Davia Nelson is one half of The Kitchen Sisters, producers of the award-winning series Hidden Kitchens, Lost & Found Sound and The Sonic Memorial Project. In 2023, the Kitchen Sisters archive was acquired by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Nelson was appointed a Director of NRPF in 2012 by James Billington, the 13th Librarian of Congress, and later renewed for a four-year term as Director in 2015 by Acting Librarian of Congress David Mao. Nelson was appointed for her current term as an NRPF Director in 2024 by the 14th Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden.
Davia Nelson
