Background
Fontenot, Wonda Lee was born on October 17, 1948 in Grand Prairie, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Hayward Senior and Emma Lou (Jacque) Fontenot.
Fontenot, Wonda Lee was born on October 17, 1948 in Grand Prairie, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Hayward Senior and Emma Lou (Jacque) Fontenot.
Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1972; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1990; postgraduate, American Baptist Seminary W., 1985-1986.
Director, Wonnamuse: Institute for Study of Arts, Culture and Ethnicity, Opelousas, Louisiana, since 1986.
Deaconess True Vine Baptist Church, Grand Prairie, since 1988, chair scholarship committee, 1990. Board directors Opelousas Council Arts and Culture, 1989, Section Q St. Commission on Archives and History, Baton Rouge, 1990. Member National Baptist Convention Women's Auxiliary, Baton Rouge, since 1990.
Lecturer, presenter in field. Member American Academy Religion, American Anthropology Association, American Sociological Association, American Folklore Society, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Wilken Jones Junior.