Gwenda Watkins Motley serves on the Board of Directors for Hoptown Chronicle. She grew up in Hopkinsville and returned to her hometown in 2013 following retirement from her teaching career of 37 years in Flint, Michigan. She is a member of Virginia Street Baptist Church and serves on the boards of Focus 21st Century Minority Leadership Group and the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Inc.