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Staff

Deborah Buckson, Executive Director
Jennifer Cabell Kostik, Assistant Director
Johnnye Baker, Education Curator
Stephanie Brown, Volunteer / Education Assistant 
Debbie Harper, Assistant Interpretation Coordinator
Meg Kane-Smith, Volunteer Coordinator 
Paula Long, Education Assistant
Brian Miller, Associate Curator 
Jeffrey Pyle, Facilities Manager
Marianne Salamone, Archives and IT Support Coordinator
Carla Pyle, Volunteer Coordinator Emeritus
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 Smith
Chris Buccini

From the Collection

Fireplace tongs

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of Mrs. Charles L. Reese Jr. to the David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
1785-1830
In 1845, a fugitive slave from Maryland named Sam approached the Corbit home begging for refuge. Sam was hidden by Mary Corbit behind a tiny door in the attic of what is now referenced as the Corbit-Sharp house. There, the runaway was given food and a warm quilt.