The St. Joseph's Historic Foundation, Inc. (SJHF)

founded in 1975 is an African American cultural and educational institution deeply rooted in the historic Hayti community of Durham, North Carolina.

SJHF is dedicated to advancing cultural understanding through diverse programs that examine the experiences of Americans of African descent — locally, nationally and globally.

The Foundation is committed to preserving, restoring and developing the Hayti Heritage Center, the former St. Joseph's AME Church, a National Historic Landmark, as a cultural and economic anchor to the greater Durham community.

Board of Directors

Wendell M. Davis (Chair)
North Carolina Central University

Lynn H. Harris (Chair Elect)
GlaxoSmithKline

Edward D. Gomes, Jr. (Immediate Past Chair)
Duke University

Dr. Kimberly Williams Moore (Vice Chair)
NC Mutual Life Ins. Co.

Dewanda Dalrymple, CPA (Treasurer)
Durham County ABC Board

Clarissa Parker (Secretary)
Piedmont Investment Advisors

John C. Scarborough, III (Historian)
Scarborough & Hargett Funeral

R. Edward Stewart (Emeritus)
Executive Director, UDI/CDC

Dr. Aminifu R. Harvey, DSW, LSW-C
Fayetteville State University

Gloria McNeil
Durham Regional Hospital

Starla A. Tanner
NC Central University

Sherri Holmes
Monarch Services

Atty. Reginald James Johnson
City of Durham

Nellie Riley
State of NC

Rev. Casimir K. Brown
Community Volunteer

Dasan Ahanu (Chris Massenburg)
St. Augustine College

Janella Sellars
St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation, Interim Executive Director