Lisa B. Randle 14 Lancer Court, Columbia, SC 29203-2413 (803) 754-4295 (home) (803) 553-9321 (cell) Educational Background Current PhD Program in Historic Archaeology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina Teaching assistant – Historical Archaeology (Fall 07, Fall 08), Seminar/Historical Archaeology (Sp 07), Archaeological Field Problems Lab (Fall 06), Anthropology of Health & Spirituality (Sp 07), African American Cultures (Fall 07, Fall 08), Visual Anthropology (Sp 08) 2005 Master’s Certificate in Historic Archaeology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 2005 Event Planning Certificate Program, Midland Technical College, Columbia, South Carolina 1999 M.A. in Public History, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina Thesis: “History of African Americans in Richland County, South Carolina 1996 Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Low Country Summer Institute 1988 A.A. in Legal Assistant, Midland Technical College, Columbia, South Carolina 1983 A.A. in Management and Marketing (Dual Degrees), Midland Technical College, Columbia, South Carolina 1979 B.A. in International Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina Awards 2007-08 Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship: TTC Mano River Summer Seminar to Guinea and Sierra Leone 2007 Centennial 100 Poster Contest, University of South Carolina, Graduate School 1 Updated 09/30/08 2006- African American Professors Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 2003 National Fellow, Let It Shine: Enhancing Teaching of African American History & Culture, Thomas E. Day Education Project, Durham, North Carolina 1997-99 Graduate Initiative Scholarship, University of South Carolina 1983/88 Phi Theta Kappa, Midland Technical College, Columbia, South Carolina Work Experience 2008- Adjunct Instructor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Midlands Technical College. Cultural Anthropology 2006- Adjunct Instructor, Historic Preservation and Community Planning Department, College of Charleston. Introduction to Historic Preservation 2005- Site Coordinator, UNESCO Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project, Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World Program, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC. Implementation of the teaching of the Transatlantic Slave Trade into the South Carolina curriculum through teacher training workshops and presentations; manage program website. 2003- Public Historian & Museum Education Consultant, Lexington School District Three (2005), National Endowment for Humanities Summer Institutes (2003-05), Richland One School District (2003-04, 1999), Charleston County School District (1997), Greenville School District (1996) 2002-05 Director of Multicultural & Educational Programming, Historic Columbia Foundation, Columbia, SC. Responsible for development and implementation of standards-based curriculum resources, family and adult programming, and planning, administering, and implementation of the 25th and 26th Annual Jubilee: Festival of Heritage. 1999-2002 Assistant Arts Coordinator, South Carolina Arts Commission, Columbia, SC. Assistant to various directors, regional representative to Cherokee County, planning, administering, and implementation of the annual Arts Education Booking Conference, and other special programs. 1989-95 Paralegal, City of Columbia Attorney’s Office, Columbia, SC. Performed title searches and other legal research, worked with attorneys and other court officials in all courts from municipal court to federal court, and assisted in jury profiling. 2 Updated 09/30/08 Field Work Experience 2008 Volunteer: Johannes Kolb, 38DA75, Mechanicsville, South Carolina 2007 Maymester Field School: Mann-Simons African American Archaeology Project, 38RD1083, Columbia, South Carolina 2007 Volunteer: Johannes Kolb, 38DA75, Mechanicsville, South Carolina 2005 Volunteer: Ketchin House, Winnsboro, South Carolina Research Interests African American History Historic Archaeology Cultural & Social Change Settlement Patterns Cultural Anthropology Transatlantic Slave Trade Maximizing Collaboration with Museum & Public School Education Professional Associations Midlands Education and Business Alliance Archaeological Society of South Carolina Comparative and International Education Society Society for Historic Archaeology South Carolina Council for Social Studies South Carolina Geographic Alliance Publications 2002/03 Artist Profile Directory (SC Arts Commission) 2001 “Cultural Tourism in South Carolina,” North Carolina Folklore Journal, Fall 2001 Mt. Zion Rosenwald School National Register Nomination, Florence, SC. Listed October 12, 2001) 2000/01 Artist Profile Directory (SC Arts Commission) 1996 “Nicholtown: A Sense of Community.” Self-published booklet. Papers 2007 “Connections: Issues of Scale and Methodologies, History, Archaeology and the Annales School.” Anthropology class paper. 2006 “Hurleyville: The Demise of a Residential Neighborhood.” Geography class paper. 3 Updated 09/30/08 2006 “Archaeology on Prime Time: archaeological entertainment?” Popular Archaeology class paper. 2006 “The Culture Historians: Irrelevant Old Farts or Alive and Well and Living Under an Assumed Name?” Anthropology of Archaeology class paper. 2004 “St. Peter Claver: Slave of the Slaves, Forever.” Presented at “Saints and Pilgrims around the World Conference, February 20-22, Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic Program, College of Charleston. 2003 “Intentionality: The Role of Agency in Demographic Research” Demographic Anthropology class paper. 2003 “The Emergence and Development of Capitalism in the Development of Global Historical Archaeology,” Historical Archaeology class paper. 2002 “Hurleyville: A Study of a Working Class Community,” Historical Geography class paper. 2002 “Social and Spatial Order in Britton’s Neck Township: From Slavery to Tenancy to Ownership,” Historical Archaeology class paper. 2001 “A Study of African American Settlement Patterns in Britton’s Neck Township, Marion County, South Carolina: from Slavery to Tenancy to Ownership,” Historical Archaeology class paper. 2001 “Traditional Cultural Property,” CRM class paper. 2001 “Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of Archaeologists: A Comparison,” CRM class paper. 2000 “Re-Sacralizing the Landscape: Folk Customs and Oral History,” Women’s Oral History class paper. 1999 “Blacks as Loyalists: Loyal to the Crown or Just Seeking Freedom?” History class paper. 1998 “Charges of Corruption and the Reconstruction Era Career of State Senator William Beverly Nash,” History class paper. 1997 “A Guide to African American Historic Sites in the Congaree Vista,” Historic Sites class paper. Presented February 1997 at Richland County Public Library, Columbia, South Carolina. 1996 “Commercial Main Street Architecture of Columbia, South Carolina,” Architecture class paper. 4 Updated 09/30/08 1996 “The Role of Blacks in the Building Trade and Their Contribution to the Work of Robert Mills in South Carolina, 1802 – 1840,” Presented at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Old Salem, North Carolina. 1995 “A Historical and Architectural Look at the Saluda Factory Historic District,” Architecture class paper. 1995 “Overview of Columbia’s African American History,” Historic Preservation class paper. Presented October 1995 at Richland County Public Library, Columbia, South Carolina. 1995 “African American Sites in Columbia, South Carolina,” Historic Preservation class paper. Presented September at Jubilee: Festival of Heritage, Columbia, South Carolina. 1994 “Eau Claire, South Carolina: The Impact of Race on Urban Development,” Historic Preservation class paper. Presentations 2009 “Revisiting the African American Landscape along the East Branch of the Cooper River, Berkeley County, South Carolina,” [paper accepted], Society for Historical Archaeology Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada. 2008 “The Mano River Region (Africa) and South Carolina,” Panel Chair with Benjamin Yelm, Donald West, and Mark Nadobny, South Carolina Council for Social Studies Annual Conference, Columbia, South Carolina. 2008 “This is Africa: Guinea,” at Geofest XXXVI, South Carolina Geographic Alliance Center for Geographic Excellence, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. 2008 UNESCO Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project: Nationalizing a Global Topic in conjunction with Angela Keiser (Yale University), and Rachel Burcin (Carnegie Mellon/University of Pittsburgh)at the 52nd annual conference of Comparative and International Education Society, Teacher’s College, New York City, New York. 2008 Plenary panel with Richard Porcher (The Citadel), Nichole Green (The Slave Mart), and Sean Halifax (Caw Caw Interpretive Center) entitled “Implications of the Atlantic Slave Trade on the Charleston Region” at Joint Southeast Regional National Association of Interpreters, Region 3 and Association for Living History, Farms, and Agricultural Museums Telling Your Story, Providing Experiences, Making Memories Conference, Charleston, South Carolina. 5 Updated 09/30/08 2008 “Teaching with the UNESCO Website African Passages: From Rice Coast to Rice Coasts,” at Geofest XXXV, South Carolina Geographic Alliance Center for Geographic Excellence, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. 2007 African Passages: The Ashley River Corridor Lesson Plan Demonstration in partnership with Dr. Judith Carney (UCLA), African American and African Professional Development Workshop: Histories and Geographies for K-12 Educators, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. 2007 “Teaching the Transatlantic Slave Trade,” South Carolina Council for Social Studies Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 2007 UNESCO Website, African Passages: The Ashley River Corridor, Geofest XXXIV, South Carolina Geographic Alliance Center for Geographic Excellence, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. 2007 UNESCO Website, African Passages: The Ashley River Corridor, Hanahan High School, Berkeley County School District, Hanahan, South Carolina. 2007 UNESCO Website, African Passages: The Ashley River Corridor and The “All-American” Teenager: Cultural Geography, Geofest XXXIII, South Carolina Geographic Alliance Center for Geographic Excellence, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. 2007 UNESCO Website, African Passages: The Ashley River Corridor, Berkeley County School District, Moncks Corner, South Carolina. 2006 “Teaching the Transatlantic Slave Trade,” Berkeley County School District, Moncks Corner, South Carolina. 2006 “Teaching the Transatlantic Slave Trade,” South Carolina Council for African American Studies Conference, Charleston, South Carolina. 2006 “Teaching the Transatlantic Slave Trade,” South Carolina Council for Social Studies Annual Conference, Greenville, South Carolina. 2006 UNESCO Website, African Passages: The Ashley River Corridor, Charleston County School District, Charleston, South Carolina. 2006 The “All-American” Teenager: Cultural Geography, Geofest XXXII, South Carolina Geographic Alliance Center for Geographic Excellence, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. 6 Updated 09/30/08 2004 “Incorporating African American History into the Curriculum,” Center for Excellence for the Education and Equity of African American Students Conference, Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina. Presented. 2004 “Incorporating African American History into the Curriculum,” Teacher’s Morning Out III, South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Museum, Columbia, South Carolina. 2004 “The Life and Works of Thomas Day, Cabinetmaker,” Bring Back the Magic, South Carolina Federations of Museums Annual Conference, March 17 – 19, Hartsville, South Carolina. 2004 “St. Peter Claver: Slave of the Slaves, Forever.” Presented at “Saints and Pilgrims around the World Conference, February 20-22, Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic Program, College of Charleston 2004 “The Life and Works of Thomas Day, Cabinetmaker,” Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina. 2003 “The Life and Works of Thomas Day, Cabinetmaker,” Center for Excellence for the Education and Equity of African American Students Conference, Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina. Presented. 2003 “Teaching with Historic Sites: Mann-Simon Cottage.” Teaching American History Institute, South Carolina Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina. 2002 “Teaching American History: Macro to Micro,” Discovering History: People, Places, Documents, and Artifacts. National Council for History Educators Annual Conference, October 3 – 5, Saratoga Springs, New York. 2002 “Teaching with Historic Sites: Mann-Simon Cottage.” Teaching American History Institute, South Carolina Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina. 2001 “Bring Family History to Life,” South Carolina Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina. 2000 “Landmarks of Black Women in South Carolina,” Women and Historic Preservation Conference, May 19 – 21, Washington, D.C. 1999 “Preserving Black Historic Resources in Richland County, South Carolina,” Southeastern Museum Annual Conference, October 22, Birmingham, Alabama. 1997 “African American Historic Sites in the Congaree Vista,” Richland County Public Library, Columbia, South Carolina. 7 Updated 09/30/08 1996 Tour Script for Mann-Simons Cottage Christmas Candlelight Tour, Historic Columbia, Columbia, South Carolina. 1995 “Overview of Columbia’s African American History,” Richland County Public Library, Columbia, South Carolina. 1995 “African American Sites in Columbia,” Jubilee: Festival of Heritage, Historic Columbia, Columbia, South Carolina. Meetings, Symposia, Institutes, and Conferences 2009 Society for Historical Archaeology Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada. Presenter. 2008 Carolina/Caribbean Connection, Barbados. 2008-09 Regulated Wild: The Impact of Human & Natural Forces on the Lowcountry Landscape Lecture Series, College of Charleston. Administrator. 2008 African-American History & Culture in the Georgia Lowcountry: Savannah & The Coastal Islands, 1750-1950, NEH Institute, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia. 2008 South Carolina Student Anthropology Conference, Charleston, South Carolina. Co-coordinator, moderator. 2008 Graduate Student Day, University of South Carolina. Poster session. 2008 Archaeological Society of South Carolina Conference, South Carolina Institute for Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. 2008 “Ending the Atlantic Slave Trade: A Bicentenary Inquiry,” College of Charleston, South Carolina. Co-coordinator. 2008 In conjunction with the Ending the International Slave Trade: A Bicentenary Inquiry, the third annual teachers’ workshop “Launch of Lowcountry Africana Website” presented by Toni Carrier (University of South Florida), Magnolia Plantation and Garden, Charleston, South Carolina. Coordinator. 2008 Society for Historical Archaeology Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 8 Updated 09/30/08 2007 “Beyond Amistad: The African American Struggle for Citizenship 17701850,” NEH Landmarks Summer Workshop, The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University and the Architecture Resource Center, New Haven, Connecticut. 2007 “Encompassing the Amistad,” UNESCO Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project: Breaking the Silence, US 6th Annual Summer Institute, The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Represented the College of Charleston. 2007 Teaching about The Holocaust, A conference for Language Arts & Social Classroom & Pre-Service Teachers, Grades 7-12, College of Charleston, South Carolina. 2007 “Overcoming the Acknowledgment Gap” Tourism Planning Charrette, College of Charleston, South Carolina. Co-coordinator. 2007 “The Irish in the Atlantic World,” Conference, College of Charleston, South Carolina. Administrative assistance. 2007 “Creating and Teaching with a Regional History Trunk,” UNESCO Transatlantic Slave Trade Teacher’s Workshop, College of Charleston, South Carolina. Coordinator. 2007 Archaeological Society of South Carolina Conference, South Carolina Institute for Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. 2007 Society for Historical Archaeology Annual Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia. 2006 “Hallowed Ground” Symposium, College of Charleston, South Carolina. Assisted coordination. 2006 “The Final Victims: Foreign Slave Trade to North America, 1783 – 1810,” Dr. James A. McMillin, presenter, UNESCO Transatlantic Slave Trade Teacher’s Workshop, Fort Moultrie, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. Coordinator. 2006 South Carolina Council of Social Studies Annual Conference, Greenville, South Carolina. 2006 “Before Freedom: A Look at Antebellum Slavery,” Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site, Union, South Carolina. 9 Updated 09/30/08 2006 University Classroom Teaching Workshop, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 2006 “The Un-told Story of Slavery in Our Nation’s Capital,” UNESCO Transatlantic Slave Trade US 5th Annual Summer Institute, The Pennsylvania State University. Represented the College of Charleston. 2006 Summer Geography Institute, South Carolina Geographic Alliance, University of South Carolina. 2006 1st Annual Model United Nations Conference, College of Charleston, South Carolina. Advisor to students. 2006 Archaeological Society of South Carolina Conference, South Carolina Institute for Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. 2006 Pre-Broadcast Screening of PBS’s African American Lives with panel discussion, Charleston County Public Library, Charleston, South Carolina. Coordinator. 2005 South Carolina Council of Social Studies Annual Conference, Columbia, South Carolina. 2005 “Survivors of the Middle Passage: Life Histories of Enslaved Africans in British America Trade,” Dr. Jerome S. Handler, presenter, UNESCO Transatlantic Slave Trade Teacher’s Workshop, Avery Research Center, College of Charleston, South Carolina. Coordinator. 2005 African American Achievement Conference, Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina. Presented. 2004 South Carolina Council of Social Studies Annual Conference, Greenville, South Carolina. 2004 Preserving Our Legacy, South Carolina’s 5th Annual Statewide Historic Preservation Conference, Columbia, South Carolina 2004 Bring Back the Magic, South Carolina Federations of Museums Annual Conference, Hartsville, South Carolina. Presented Paper. 2004 “Saints and Pilgrims around the World Conference, Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic Program, College of Charleston. Presented Paper. 2004 Jubilee: Festival of Heritage, Columbia, South Carolina. Coordinator. 10 Updated 09/30/08 2004 African American Achievement Conference, Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina. Presented. 2004 “Get on the Bus: South Carolina’s Role in Desegregation,” Historic Columbia, Columbia, South Carolina. Coordinator. 2004 Thomas Day Furniture Kit Workshop, College of Charleston. Coordinator and teacher recruiter. 2003 Documenting South Carolina’s Minorities, PALMCOP, Columbia, South Carolina 2003 Using Children’s Literature to Teach Social Studies, South Carolina Department of Education, Rock Hill, South Carolina. 2003 South Carolina Council of Social Studies Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 2003 Exhibits Workshop, South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina. 2003 Geofest XXVI, South Carolina Geographic Alliance Center for Geographic Excellence, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. 2003 Jubilee: Festival of Heritage, Columbia, South Carolina. Coordinator. 2003 Historic Preservation Conference, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina. 2003 South Carolina Traditional Arts Network Annual Conference, Columbia, South Carolina. Coordination Committee. 2003 Geofest XXV, South Carolina Geographic Alliance Center for Geographic Excellence, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. 2002 Implementing the Social Studies Standards Workshop, South Carolina Department of Education, Columbia, South Carolina. 2002 Charting the Future, Southeastern Museums Conference, Richmond, Virginia. 2002 Discovering History: People, Places, Documents, and Artifacts. National Council for History Educators Annual Conference, October 3 – 5, Saratoga Springs, New York. Panelist. 2002 EyePower Seminar, The Holt Group, Columbia, South Carolina. 11 Updated 09/30/08 2002 South Carolina Council of Social Studies Annual Conference, Greenville, South Carolina. 2002 Geofest XXIV, South Carolina Geographic Alliance Center for Geographic Excellence, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. 2002 Jubilee: Festival of Heritage, Historic Columbia, Columbia, South Carolina. Coordinator. 2002 South Carolina Traditional Arts Network Annual Conference, Columbia, South Carolina. Coordination Committee. 2002 Interpretation Workshop, South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, Elloree, South Carolina. 2002 Building Participation Symposium, South Carolina Arts Commission, Columbia, South Carolina. (Assisted in organization) 2001 South Carolina Traditional Arts Network Annual Conference, Columbia, South Carolina. Coordination Committee. 2001 Arts in Education Booking Conference, South Carolina Arts Commission, Columbia, South Carolina. Coordinator. 2001 Building on a Strong Foundation: Rosenwald School Conference, Johnson C. Smith College, Charlotte, North Carolina. 2001 Institute for Community Scholars, South Carolina Arts Commission, Folklife and Traditional Arts Program, Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina and College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. Coordinator. 2000 Women and Historic Preservation Conference, May 19 – 21, Washington, D.C. Paper presented. 2000 Sharing Community Heritage, A Cultural Tourism Workshop, South Carolina Federation of Museums, Columbia, South Carolina. 2000 South Carolina Federation of Museums Annual Conference, Columbia, South Carolina. 2000 Arts in Education Booking Conference, South Carolina Arts Commission, Columbia, South Carolina. Coordinator. 2000 Pee Dee Regional Summit, South Carolina Arts Commission, Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina. Coordinator. 12 Updated 09/30/08 1999 Heritage Tourism Workshop, Lovable Communities Conference, South Carolina Downtown Association, Charleston, South Carolina. 1999 Southeastern Museum Annual Conference, October 22, Birmingham, Alabama. Paper presented. 1999 Arts in Education Booking Conference, South Carolina Arts Commission, Columbia, South Carolina. Coordinator. 1999 Celebrating South Carolina’s African American Heritage, South Carolina History Day, South Carolina Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina. 1999 Institute for Community Scholars, South Carolina Arts Commission, Folklife and Traditional Arts Program, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina and Penn Center, Beaufort, South Carolina. Coordinator. 1999 Children and Museums, South Carolina Federation of Museums, Columbia, South Carolina. 1998 Old time there are not forgotten: South Carolina and the Civil War, South Carolina History Day, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina. 1998 Warehouses, Depots & Mansions: Marketing Your Local Heritage, Landmark Conference, Columbia and Lexington, South Carolina. 1997 Interpreting Slavery in the Classroom and at Historic Sites, Somerset Place State Historic Site, Creswell, North Carolina. 1997 Lest We Forget: Preserving Historic Cemeteries, South Carolina History Day, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina. 1997 Jubilee: Festival of Heritage, Historic Columbia, Columbia, South Carolina. Education Coordinator. 1996 Nearby History: Discovering the Past around You, South Carolina History Day, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina. 1996 Preserving Community: City, Suburbs, and Countryside, National Trust for Historic Preservation 50th Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois. 1996 Opening Doors: The Southeast Regional Conference on African American Historic Preservation, Charleston, South Carolina. 13 Updated 09/30/08 1996 Jubilee: Festival of Heritage, Historic Columbia, Columbia, South Carolina. Education Coordinator. 1996 Juneteenth Festival: A Salute to the Harlem Renaissance, Historic Columbia, South Carolina. Coordinator. 1996 American Arts & Crafts: Renaissance in the Carolinas Symposium, with Roycroft Desktop Exhibit & Bungalow Tour, Historic Columbia, Columbia, South Carolina. Coordinator. 1996 Columbia’s African American Neighborhoods, Families, and Genealogy, Tuesday Lecture Series, Richland County Library, Columbia, South Carolina. Coordinator. 1995 Jubilee: Festival of Heritage, Historic Columbia, Columbia, South Carolina. Education Coordinator. Community Service and other Activities 2007 Designed brochure: Commemorating the Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 2007-2008, Event Schedule, Charleston, South Carolina. Posted on www.cofc.edu/atlanticworld. 2007 Interviewed by William Edmundston of BBC, London regarding Charleston’s role in the transatlantic slave trade for England’s coverage of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the international slave trade. 2006 Poster: University of South Carolina, Department of Anthropology, Archaeology Poster for Public Archaeology Day. 2004 Pine Grove Community Rosenwald School Project 2004 Reviewer for new third grade South Carolina History textbook, Gibbs Smith Publisher. 2003 Reviewer for University of South Carolina Press. 2002- Columbia International Festival, committee member. Co-assistant Director, 2005; Chair of Global Education Day, 2006; Grant writing, 2005 - present. 2000-06 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Awards Advisory Committee. 2001-02 Class Presentation: Researching Historic Properties for National Register Nominations. Graduate Course, University of South Carolina, Department of Public History, Columbia, South Carolina. 14 Updated 09/30/08 1998 1996- Exhibit: Remembering Modjeska Monteith Simkins, Richland County Public Library, Local History Room. South Carolina National History Day. Monitor, 1996; co-coordinator, 1997; judge, 1998-present. 1996-97 The Waverly Neighborhood Initiative. Physical development committee. 1996 “Breaking Bread,” The Modjeska Monteith Simkins House Restoration Project. Discussion Panelist. 1996 The Monteith School Project, Revitalization and Rehabilitation Committee. 1996 The City of Columbia Fire Department Museum, Planning Committee. 15 Updated 09/30/08