Ronolda Evon (Griffin) Dooley was raised in Oliver Springs, Tennessee.  While she briefly attended the Oliver Springs Colored School, she was the first African American to graduate from Norwood Elementary School.  Nolda graduated from Clinton High School and the University of Tennessee.  She earned her Masters degree from Catholic University in Washington, DC where she majored in Behavioral Science.  Nolda retired from the federal government several years ago where she specialized in Cybersecurity.  However, her greatest accomplishment was serving in the mission field with her husband for several years.  They built and renovated bible schools and churches all over the world including in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa.  Nolda moved back to Oliver Springs over five (5) years ago and has been actively involved in the Museum in her role as Vice President.  She has a passion and desire to understand the history of African Americans  (NOTE: her grandfather, Walter Griffin, was a coal miner for over forty years in the local area) in the local area and the impact of their accomplishments in Tennessee and the Nation as a whole much of what is being reflected in the Museum.