultural impacts of enslavement, genocide, and other human rights violations.  

 As it is said: "The stories we tell become the world we live in."  Stewards of the past; shareholders in the future, we endeavor to tell a better story.  Our mission spans historic preservation, habitat conservation, tourism and economic development, archaeological inquiry, film and media production, and special events. Our vision: “We change how the history of the past is told in order to change how the history in the future is lived.”

 The Institute for History and Healing, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation incorporated in the State of New York.

Meet our Board of Directors

Our Board
Janus Adams

Janus Adams

Founder, Institute for History & Healing Author, Historian, Journalist

Author, Sister Days
The Janus Adams Show/Podcast

Elle Cole

Elle Cole

Publisher, CleverlyChanging.com

Blogger/Influencer, Homeschooler
Author/Advocate for Sickle Cell disease and Type 1 Diabetes

Kareem Cook

Kareem Cook

Chief Marketing Officer/Owner, Naturade/VeganSmart

Duke U. Fuqua School of Business
Board of Trustees, Prep For Prep

Marcela Gomez

Marcela Gomez

CEO, Culture Shift Team

Entrepreneur | Global Speaker | Author | 30+ Years Elevating Voices Through Marketing, PR & Inclusive Storytelling

MaryAnne Howland

MaryAnne Howland

Founder and CEO, Ibis Communications & Global Diversity Leadership Exchange

Author, Warrior Rising
Black Mitzvah: a movement
Board Member, Global Mental Health Task Force

Stephen M. Hudspeth

Stephen M. Hudspeth

Senior Advisor and Senior Counsel, Balance Law Firm

Adj. Prof., UCONN School of Business
Columnist, "A View from Glen Hill"

Matthew L. Mixon

Matthew L. Mixon

Grandfather, Storyteller, Writer-Producer, Videographer

Mixon Media Group

Catherine Orenstein

Catherine Orenstein

Founder and CEO The OpEd Project

Todd Popham

Todd Popham

Founder and CEO Popham Associates

Nicole Quinn

Nicole Quinn

Actor, Screenwriter, Playwright, Producer