Director, Museum
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Biographical Sketch
Ronald L. Chase
Gum Springs Museum and
Cultural Center
Ronald L. Chase is an accomplished
Visual Designer. He is a graduate of
The Virginia Commonwealth University
(BFA). He has also attended graduate
courses at Virginia Tech., The University
of Virginia, Catholic University, and The
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
He is Founder/Director of the Gum
Springs Museum and President of the
Historical Society, one of only two
African American Historical Societies in
Fairfax County Virginia. Gum Springs
is historically the oldest African
American community in Fairfax
County. The Gum Springs Community
can trace its birth to the beginning of
our nation. Mr. Chase directs an
organization that serves Fairfax County
residents, the Washington Metropolitan
area and provides historical information
to other areas throughout the nation and
the world. He is the managing editor of
the publication, History In Motion,
distributed throughout the nation, and
he has written and presented articles to
area historical societies. Mr. Chase
developed and created the Gum Springs
Museum and Cultural Center with a
focus on the African American
experience, located in the Gum Springs
community. Mr. Chase has been
President of the GSHS since April 1987.
Prior to that Mr. Chase was Vice
President of the Society. He has
vigorously expanded the programs and
services of the Society, i.e. mobile
exhibits, TV presentations, historical
literature, numerous media coverage,
and i.e. local and national news stations
and he orchestrated the erection of
Historical Road Markers for the
community of Gum Springs. The Gum
Springs Museum was named twice by
the Washingtonian Magazine as one
the top ten Museums to visit in the
Washington D.C. area. Mr. Chase has
served on the Alexandria YMCA
Committee of Management, The Board
of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Preservation Foundation, the African
American Interpretation Committee for
the historic sits of Gunston Hall and
Woodlawn Estates. He has taught
technology in the Alexandria Virginia
City Schools and Art in Washington DC
public Schools. He is the owner of
Chase Graphic Communications where
managed the Technical Illustration
Department for the American Institute
of Architects, Architectural Graphic
Standards. Mr. Chase has served as
Vice President of the Saunders B. Moon
Community Action Association, and is a
graduate of the Mount Vernon Lee
Chamber of Commerce Leadership
Forum.
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Founder/Director
Chase
Ronald
1. Cover: Washington Post
Weekend Magazine 2. In the
Oval Office with President
Clinton 3. Slave Monument
with Director and Regent at Mt.
Vernon Va. 4. Receiving award
Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors 5. Portrait Exhibit,
Bachrach Exhibition . 6. Gum
Springs Museum tour
7&8.Washingtoian Magazine
9.With Gregory Williams,
Author of Life on the Color
Line.
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