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Archive: January 2024

Penny Harrington

Penny Harrington is a retired Metropolitan General Sessions Court Judge. Prior to election to the bench, she was a partner at Thompson and Bussart, Attorneys at Law; served as General Counsel for the Department of Conservation, State of Tennessee; acted as Chief Legal Officer and...

Sarah Calise

Sarah Calise (she/they) is a public historian, archivist, and writer working in Nashville, Tennessee. She has a master’s in public history and a master’s in information science, and currently serves as Curator of Community Histories at Vanderbilt University Libraries. Their research and writing focus on...

Jesse Walker

Jesse Walker, originally from Hendersonville and now residing in Goodlettsville, is a dedicated lawyer, advocate, and community organizer striving to make a positive impact on the local community. He holds degrees from Volunteer State Community College and Belmont University. In 2019, he earned his Doctor of...

Dr. Daniel Sharfstein

Daniel J. Sharfstein is the Dick and Martha Lansden Chair in Law, a history professor, and co-director of the George Barrett Social Justice Program at Vanderbilt University. Prior to law school, he worked as a journalist in West Africa and southern California. Before joining Vanderbilt’s...

Patrick McIntyre, Tennessee Historical Commission (Ex-Officio)

Executive Director of the Tennessee Historical Commission since 2007, Patrick McIntyre was formerly Executive Director of the Tennessee Preservation Trust and Endangered Properties Coordinator for the Alabama Historical Commission. He holds an M.A. in Southern studies from the University of Mississippi and a B.A. in...

Dr. Carole Bucy (Ex-Officio)

Dr. Carole Bucy, is a professor of history at Volunteer State Community College. She has a PhD in History and in 2011, Carole was appointed Davidson County Historian by Mayor Karl Dean. Carole is author of Tennessee Through Time: The Early Years and Tennessee Through Time: The Later...

Tim Walker, Metro Nashville Historical Commission (Ex-Officio)

Tim Walker is Executive Director of the Metro Historical Commission (MHC) and Metro Historic Zoning Commission (MHZC), a position he’s held since 2009. Prior to this, he served as the Historic Zoning Administrator for the Metro Historic Zoning Commission. Tim currently serves on The District...

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