Staff, Board and Career Opportunities
Working in the cemetery’s historic 1899 Bell Tower, the Historic Oakland Foundation staff works collaboratively and closely with the City of Atlanta to fulfill the organization’s mission of preserving, restoring, enhancing, and sharing the Historic Oakland Cemetery. We are a small team of goal-oriented, highly-motivated professionals with a passion for Atlanta, history, preservation, and placemaking.
Our dedicated staff includes both part-time and full-time employees who work in a wide range of specialties. Our departments include Development, Education, Gardens, Marketing, Preservation & Restoration, Private Events, Operations, Special Events, and the Visitors Center & Museum Shop.
Historic Oakland Foundation (HOF) was established in 1976 and is a nonprofit organization.
For burials, filming, or permitting, contact Sexton Sam Reed: 404-658-6019.
Our Staff
Aeron Atwoll
Charvis Buckholts
Jennifer Chisholm
Todd Cregar
Sean Diaz
Richard Harker
Wes Holt
Lynnette Ivey
Abra Lee
Madelyn Livingston
David Moore
Neale Nickels
Jill Patel
Janna Rhoden
Ashley Shares
Brent Smith
Butch Teal
Jessica VanLanduyt
Michael Wettlaufer
Sandy White
Tim Wright
Angie Wynne
Our Board Members
Chair
Steve Paro
Treasurer
Henry (Hank) Gurley
Secretary
Suzi Sheffield
Executive Committee
Sara Chapman
May B. Hollis
Tad Mitchell
Nancy James
Stuart Jackson (past chair)
Trustees
Tom Aderhold
Doug Aldridge
Norman Asher
C. Duncan Beard
Sofia Bork
Charlotte Christian
Alan Elsas
Susan Evins
Dr. Megan Hodgkiss
Keocia Howard
Dr. Kevin James
Christopher Leerssen
Glen Manjos
Kavin Manickaraj
Ruth Middleton
Michael Stephens
Kay Wallace
S. Zachry Young
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