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Staff

Deborah Buckson, Executive Director
Jennifer Cabell Kostik, Assistant Director
Johnnye Baker, Education Curator
Barbara Rutecki, Education Assistant
Paula Long, Education Assistant
Stephanie Brown, Education Assistant
Carla Pyle, Volunteer Coordinator
Jeffrey Pyle, Facilities Manager
Brian Miller, Associate Curator
Rita Ryor, Librarian
Betty Fiske, Contract Conservator

Advisory Committee

John Goodier, Chair
Rosemary Goodier
David Reese
Robert McCoy
Halsey Spruance
S.R. Smith, III
Meredith Martin

Board of Directors

Tony Mottola, President
J. Mathieu Plumb, Treasurer
William Gotwals, Treasurer
H. Donnan Sharp
Hugh Plumb
Derek Vanderwarker
Lea Hutchins
Chris Buccini

From the Collection

Chest of four drawers

Historic Odessa Foundation
1810-1820
The wood water pump in front of the Historic Pump House c.1780 is indicative of the public nature of the center of town. The pump was a necessity for thirsty travelers who otherwise would have had to beg a drink from a resident or purchase it at a livery stable or tavern.