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Leadership & Staff

The Greensboro History Museum – AAM-accredited and a Smithsonian Affiliate – is a division of the City of Greensboro Libraries & Museum Department and operates as a public-private partnership with the nonprofit GHM Inc.

StaffGHM Inc. Board of Trustees

GHM Inc.

Volunteers founded the museum, then named the Greensboro Historical Museum, in 1924. Today, the museum operates through a partnership with the City of Greensboro and Greensboro Historical Museum, Incorporated (GHM Inc.), a membership organization open to any interested person. GHM Inc. owns the museum collections and funds educational programming, exhibitions, collections care, and more.

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Leadership

Our Mission

Together with our diverse communities, the Greensboro History Museum collects objects and stories, connects generations, and challenges people to explore our city’s past, present and future.

The Museum sparks wonder through bold exhibitions and creative public programs. We nurture civic engagement and lifelong learning. We encourage dialogue, and we care for all that is entrusted to us.

Brigitte Blanton, Greensboro Public Library Director

Carol Ghiorsi Hart, Museum Director

Director’s Vision
The Greensboro History Museum will engage the community in the pursuit of wisdom through connections that challenge.

Volunteers founded the museum, then named the Greensboro Historical Museum, in 1924. Today, it is a facility of the City of Greensboro as a division within the Greensboro Public Library Department. The museum operates through a partnership with the City of Greensboro and Greensboro Historical Museum, Incorporated (GHM Inc.), a membership organization open to any interested person. GHM Inc. owns the collections and supports exhibition, collection and program projects.

Board Mission Statement
The GHM Inc. Board of Trustees, in partnership with the Libraries and Museum Department of the City of Greensboro, ensures the telling of Greensboro’s history by setting strategic direction for the Museum through

  • Engaging diverse individuals and communities in a quality museum experience
  • Serving as responsible fiscal stewards
  • Cultivating needed resources
  • Promoting the Museum to the community
  • Supporting Museum staff and volunteers as they carry out the institution’s mission

Our vision statement defines what we see as our goals for the future – a challenging, yet achievable vision of a museum that meets the highest standard of excellence, teaches and informs in a variety of energetic and accessible ways, and is a vibrant, visible, and valued community institution.

2026 Board of Trustees

Theresa Byrd, President
Ann Koppen, President-Elect
Kevin Sasser, Finance Vice President
Montea Goldsmith, Community Advisory Vice President
Dr. Ayesha Coleman Swinton, Membership Vice President
Boyd Stanley, Belle Meade Society President
Justin Lyons, Executive Secretary

Brooks Anderson
Jennifer Carlson
Nat Corwin
Nancy Doll
Caro Everts
Allegra Grice
Tim Hanlin
Sarah Healy
Brent Loy
Danielle Meaux
Russell Parmele III
Saroj Patnaik
Jackie Sanders
Teresa Vincent
Crystal Wise