Chanel Compton

Speaker on Monday, June 14th

Chanel Compton is inspired and passionate about her  role as Executive Director for the Banneker-Douglass Museum (BDM) and Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC).  Currently, she serves as Board Chair of the Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center and board member to Afro Charities, Maryland Humanities and Future History Now. Ms. Compton has been a life-long supporter of museums; stating, “A museum can be such a powerful place.  As a young person, it was my initial visit to museums and galleries that opened my eyes and mind to new perspectives, cultures, and history. African American museums are instrumental in inspiring a new generation of leaders and innovators because it is a place of empowerment, of learning, and a place of individual and collective transformation.”  As Executive Director of BDM and MCAAHC, Ms. Compton is dedicated to serving arts communities and artists in Maryland. She has a home and art studio in Baltimore, Maryland.