Board of Directors
Brigidi
Baker
Howard
Hendrix-Semenova
Advisory Group
Johnson
Cranston
A. Geake
Spears
David
Haverington, Ph.D.
Carrington-Farmer, Ph.D.
Dilworth, M.A.
Our Team:
Charles L. Roberts, Founder & Executive Director, Email: Charles@rishm.org
Margaret Baker, Tour Coordinator, Email: Margaret@rishm.org
Mike Boone, Website Design & Digital Media Consultant, Email: MikeBoone@rishm.org
Katie Dyer, Social Media & Newsletter
Phil Auger, Grant Writer
RISHM is hiring!
Would you like to work with us? If interested, please send resume and cover letter to Charles Roberts, info@rishm.org. We are currently seeking to fill the following positions:
Seeking Tour Guides, p/t, paid
Rhode Island Slave History Medallions (RISHM) is hiring part time Tour Guides for its new walking tour program, “Newport Black History Walking Tour: Lost Stories of Resistance and Freedom.” Tours run 75-mins on Sat/Sun/Mon at 10AM starting from Bowen’s Wharf. Participants will walk to medallions and other landmarks on Historic Hill in Newport offering documented stories of Black lives during the Colonial era. Are you passionate about BIPOC history, comfortable speaking in front of small groups, and able to memorize scripts? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
