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
Marcy Breffle
Reginald Brown
Jennifer Chisholm
Sean Diaz
Randy Elms
Mary Fernandez
Richard Harker
Sara Henderson
Wes Holt
David Moore
Neale Nickels
Ashley Shares
Brent Smith
Butch Teal
Ruti Turner
Michael Wettlaufer
Tim Wright
Angie Wynne
Emily Yerke
Our Board Members
Chair
Stuart Jackson
Past Chair
Donna G. Barwick
Treasurer
Tim Montz
Secretary
Charlotte Christian
Executive Committee
Sara Chapman
May B. Hollis
Tad Mitchell
S. Zachry Young
Trustees
Tom Aderhold
George Dusenbury IV
Nancy James
Steve Paro
Doug Aldridge
Alan Elsas
Glen Manjos
Suzi Sheffield
Norman Asher
Susan Evins
Ruth Middleton
Michael Stephens
C. Duncan Beard
Henry (Hank) Gurley
Phillip Millians
Kay Wallace
