AMHS Leadership
Dr. Linda M. Nance
Founding President
Annie Malone Historical Society
Dr. Linda M. Nance
Founding President
Annie Malone Historical Society
Linda formerly served as the Director of Resource Development for the Annie Malone Children & Family Service Center in St. Louis, Missouri. In that capacity, she annually coordinated activities involving five different fundraising events (the culminating event being the Annual May Day Parade - the oldest and second largest African American parade celebration in the country). She opened two cafes, secured authorization to raise funds to leverage over $216,000 in Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credits, and successfully conducted a Challenge Grant campaign for the agency, raising $260,00.
Before starting her career in fundraising, Linda completed an internship with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, working as a Corrections Officer at the Robert Kennedy Youth Center in Morgantown, West Virginia. She completed qualifications for Police Officers Training from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy in Fairfax, Virginia, and served six years as a Deputy Sheriff for the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Department. Linda held the rank of Corporal and served as a Jailer, Bailiff, Court Services, and Transportation Officer. Linda also served on the Crisis Intervention Team responsible for evaluating threat scenarios, conducting training drills, and working with hostile inmates.
Linda earned a Dr. of Education Degree from the University of Missouri - St. Louis, a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, and a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri. She holds an Associate in Applied Science Degree (emphasis in Human Services/Corrections) from St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, also in St. Louis, Missouri. A graduate of the FOCUS St. Louis Leadership program, Linda has also completed the Community Arts Training and the TIGER Fellowship programs, sponsored by the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission, with the intent of impacting social change efforts through the arts.
She is a long-time advocate for children and an active community participant. She currently serves as the National Hisorian for the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc., has served as a member of Citizen for Missouri’s Children, President of the Webster Groves Board of Education, member of the Missouri School Board Association, proud member of the John E. and Regina S. Nance Memorial Scholarship Fund, awarding over $300,000 in scholarships over its 36 year history.
Before starting her career in fundraising, Linda completed an internship with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, working as a Corrections Officer at the Robert Kennedy Youth Center in Morgantown, West Virginia. She completed qualifications for Police Officers Training from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy in Fairfax, Virginia, and served six years as a Deputy Sheriff for the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Department. Linda held the rank of Corporal and served as a Jailer, Bailiff, Court Services, and Transportation Officer. Linda also served on the Crisis Intervention Team responsible for evaluating threat scenarios, conducting training drills, and working with hostile inmates.
Linda earned a Dr. of Education Degree from the University of Missouri - St. Louis, a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, and a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri. She holds an Associate in Applied Science Degree (emphasis in Human Services/Corrections) from St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, also in St. Louis, Missouri. A graduate of the FOCUS St. Louis Leadership program, Linda has also completed the Community Arts Training and the TIGER Fellowship programs, sponsored by the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission, with the intent of impacting social change efforts through the arts.
She is a long-time advocate for children and an active community participant. She currently serves as the National Hisorian for the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc., has served as a member of Citizen for Missouri’s Children, President of the Webster Groves Board of Education, member of the Missouri School Board Association, proud member of the John E. and Regina S. Nance Memorial Scholarship Fund, awarding over $300,000 in scholarships over its 36 year history.
Richard L. King
Vice President
Annie Malone Historical Society
Richard L. King graduated from the University of Nebraska/Omaha in 1967 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. In 1973, he graduated from St. Louis University School of Social Services with a Master’s degree in Social Work. After a distinguished thirty-seven-year career as a social worker and administrator serving children, youth, and families in Nebraska, Indiana, North Carolina, and Missouri, he retired as Chief Executive Officer of the Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center, St. Louis’ oldest African American child welfare agency. During his leadership at Annie Malone, Richard received the Non-Profit Executive of the Year in 2008 from the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, and the St. Louis American Foundation.
Prior to his retirement, Richard volunteered his time and talent to a variety of non-profit Boards of Directors, including the Missouri Association for Social Welfare, Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, St. Louis Family and Community Partnership, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, George Washington Carver House, Tower Village Inc., and the United Negro College Fund Walkathon. He currently serves on the Centennial Housing Board, the African American Advisory Board for Alzheimer’s Disease, Peoples Health Center/Family of Corporations Board, and the Annie Malone Historical Society Board of Directors.
While attending the University of Nebraska/Omaha, Richard pledged and was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Beta Xi Lambda Chapter in Omaha, Nebraska. As President of the Sphinx Club, Richard coordinated and planned activities for the club.
For over twenty-years Richard has lived in St. Louis and has been active with the Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was awarded a Legend Award from the Epsilon Lambda Charitable Foundation (2007), the William M. Alexander Leadership Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Service (2010), and the Daniel W. Bowles Service Award from Epsilon Lambda Chapter (2016). He also received his Twenty-Five and Fifty-Year certificates from the National Office of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. of St. Louis presented Richard with a Fifty -Year Certificate as well. He served as Chaplain from 2015 to 2016. He is currently on the Ritual Committee and is involved in the chapter’s reclamation efforts. In 2018 and 2019, Brother King co-chaired the Epsilon Lambda Charitable Foundation’s Swinging For Our Youth Golf Tournament.
Richard and his wife, Darlean Cowan King, reside in Spanish Lake, Missouri. They have two adult children and two grandchildren.
Prior to his retirement, Richard volunteered his time and talent to a variety of non-profit Boards of Directors, including the Missouri Association for Social Welfare, Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, St. Louis Family and Community Partnership, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, George Washington Carver House, Tower Village Inc., and the United Negro College Fund Walkathon. He currently serves on the Centennial Housing Board, the African American Advisory Board for Alzheimer’s Disease, Peoples Health Center/Family of Corporations Board, and the Annie Malone Historical Society Board of Directors.
While attending the University of Nebraska/Omaha, Richard pledged and was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Beta Xi Lambda Chapter in Omaha, Nebraska. As President of the Sphinx Club, Richard coordinated and planned activities for the club.
For over twenty-years Richard has lived in St. Louis and has been active with the Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was awarded a Legend Award from the Epsilon Lambda Charitable Foundation (2007), the William M. Alexander Leadership Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Service (2010), and the Daniel W. Bowles Service Award from Epsilon Lambda Chapter (2016). He also received his Twenty-Five and Fifty-Year certificates from the National Office of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. of St. Louis presented Richard with a Fifty -Year Certificate as well. He served as Chaplain from 2015 to 2016. He is currently on the Ritual Committee and is involved in the chapter’s reclamation efforts. In 2018 and 2019, Brother King co-chaired the Epsilon Lambda Charitable Foundation’s Swinging For Our Youth Golf Tournament.
Richard and his wife, Darlean Cowan King, reside in Spanish Lake, Missouri. They have two adult children and two grandchildren.