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 Trustees | MESDA Advisory Board |
| Mr. David W. Shore, Chair | Mr. John Case, Chair |
| Mr. Barry Sidden, Vice Chair | Ms. Melinda B. Frierson, Vice Chair |
| Mr. Jesse Keever, Secretary | Mr. Joey Brackner |
| Mr. William Mariner, Treasurer | Mrs. Cindy Bregenzer |
| Ms. Peggy Carter | Mr. Dale Couch |
| Ms. Susan Elster | Mr. J. Macklin Cox |
| Mr. Ted Gossett | Ms. Angela DeHart |
| Dr. Torren Gatson | Mr. Jeffrey S. Evans |
| Dr. Edward G. Hill, Jr. | Dr. Torren Gatson |
| Mr. William E. Hollan, III (Bill) | Dr. James Hardy |
| Mr. Trent Jernigan | Mrs. Kay Heller |
| Ms. Anne Lantry | Mr. Tommy Hines |
| Mrs. June Lucas | Mrs. Carol Holcomb |
| Mr. Brad Parris | Mr. Richard B. Hudgens |
| Dr. Thomas H. Sears, Jr. | Dr. Carter Hudgins |
| Ms. Cyndi Skaar | Mrs. Alexandra A. Kirtley |
| Mr. Fritz Vaughan | Dr. James W. Lester, Jr. |
| Mr. John Willingham | Mrs. Susan S. Mariner |
| Mr. Fletcher P. Wilson | Mrs. Beth Mercier |
| Dr. Tiffany W. Momon | |
| Ex-Officio Members | Mrs. Kim Parks |
| John Case, MESDA Advisory Board Chair | Dr. Paul Peters |
| Karl W. Kapp, Wachovia Historical Society | Mr. J. Thomas Savage, III |
| Dr. Jill Fleuriet, President of Salem Academy and College | Dr. C. Philip Toussaint |
| David “Barry” Self, Salem Congregation | Dr. Glenn R. Womack |
| Mary Tribble, Old Salem Residents Association | Mr. Brandt Zipp |