BSNM Leadership

READY & FORWARD. WE CAN, WE WILL!

Board of Trustees

Desmond Bertrand-Pitts, MBA, M.Ed.

Chief Executive Officer

Buffalo Soldiers National Museum

CPT Paul J. (PJ) Matthews, USA (FMR)

Founder

Retired, Merck & Co. (Pharmaceuticals)

Melanie Richard, BBA

Board Chair

Kellogg Company

Pamela Plumbar-Holliman, BA

Board Vice Chair

Retired, Allstate Insurance

Andrea Mosie, MS

Secretary

NASA

Ogadi Fields, MBA

Assistant Vice President & Community Leader
Frost Bank

Jason Fabre, BS

Director, Local Regulatory and
Government Relations
CenterPoint Energy

David Whatley

President Emeritus & Past Board Chair

Retired CEO, Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Damian Abreo, Esq

Senior Counsel
HughsWattersAskanase

Retired - VA Hospital 

Andrew West, BA

Director, IT Applications
Prairie View A&M University

Advisory Board

Nancy Arriola

Magnet Coordinator
Retired, Houston Independent School District

Samuel Davis

Technology Consultant

Damon Johnson

General Manager
AMS of Houston

Angela Holder, MB

Professor
Houston Community College

Nathaniel McClinton, PhD, LTC, USA (Retired)

Hulen Rigsby III, CSM

Retired, Exxon Mobil

Shad Bogany

Real Estate Broker
Radio Talk Show Host

Brenda Arnold-Scott, BBA

Retired, City of Houston

Lauren Bankston, ERIS

Senior Energy Underwriter
Everest Insurance

Museum Staff

Executive Staff

Desmond Bertrand-Pitts, MBA, M.ED

Chief Executive Officer

Ethel Grant

Director of Operations

Executive Assistant

Education

Michelle Tovar, Ed.D

Director of Education

Support Staff
Visitor & Volunteer Services

Skyy Standifer

Visitor Services Manager

Exhibitions and Collections

Jason Fung, BA, MA

Archivist

Cale Carter II, BA

Director of Exhibitions

Event Staff

Brittany Jones, AA

Special Events Coordinator

Michael Ford

Bar Manager

Facilities

Michael Haywood

Facilities Manager

Danny Prophet

Maintenance Technician