Our Team of HEARTS

Abigail Jennings: HEARTS Co-Founder and President, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Co-Chair HEARTS Reunion Project, Co-Chair HEARTS Happenings

Chuck Half: Vice-President

Bill Russell: Secretary

Kris Manley: Treasurer

Michael D. Connor: Board Member

Ron Potts: Board Member

Andre’ Kearns: Board Member, Co-Chair HEARTS Reunion Project

Frederick Murphy: Board Member

Ryan Webber: Board Member

Bob McIntosh: Ex-Officio Legal Counsel

HEARTS Collaborative Board of Trustees

Abigail Jennings: Executive Director

Lauren Ewald: Operations Coordinator

Cameron Kellam: Marketing Coordinator

Kandi Ranson: CPA

Randolph Lewis: HEARTS Co-Founder, Co-Chair HEARTS Happenings, Preservation Advisor

HEARTS Collaborative Operations Team

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Volunteers

HEARTS is made possible with help from a community that cares.

Our dedicated tour docents, living history program volunteers, and HEARTS Happening event volunteers are the backbone of every accomplishment HEARTS has achieved to preserve and share local history. These passionate, creative, and generous members of our community continue to inspire the mission of HEARTS in all of us.

Volunteer with HEARTS
A group of six smiling women and one man posing outdoors in front of a brick wall and greenery at night.
Two people dressed in historical clothing standing outside a white house. The man holds a stick and wears a wide-brimmed hat, striped shirt, vest, and gloves. The woman is dressed in a blue dress with a white apron and also wears a wide-brimmed hat. They are posing outdoors with trees in the background.
Two women dressed as colonial-era pilgrims setting up a historical food display outdoors among trees, with a table covered in a white cloth and bowls.
A group of ten people gathered around a Christmas tree decorated with lights, ornaments, and garlands in a warmly lit room. Some people are standing, smiling, and some are sitting in front of the group. The background includes a bookshelf and artwork on the wall.

Left to right: Lauren Ewald, Peggy Long, Michael Conner, Abigail Jennings, Linda Sprague & Amanda Pitman at the HEARTS Gala ‘24; Docents Michael Conner & Amanda Pittman in 18th century costume; Sarah Hardinger & Susie Worchester demonstrate18th century cooking techniques; Michael Conner, Cliff Grimsley, Sarah Hardinger, Lauren Ewald, Lynn Mintzer, Peggy Long, and Amanda Pittman at the 2023 volunteer appreciation party.

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The HEARTS Circle

Our collaborative achievements wouldn’t be possible without the support of our HEARTS Circle members.

Thanks to the resounding appreciation of our members, event guests, and donors, it’s clear HEARTS is onto something incredibly special.

Please share your desire for preservation, lifelong learning, history, genealogy, restoration, nature, and the arts with us and join HEARTS Circle, today.

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Outdoor night gathering with a large tent illuminated by string lights, guests seated at tables, and candles in paper bags on the grass.

2024 HEARTS Circle Membership Gala at Historic Cedar Grove - Photo courtesy of HEARTS