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
Laura Barton
Marcy Breffle
Jennifer Chisholm
Sean Diaz
Mary Fernandez
Richard Harker
Sara Henderson
Wes Holt
David Moore
Neale Nickels
Ashley Shares
Brent Smith
Ruti Turner
Michael Wettlaufer
Charles Whitby
Tim Wright
Angie Wynne
Emily Yerke
Our Board Members
Chair
Donna G. Barwick
Vice Chair
Stuart Jackson
Treasurer
Tim Montz
Secretary
Kathleen O. Chapman
Executive Committee
Sara Chapman
George Dusenbury IV
May B. Hollis
Nancy James
S. Zachry Young
Trustees
Tom Aderhold
D L Henderson
Steve Paro
Doug Aldridge
Richard Laub
Michael Stephens
C. Duncan Beard
Ruth Middleton
Kay Wallace
Benita Duling
Philip W. Millians
Mary Woodlan
Susan A. Evins
Tad Mitchell
Jamil S. Zainaldin
