President of fashion design mentoring and evaluation for the Indigo Dogon project. This celebrated African American designer from Maryland USA heads Damali Afrikan Wear haute couture. For over 20 years, Ms Winstead has been coming to Mali and other West African countries to purchase hand-crafted textiles and work with expert textile dyers and weavers. Her innovative work based on traditional African textiles has revolutionized the world of American fashion.