About the Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton Foundation

The mission of the Sergeant Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Fund, Inc., is to preserve his memory, establish a memorial in his honor, educate the public about Harford County’s only native Medal of Honor recipient, and highlight the impact of the nearly 185,000 United States Colored Troops who valiantly fought for the Union during the Civil War.

The organization consists of 10 members, whose backgrounds range from elected office to retired military and local business leaders.

Board of Directors:

Curtis Beulah, Chairperson
James Thornton, Vice Chairperson
T. Roxann Redd-Wallace, Secretary
David Woods, Treasurer
Henry Allen
Evelyn Clayton
Dwight Perry
Owen Fowlkes
Sue Nappi

Successful Foundation accomplishments to date include facilitating the naming of the Rte. 22 bridge over I-95 as the Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge.

About the Board

Curtis BeulahCurtis Beulah, Chairman of the Board

Curtis Beulah, Chairman of the Board, is the Harford County Councilman representing District F. Curtis, a 2015 graduate of the Harford Leadership Academy and a 2017 graduate of the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance (University of Maryland), spearheaded the establishment of the “Hope for the Homeless Alliance” to coordinate resources between Harford County Government and the Faith-Based community, addressing homelessness issues in Harford County. He is the Harford County Council Liaison to the Harford County Board of Education and the Route 40 Business Association. As a U.S. Army veteran, Councilman Beulah’s mission for this Committee is to highlight the accomplishments and contributions of Harford County’s African American military members in the cause for freedom.

James D. Thornton, Vice-Chairman of the Board

James D. Thornton, Vice-Chairman and Design Sub-Committee Chairperson, is Principal of the Thorwood Real Estate Group, LLC. As former Senior Vice President of MBNA, he was tasked with top-level negotiations with entities such as the NFL.  Previously as Vice President & General Manager of Sears Automotive, he was responsible for operations in over 800 stores nationwide. Jim is Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Hosanna School Museum, where he handled all aspects of an AAHPP Grant of $100,000. For too many years the history of African Americans has been underreported or not reported at all. When I became aware of the heroism of Sgt. Hilton, I felt an appropriate memorial should be erected to honor our great American hero.

T. Roxann Redd-Wallace, Secretary of the Board

T. Roxann Redd-Wallace, a member of the Location & Design Sub-Committee, is a native of Harford County, who served 23 years active duty in the U.S. Air Force. Before her retirement in 2002, as a Master Sergeant, she was a Military Training Instructor and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor, and Radio Communications Analyst. After retiring she worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant caring for senior citizens, before becoming the Program & Education Coordinator at Hosanna School Museum from 2017-2019. Roxann joined the Committee because of a deep desire to see the long-overlooked and varied contributions of Harford County’s Black citizens acknowledged and celebrated.

Henry (Hank) Allen, Treasurer of the Board

Board Treasurer, Henry (Hank) Allen, is a 23-year Veteran of the U.S. Army Active, National Guard, and Reserve Components; and is currently a Systems Engineer at the US Army Aberdeen Proving Ground Md. He has served as Commander of the SGT Alfred B. Hilton Memorial American Legion Post 55 in Bel Air, Maryland for three years. As a member of Ames UMC, Allen serves as Trustee, SPPRC member, and on the Audio/Video Ministry team. He believes the mission of the Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Fund committee to be an extremely important effort to recognize the heroism and bravery of Sgt. Hilton and other African Americans in the fight for freedom and justice.

Evelyn P. Clayton

Mrs. Evelyn P. Clayton is a Harford County native, currently residing in Churchville, Maryland.  She too is a graduate of Harford County’s formerly segregated school system.  Ms. Clayton was previously employed with the Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, Maryland, and the Harford County District Court.  She is a life-time member of Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Post 55, and a Founding member of the Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Fund, Committee. An active member of Ames United Methodist Church, where she has worshipped her entire life, Mrs. Clayton hopes to help bring about an awareness of African Americans’ contributions to the History of Harford County.

Dwight Perry

Dwight Perry, Chairman of the Location Committee, is a graduate of Edgewood High School. He served in the U.S Army as a Medical Specialist. He worked as a Project Manager at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Dwight also worked in the manufacturing industry where retired in 2015. After retirement he has spent most of his time working in the Veterans community and lobbying Congress to support military and veterans legislation. Dwight resides in Edgewood with his wife who is also U.S. Army Veteran. He joined the committee to make sure that SGT Alfred B. Hilton’s service and sacrifice will be forever remembered.