Board of Directors
Board Members
The Tryon Palace Foundation is a 501(c)(3)-membership organization that was formed in 1992 to develop audience and financial support for Tryon Palace. The Foundation is administered by a Board of Directors.
- Ms. Jeannie Tyson, President
- Mr. Randal Hunter, Vice President
- Ms. Anne Schout, President Elect ‘24
- Mr. Joe Anderson
- Mr. Craig Allen
- Ms. Sallie Baxter
- Mr. Albert “Scrappy” Bell, Jr.
- Mr. William S. Corbitt
- Mr. David W. Erdman
- Mr. Mark Gatlin
- Mr. Ross Hardeman
- Mr. Lee Hodge
- Mr. William Hollowell
- Ms. Carole Kemp
- Mr. John W. King
- Mr. Bill Kwasnick
- Ms. Catherine Little
- Ms. Carol Mattocks
- Mr. Judson McAden
- Ms. Rozanne McCotter
- Ms. Judith McCrudden
- Ms. Susan Moffat Thomas
- Mr. Thomas Monte
- Mr. Paresh Pankhavala
- Ms. Dawn Peele
- Mr. Jim Robinson
- Ms. Cece May Scott
Ex Officio
- Mr. Stephen Graves, Commission Liaison
- Ms. Katherine Haroldson, Commission Chairman
- Mr. James Norment, Commission Liaison
- Ms. Chrystal Regan, Executive Director, Secretary/Treasurer
- Dr. Darin Waters, Deputy Secretary for Archives & History
Commissioners
- Mr. James V. Bender “Jay”, Assistant Financial Officer & Treasurer
- Mr. John C. Bircher, III
- Dr. J. Kenneth Chance
- Ms. Maria Cho
- Mr. Darren B. Clark
- Dr. James B. Congleton, III, Financial Officer & Treasurer
- Ms. Fern D. Cotton
- Mr. Howie DeVane
- Mr. Derrick S. Donald
- Dr. Catherine J. Everett
- Ms. Susan G. Fetzer
- Mr. Bernard George
- Mr. Steve Graves, Secretary
- Ms. Christine J. Greene
- Ms. Katherine C. Haroldson, Chair
- Mr. Nelson McDaniel
- Mr. James Norment, Vice-Chair
- Mr. Jon Segal
- Ms. Ellen M. Sheridan
- Ms. Linda Simmons-Henry
- Rev. Garry M. Slade
- Dr. Arwin D. Smallwood
- Mr. John A. J. Ward
- Ms. Kelly Whitley
- Mr. Stephen Zaytoun
Ex Officio
- Dr. Darin Waters, Deputy Secretary- Designee for Secretary Wilson, N.C. Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources
- Dr. Allison Danell, Dean, Harriot College of Arts and Sciences
- Commissioner Jason Jones, Chairman of the Craven County Board
- Mayor Jeffrey T. Odham, City of New Bern, N.C.
- Ms. Jan Parson- Designee for Attorney General Stein
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