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. In 2024, Nelson was appointed for a third term as an NRPF Director by the 14th Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden.
Davia Nelson
