The story of America is the story of the struggle to expand human freedom.

Meet the Team

  • A middle-aged man with glasses, a beard, and short curly hair, dressed in a white shirt and blue blazer, standing indoors and smiling at the camera.

    Marland Buckner

    President and CEO

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  • A smiling African American man dressed in a blue blazer and blue shirt, wearing glasses, standing indoors with a blurred background.

    Todd B. Waldo

    Chief Operating Officer

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  • A middle-aged man with gray hair and a serious expression, wearing a dark blazer and dark shirt, standing indoors with a background of windows and wooden structures.

    Gregg Kimball

    Senior Consulting Historian

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  • A woman with dark curly hair and tattoos on her right arm is holding and playing an acoustic guitar, standing against a plain white wall.

    Leyla McCalla

    Founding Artistic Director 

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Our Board

Justin Gray, Chair
President and CEO, Gray Global Advisors, LLC

John Keitt, Vice Chair
Chief Operating Officer, Breeders’ Cup Limited

Marland Buckner, Secretary
President and CEO, Shockoe Institute

Dr. Betty Neal Crutcher
Mentor-in-Residence, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond

Dr. Laurent Dubois
John L. Nau III Bicentennial Professor in the History & Principles of Democracy, University of Virginia

Dr. Justene Hill Edwards
Associate Professor of History, University of Virginia

Mayor Dr. Danny Avula
City of Richmond

Dr. Cynthia Newbille
City of Richmond Seventh District City Council Member