Staff & Board
Preserve Nashville's Leadership Team
Preserve Nashville is led by a unified Board of Directors formed through the strategic alliance between the Preservation Society of Nashville and Historic Nashville, Inc. Drawing evenly from the leadership of both legacy organizations, the board combines deep preservation experience with fresh strategic capacity to guide the new parent entity. Together with the CEO and staff, this team stewards the mission, governance, and long‑term vision for preservation across Davidson County.
David Greider
Preserve Nashville
President & CEO
Kelleigh Bannen
Co-Chair
Apple Music Host, Singer/Songwriter
Ellen Dement Hurd
Co-Chair
Senior Historian,
VHB
Nick Dryden
Vice Chair
Dryden Architecture Owner & AIA
Jonny Wagenman
Treasurer
Real Estate Development Partner
Colson Horton
Secretary
Colson Horton Studio Owner & Art Director
Darden Copeland
Governance Comm. Chair
Calvert Street Group
Managing Director
Sarah Calise
Board Member
Vanderbilt University
Metadata Coordinator & Curator of Community Histories
Rachel Halvorson
Board Member
Rachel Halvorson Designs Owner
Penny Harrington
Board Member
Retired Metropolitan General Sessions Court Judge
Dr. Victoria Hensley
Board Member
Vanderbilt University
Mellon Assistant Professor of American Studies
Kira Hilley
Board Member
Stewardship Renovate / Build LLC
Owner, General Contractor
Lynn Maddox
Board Member
Vanderbilt University Government & Community Relations Program Director
Dr. Mary Ellen Pethel
Board Member
Belmont University
Assoc. Director & Professor of Global Honors; Nashville Historical Foundation Director of Nashville Sites
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Dr. Marquita Reed-Wright
Board Member
Tennessee State University
Assistant Professor of History
Jennifer Richardson
Board Member
The Nashville Parthenon / Metro Nashville Parks & Rec.
Curator
Mark Simmons
Board Member
Mark Simmons Interiors Owner
Cyril Stewart
Board Member
Cyril Stewart Architects Owner & AIA and Metro Nashville Historic Zoning Commissioner
Brian Tibbs
Board Member
Moody Nolan Managing Partner & AIA
Tom Vickstrom
Board Member
The Hermitage Hotel
Financial Advisor and Hotel Historian
Suzy Wilson
Board Member
Real Estate and Corporate Attorney
TJ Wilt
Board Member
Community Leader and Belmont University Architecture Student
Linda Wynn
Board Member
Tennessee Historical Commission Assistant Director for State Programs
Advisors
Bari Beasley
PSN Founding Strategic Advisor
Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN President & CEO
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Meg Hershey
PSN Founding Strategic Advisor and Consultant
Meg Hershey Consults Founder & Principal
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