Staff

Dr. Williams Lessane is a cultural anthropologist whose focus areas include Pan African religious identity, Black feminist theory, and representations of Black life in popular culture. She earned a BA in English from Fisk University, a MALS from Dartmouth College, and a PhD in Anthropology from University of Illinois at Chicago. Before joining The College of Charleston, she was a faculty member at Roosevelt University, and a consultant for The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

Savannah Frierson
Office Manager
averyadmin[at]cofc[dot]edu
843.953.7609

Aaisha Haykal
Manager of Archival Services
haykalan[at]cofc[dot]edu
843.953.7615

Georgette Mayo
Processing Archivist
mayog[at]cofc[dot]edu
843.953.7627
Ms. Mayo received her BA in African American Studies (Phi Beta Kappa) and master’s degrees in Library Science and Public History, with a concentration in Archival Management from the University of South Carolina. Her research interest is African American Women’s history.