Our Staff
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RICHARD COOPER, PhD
President and CEO
rcooper@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2086 -
FRANKY ABBOTT, PhD
Chief Content Strategist
Fabbott@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2085 -
CHRIS BARBEE
Director of Development
cbarbee@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2081 -
CHRISTOPHER DELANGE
Preparator, Collections & Exhibitions
cdelange@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2082 -
LINDSAY FAIRBROTHER
Director of School Programs
lfairbrother@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2092 -
MICHAEL FLEMING
Social Media Manager
mfleming@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2094 -
TERESA HOPSON
Office Administrator
thopson@levinemuseumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2098 -
LISA HORLDT
Chief Financial Officer
lhorldt@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2088 -
SONJA HUGHES
Guest Services Manager
shughes@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2096 -
JEJUANA JOHNSON
Director of Operations
jjohnson@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2099 -
SUZY LEVI
Events Coordinator
slevi@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2097 -
KATE MCALLISTER
Grants Manager
kmcallister@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2093 -
AUGUSTA OOSTHUYSEN
Registrar & Exhibitions Manager
aoosthuysen@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2079 -
KERI PETERSEN, PhD
Senior Director, History & Exhibitions
kpetersen@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2089 -
ALEXANDER PIÑERES
Director of Programs & Digital Production
apineres@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2077 -
PATRICK STEPP
Programs Manager
pstepp@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2095 -
KAREN SUTTON
Director of Community Engagement
ksutton@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2087 -
COURTNEY WHITESIDE
Director of Marketing
cwhiteside@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2084 -
CLIFF WHITFIELD
Digital Projects Manager
cwhitfield@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2083 -
YOLANDA WILLIAMSON
Finance Manager
ywilliamson@museumofthenewsouth.org704-333-1887 ext. 2106
Board of Directors
Officers
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TY NIESS
CHAIR
Senior Advisor, Dart Interests, LLC
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GLEN WRIGHT
CHAIR-ELECT
CEO, Worth Financial Advisory Group
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JIMMY KMETZ
TREASURER
Assurance Partner, Pricewaterhouse Coopers
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KEVIN MALCOLM
SECRETARY
Executive Director, Human Resources, Ally Bank
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MICHAEL SMITH
FACILITIES
Partner, Collett
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CLAYE STOKES
PROGRAMS
VP of Marketing, Caring
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RHONDALE HAYWOOD
DEVELOPMENT/MARKETING
Managing Director, Division
Investment Director, Truist Wealth
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KATE MAYNARD
GOVERNANCE
Partner, Robinson Bradshaw
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JONI ADAMS
Vice President Program Manager
Bank of America
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KELLY ALEXANDER
State Representative
North Carolina General Assembly
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JUDY AUGUST
Wealth Advisor Director
MAI Capital Management LLC
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GRIS BAILEY
President & CEO
Latin American Chamber of Commerce
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JAMIE BIGSBY, CFP
Vice President, Senior Relations Specialist
PNC Private Bank
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DENISE COLEMAN
Chief of Staff, Community Affairs
Norsan Media
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LUCIA ZAPATA GRIFFITH
Architect
Metro Landmarks
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SHARON CARR HARRINGTON, JD
Vice President, Administration
Novant Health Foundations
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DAVID JACOBS, MD
Medical Director of Trauma Services
Atrium Health
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JASON LLOYD
Market Executive
Western NC Middle Market Bank
JP Morgan Chase
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CG NEWSOME
Civic Leader
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SCOTT POOLE
Partner
Ridgemont Equity Partners
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HUNTER PRIESTER
SVP, Associate Design Director
Bank of America
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RYAN RICH
Senior Assistant City
Attorney City of Charlotte
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CYNTHIA WALLACE
Co-Founder
New Rural Project
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BYRON WHITE, PhD
Associate Provost for Urban Research and Community Engagement
University of North Carolina Charlotte
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LINDA DALTON
(EX OFFICIO)
President, Mecklenburg Historical Association
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SALLY ROBINSON
(EX OFFICIO)
Civic Leader
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LIZ SIMMONS
(EX OFFICIO)
Civic Leader
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RICHARD COOPER, PhD
(EX OFFICIO)
Levine Museum of the New South
President/CEO