Our People

Our People

 

Our Leaders

Jill Savitt
President/CEO
Donald Byrd
Chief Operating Officer
Adriana M. Higgins
Chief Advancement Officer

Keisha Lewis
Head of Visitor Services

Jennifer Richardson
Director of Human Resources
Nicole A. Moore
Director of Education
Sonya Pierce
Director of Facilities
Autumn Duncan
Director of Marketing
Tim’m West
Executive Director, LGBTQ Institute
Ryan M. Roemerman
Advocacy Advisor
Lance Wheeler
Director of Exhibitions
James Richards
Director of Communications
Phil Polk
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Experiences Leader
DJ Sims
Director of Truth + Transformation Initiative
Brian Parrott
Director of Events & Meeting Operations


Departments

Administration

Jill Savitt
President/CEO

Donald Byrd
Chief Operating Officer

Jennifer Richardson
Director of Human Resources

Judy Klose
Office Manager / Executive Assistant / Board Liaison

Olivia Greene-Knight
Finance Specialist

Visitor Services

Keisha Lewis
Head of Visitor Services

Lisle Dorsey
Sr. Manager of Group Marketing

Donald Young
Manager of Visitor Services

Maugrette Washington
Visitor Experience Supervisor

Kelly Crosby
Volunteer Coordinator

Anthony Choice
Group Sales Coordinator

Ebony Columbus
Admissions Lead

Reece Harris
Visitor Services Lead

Darien Gulley
Visitor Services Assistant

Daryl Ifetayo- Williams
Visitor Services Assistant

Jabril Lovelady
Visitor Services Lead

Shmyra Ransom
Visitor Services Lead

Events

Brian Parrott
Director of Events and Meeting Operations

Joanne Lerner
Events Manager

Interpretation

Nicole A. Moore
Director of Education

Lance Wheeler
Director of Exhibitions

Simone Bright
Manager of Education & Interpretation

Kate Moore
Education Coordinator

Marketing & Communications

Autumn Duncan
Director of Marketing

James Richards
Director of Communications

Kaci Palmore
Marketing Associate

Terone Allen
Graphic Designer 

Public Engagement

Cameron Argotsinger
Senior Manager of Public Engagement

Development

Adriana Higgins
Chief Advancement Officer

Emily Startup
Development Manager

Jasmine Martinez
Development Associate

Facilities

Sonya Pierce
Director of Facilities

Renzo Garcia
Information Technology Administrator

Katherine Simpson 
IT Helpdesk Support Specialist

Initiatives

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Experiences

Phil Polk
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Program Lead

Tim’m West
DEI Facilitator

Martha Caldwell
DEI Facilitator

Attallah Pamoja
DEI Facilitator

LGBTQ Institute

Tim’m West
Executive Director, LGBTQ Institute

Truth + Transformation

DJ Sims
Director, Truth + Transformation Initiative

Kristin Goss
Truth + Transformation Coordinator

Autumn Smith
Truth + Transformation Coordinator



Curators & Experts

The Center has three permanent exhibitions as well as installations honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. and Eleanor Roosevelt. We regularly mount small temporary exhibitions in our mezzanine and on our outdoor plaza. Learn More.