Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole isthe director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (NMAfA).Before assuming her current position in 2009, Dr.Cole had a long and distinguished career as an educator and humanitarian. Through her work as a college president and university professor and through her published works, speeches, community service and consultations with corporations and not-for-profit organizations she consistently addresses racial, gender and all other forms of inequality.