Staff & Board

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Staff

Jessica Dawkins

President and CEO

Harlan Dawkins

Caretaker

Ronnie Dreistadt

Director of Education

Alba Jennings

Weekend Manager

Lydia Lewis

Director of Development

Matthew Lutz

Marketing Administrator

Raina Melvin

Director of Programming

Dave Rothermel

Visitors Center Manager

Sarah Sutherland

Master Gardener

Kaitlyn Tisdale

Director of Interpretation

Evan Wilson

Facilities Manager

Executive Committee

Joe Pierson

Board Chair

Chris Chappell

Vice Chair

Brenda Tuckson

Vice Chair

Alice Cowley

Treasurer

Del Marie Vaccaro

Secretary

Hunter Louis

Past President

Members at Large

Tyler Fleming
Kenneth Golliher
Ed James
Felicia Jamison
Alex Kepnes
Rosie Mastin
Andrea Meriwether

Janet Geurin Muller
Margy Thomas
Deveenier Brooks
Mitzi Fields Root
Jennie Cole
Mesude Ozyurekoglu (Metro Parks), ex officio
Savannah Darr (Metro Preservation Officer), ex officio

Directors Emeriti

Kate Dalton Boyer, Sally Van Winkle Campbell, Jill Cooper, Shirley R. Dumesnil, LaMar Gaston, Jr., Mary C. Hancock, Nancy Lee, Hunter Louis, John H. Stites III

Advisory Council

Mrs. Barry Bingham, Jr., Peyton Clark, Jr., Christopher C. Morris, Grover Potts, Gwynne Potts, John Rippy, Ted Steinbock, M.D.