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Our Organization


Drayton Hall Site Council
Anthony Wood, chairman
Elizabeth Alston, Mary Ravenel Black, Lonnie Bunch, Mimi Cathcart, Edward Crawford, Dr. Elise Davis-McFarland, Jane deButts (EMERITUS), Charles Drayton (EMERITUS), Chad Drayton, Frank Drayton, Eric Emerson, Carl Gable, Phil Gaines, Stephen F. Gates, Benjamin Lenhardt, Douglas Lee, Sandy Logan, Peter McGee (EMERITUS), Hampton Morris, Monty Osteen, Duane Parrish, Suzanne Pollak, Michael Prevost, Connie Wyrick (EMERITUS), Marilynn Hill.

Executive Director
George W. McDaniel

Administration
Paula Marion, Director of Finance
Michelle Johanek, Financial Assistant

Preservation and Education
Carter Hudgins, Director of Preservation and Education

Preservation
Sarah Stroud, Archaeologist & Preservation Coordinator
Eugenia Payne, Regional Conservation Coordinator
Joyce Keegan, Collections Manager
Eric Becker, Manager of Landscapes, Horticulture, and Modern Facilities
Trish Smith, Preservation Technician
Raymond Nesmith, Maintenance Technician
Casey Euart, Maintenance Technician

Education/Museum Interpretation
Rikki Davenport, Curator of Education
Joseph Mester, Project Assistant
Peggy Reider, Lead Interpreter
Interpreters: Samantha Baird, Carin Boone, Deana Boulware, Denise Brown, Booie Chappell, Kelly Conry, Ashley Darland, Jonathan Foster, Amanda Franklin, Rosemary Giesy, Tara White, Stephanie Abdon-Bray, Richard Balas, Betsy Kleinfelder, Yvette Guy, Kathy Haney, Patricia Jack, Jenny Mantini, Betsy McAmis, Diane Miller, Leslie Newman, Tiffany Paeschke, Eric Snyder, Alice Thompson, Hannah Walter, Phoebe Willis

Communications
Kristine Morris, Director of Communications
Janie Clayton, Interim Museum Shop Supervisor
Debbi Zimmerman, Group Tour Coordinator
Natalie Baker, Projects Coordinator
Emily Pack, Communications Associate
Leslie Lewis, Visitor Services Associate
Alice Thompson, Visitor Services Associate
Museum Shop Sales Associates: Pattie Jack, Alice Thompson, Amanda Franklin

Development
Jackie Tison, Interim Director of Development
Leslie Newman, Development Assistant for Membership and Annual Giving
Eugenia Payne, Development Associate

Volunteers
John Anderson, Margot Anderson, Lawrence Brogan, Chris Chappell, Ed Delaney, Bobbi Hill, Wally Jack, Robert Johnson, Franco Manzullo, Ian Purches, Judi Purches, Joan Younce, Stan Younce, Diane Zender, Matt Zender, Jerry Zimmerman

Our Preservation Partners

National Trust for Historic Preservation
Historic Charleston Foundation
Preservation Society of Charleston
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League
South Carolina Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Charleston Heritage Federation
American College of the Building Arts