Leadership

2025-2026 Senior Staff

Terry Taylor

President & CEO

Johanna Brown

Chief Curator & Director of Collections

Tammy Everhart

Controller

Scott Douglas

Director of Education

Paula Pressley

Director of Development

Lauren Rahill

Director of Human Resources


2025-2026 Leadership Team

Pat Albert

Manager of Purchasing & Merchandising

Melissa Bertram

Manager of MESDA Conferences

Rob Casey

Director of Consumer Sales & Marketing

Matthew Gregg

Manager of Annual Giving

Martha Hartley

Director of Moravian Research

Eric Jackson

Director of Horticulture

Lea Lane

Curator of MESDA Collection

Kim May

Director of MESDA Research

Kif Rivera

Director of IT

Erik Skarzynski

Director of Facilities

Chad Smith

Manager of Bakery Operations

William Strollo

Curator of Old Salem & Historic Building Interiors


Old Salem Board of TrusteesMESDA Advisory Board
Mr. David W. Shore, ChairMr. John Case, Chair
Mr. Barry Sidden, Vice ChairMs. Melinda B. Frierson, Vice Chair
Mr. Jesse Keever, SecretaryMr. Joey Brackner
Mr. William Mariner, TreasurerMrs. Cindy Bregenzer
Ms. Peggy CarterMr. Dale Couch
Ms. Susan ElsterMr. J. Macklin Cox
Mr. Ted GossettMs. Angela DeHart
Dr. Torren GatsonMr. Jeffrey S. Evans
Dr. Edward G. Hill, Jr.Dr. Torren Gatson
Mr. William E. Hollan, III (Bill)Dr. James Hardy
Mr. Trent JerniganMrs. Kay Heller
Ms. Anne LantryMr. Tommy Hines
Mrs. June LucasMrs. Carol Holcomb
Mr. Brad ParrisMr. Richard B. Hudgens
Dr. Thomas H. Sears, Jr.Dr. Carter Hudgins
Ms. Cyndi SkaarMrs. Alexandra A. Kirtley
Mr. Fritz VaughanDr. James W. Lester, Jr.
Mr. John WillinghamMrs. Susan S. Mariner
Mr. Fletcher P. WilsonMrs. Beth Mercier
Dr. Tiffany W. Momon
Ex-Officio MembersMrs. Kim Parks
John Case, MESDA Advisory Board ChairDr. Paul Peters
Karl W. Kapp, Wachovia Historical SocietyMr. J. Thomas Savage, III
Dr. Jill Fleuriet, President of Salem Academy and CollegeDr. C. Philip Toussaint
David “Barry” Self, Salem CongregationDr. Glenn R. Womack
 Mary Tribble, Old Salem Residents AssociationMr. Brandt Zipp