Lerin is the founder of The Cultural Heritage Collective and has been the driving force behind our mission to promote cultural understanding through community-based preservation and cultural initiatives. She is an ethnomusicologist, community-based archivist, and musician. In addition, she has created culturally competent curriculum as a K-12 certified music educator in the public school sector. With over 20 years of experience in the music, archives, and global heritage sectors, Lerin brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our organization. Most recently, she has conducted heritage research and archival preservation work in Nigeria during a Fulbright research fellowship. Williams participated in a heritage training with a delegation from eleven diverse countries in the Netherlands. Her heritage work, research, and performance trajectory has led her to South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa.
Roxy Wright is a retired social and community activist. Most of her work has been in the local and state government sector. In the non-profit sector, Mrs. Wright has served as a board member of the Free Southern Theater, The Jazz and Heritage foundation, and Thugs United (working with recently released, previously incarcerated community members). She also served as a board member of the Velocity Foundation (which used sports to deter young people from crime). Mrs.
Wright was on the grants committee of the National Endowment for the Arts for theater, the New Orleans Arts Council, and the Greater New Orleans Foundation. She was appointed by former governor Foster to the Louisiana music commission, and federally appointed by the secretary of the interior to serve as a commissioner on the New Orleans jazz commission. Lastly, Mrs. Wright
was a consultant for the Southern Organizing Committee.
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