The Chowan Discovery Group relies on an advisory group to help guide its efforts. The expertise, insights and connections of this network of individuals have been invaluable to the success of our work. The CDG is grateful for the support and encouragement of the following individuals:
Lars Adams – Writer and researcher, Waukegan, Illinois;
T.W. Jones, a CDG advisor, has long cared for the monument of James and Milly Walden. James Walden was a cavalryman in the U.S. Colored Troops, a leader at Pleasant Plains Church, a founder of the Walden School and supporter of the Chowan Educational Association, the parent organization of Waters Training School. With Jones (left) is Richard Gadsden, Walden's great-grandson.
Neil Adams – Multi-media Consultant, Baker Prince Communications, Burke, VA;
Reverend Robert Ashe – Pastor of Pleasant Plains Baptist Church – Ahoskie, NC;
Dr. David Cecelski – Author and Visiting Professor of History, Duke University – Durham, NC;
Dennis Deloatch – Hertford County Public Schools Board member – Ahoskie, NC;
Dr. Dudley Flood -: retired North Carolina Department of Public Instruction administrator, educator and lecturer – Raleigh, NC;
Dr. Terry Hall – Dentist, Meherrin Tribe leader – Winton, NC;
Alice F. Harris – President, Central Maryland Chapter, African American Genealogical Historical Society – Columbia, Maryland;
Earl Ijames – Archivist-Historian, NC State Archives and NC State History Museum – Raleigh, NC;
Dr. Rhonda Jones – Assistant Professor of History, NC Central University – Durham, NC
Tupper W. Jones – Businessman – Cofield, NC;
K. Paul Johnson – Author – Danville, VA;
Dr. Wilmer Leon III – Professor, Political Scientist and Broadcaster – Silver Spring, MD;
Dr. Edna Medford – Associate Professor of History, Howard University – Washington, DC;
Louis Mizelle – pharmcist and business owner – Ahoskie, NC;
Linda Davis Pierce – Educator, Roanoke-Chowan Community College – Ahoskie, NC;
McCoy Pierce – Councilman – Winton, NC
Hermea Pugh – Mayor of Cofield, NC;
Edith Seiling – President, Gates County Historical Society – Gates, NC;
In Memoriam:
Barbara Archer Gregory, genealogist – Annapolis, Maryland
John Everett Pierce, community leader – Winton, North Carolina
Donna Wells, archivist – Washington, District of Columbia
Alice Jones Nickens, teacher – Winton, North Carolina.