Who We Are

ABHM is operated by the nonprofit Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation.

The Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation Board of Directors:

• Dr. Ralph Hollman, Milwaukee Urban League (retired) – Board President
• Aaron Bledsoe, Executive Administrative Assistant, Milwaukee Urban League
• Dr. Russell Brooker, Professor, Political Science, Alverno College
• Virgil Cameron, City of Milwaukee (retired) – Secretary/Treasurer
• Reuben Harpole, Bader Philanthropies (retired)
• Michelle Ford-Hinton, Executive Director, United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee

Virgil Cameron, son of ABHM's founder Dr. James Cameron, in front of the new museum building.

After Dr. Cameron's passing in 2006 and the shuttering of the museum in 2008, his mission and museum were kept alive by a group of volunteer experts. This "legacy team" worked tirelessly, beginning in 2010, to successfully  reestablish ABHM, first as a unique online museum and later as a physical facility. This team continues to lend its expertise, support, and labor to the museum as consultants.

Consultants:

• • Reggie Jackson, ABHM Head Griot, Nurturing Diveristy Partners
  • Dr. Fran Kaplan, ABHM’s Virtual Museum Curator, Nurturing Diveristy Partners
  • Brad Pruitt, Community Engagement Consultant
  • Dr. Robert S. Smith, Resident Historian
  • Kim Eubanks, Volunteer Coordination/Human Resources
  • Amanda Garry Aliperta, Fund Development

Staff:

• Dr. Robert "Bert" Davis, President & CEO
• Cydney Hargro, Director of Operations
• Mia Phifer, Executive Assistant to President/CEO

Dr. Robert M. Davis, also known as Bert, joined ABHM on September 3, 2019 as our President and CEO.

Legacy Team members Reggie Jackson, Dr. Fran Kaplan, and Brad Pruitt light a candle to bring Dr. Cameron's spirit into the newly-built ABHM facility.