Presenters

• Dr. Timothy D. Walker Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
  

  Dr. Timothy D. Walker

  Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

  Dr. Timothy Walker, Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, is a scholar of maritime history, colonial overseas expansion, and trans-oceanic slave trading. Walker is a guest investigator of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, a contributing faculty member of the Munson Institute of Maritime Studies, and Director of the NEH “Landmarks in American History” workshops series, titled “Sailing to Freedom: New Bedford and the Underground Railroad” (2011–2021).

• Introduction by Charles Duncan Waterman Chair of the Board and Officer Director, Broad Reach Canada
  

  Introduction by Charles Duncan Waterman

  Chair of the Board and Officer Director, Broad Reach Canada

  Charles D. Waterman is the first Black sailor leading a youth sail training and leadership organization in Canada! He is the Director of Economic Development with the Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce where he sources opportunities for the Black business community in Durham.

• Introduction by Paula Mann-Agnew Executive Director, Discovering Amistad
  

  Introduction by Paula Mann-Agnew

  Executive Director, Discovering Amistad

  Paula Mann-Agnew, an experienced educator, administrator and social justice advocate, is the first Executive Director of Discovering Amistad.

  Before joining Discovering Amistad, Paula was the Director of Programs in a large multi-service, faith-based organization in Hartford for over 20 years. Her responsibilities included the overall programmatic and fiscal management of many successful youth, adult, and family-based programs. In addition, for over 15 years she has taught classes in psychology, social work and African studies at the University of Hartford, University of Connecticut and Eastern Connecticut State University.