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