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NEW YORK, September 7, 2023 — SoHarlem announces the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors. Jessica Tomb, SoHarlem’s Board Chairwoman stated, “we are pleased with the addition of Barbara Perry Morgan and Adrienne Jones to our Board of Directors and are looking forward to working with them. I anticipate they will bring an exciting energy along with a wealth of knowledge and experience to our organization.” Barbara Perry Morgan has worked in the not-for-profit sector her entire career, from serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in West Africa to her current position as Director of National Legacy and Planned Giving at the Anti-Defamation League. Having raised funds for educational institutions and arts organizations, including Bank Street College of Education, Jamaica Center for the Arts and The Museum of Modern Art, through membership, annual fund, and major gift campaigns, she has concentrated on the field of planned giving for the past fifteen years. A graduate of both Ohio State University and Columbia University she has been a board member of Women in Development as well as the Philanthropic Planning Group of Greater New York. As a Midwestern teenager Barbara enjoyed sewing her own clothes. Now living a block away from the Mink Building, she shared, she is “excited at the prospect of becoming a board member of SoHarlem as they offer essential skills, and much more for the enrichment of the Harlem community.” Adrienne Jones has taught in the Fashion Department of Pratt Institute for more than 30 years and was the first Black woman to achieve full-time, tenured status. She also teaches in the School of Professional Studies, where she developed fashion curricula for the Adult Education and Pre College programs. Since 2000, she has served as Faculty Advisor for Fashion Society. Professor Jones is one of five scholars representing the School of Design for the Inclusive Pedagogy Scholars Program, which investigated and reported on the challenges of diversity and inclusion on the Pratt Campus. The Fashion Society has awarded her twice for her dedication to students where she has served for more than 20 years as Faculty Advisor. In 2014, Professor Jones conceived and co-curated the landmark exhibit, Black Dress, which honored Black designers and addressed the lack of diversity in the fashion industry. The Black Dress project has since expanded to a resource website, a YouTube channel (featuring interviews with fashion legends), and Black Dress: Salon, a gathering of notable fashion creatives to discuss fashion and culture. Professor Jones is currently writing the companion book to the exhibition and working on expanding and touring the exhibit. She is also a consultant for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Professor Jones moderated the symposium, Fashion, Culture, Futures: African American Ingenuity, Activism, and Storytelling. She has appeared in two documentaries, Dark Girls 2, which explores the disquieting subject of colorism in women, and Leveling Lincoln, which explores the history behind the landmark 1961 desegregation case in her hometown of New Rochelle, NY. In addition, she is a painter, photographer, and a fashion designer specializing in leather and suede creations for her private clientele.
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