Board of Directors

George Collins

George “retired” in2010 after ten years as the director of museum studies and program at Tusculum College (University). He has over forty-five years of experience in non-profit museum management, program development, and exhibit development having worked at Colonil Williamsburg Foundation, New York State Historical Association, and Genesee Country Village and Museum. He received his BA in History/Education from West Virginia Wesleyan College and his MA in History Museum Management from Cooperstown Graduate Program – State University of New York.

In addition to serving as president of Friends of the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, he is president of the Magnavox Historical Preservation Association. He is also a trustee of the Mount Bethel Cemetery Association and has done volunteer work at the Greeneville-Greene County History Museum. As a native West Virginian, he has also done volunteer work for the Greenbrier County (WV) Historical Society.

Carolyn Gregg

Carolyn retired from Tusculum University in 2010 as Associate Professor of Education. Prior to that she taught at Tusculum View Elementary for 31 years. She began teaching Greene County history in 1986 to her third-graders – highlighting Tusculum with the Doaks and Rev. Balch, Dickson-Williams Mansion, Valentine Sevier, and David Crockett, creating booklets for the students to use before field trips to see areas they had studied.

She has compiled several books including Stories from the South in Greene County with Nolachuckey Elementary School students; Reflections from the Past in Chuckey, Afton, Tusculum and Eastern Greene County with Chuckey-Doak Middle School students; Remembering Greene County Mills; St. James Lutheran Church Celebrating 200 Years: 1811-2011; The History of Asbury United Methodist Church; Tales of the Rails (history of the Tweetsie, Clinchfield, Southern, and other railroads) for the Carter Railroad Museum; The History of Blue Springs Lutheran Church; and Blue Springs Schools, Community, and College.

Carolyn is the Historian for the Blue Springs Historical Society; Treasurer for the Greene County Genealogical Society and the Nolachuckey Chapter DAR; and Secretary for the Greene County Heritage Trust. She serves as the Secretary of the Friends of the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site.

David Hawk

David is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 5. After attending Tusculum College, he earned his BA in Marketing from East Tennessee State University. In 2006, he attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government Senior Executive Program for State and Local Government at Harvard University.

Jolin Hawk

Jolin received her BA in Human Growth and Early Childhood Education from Tusculum University in 2005. She received her MA in Curriculum and Instruction in 2011. From 2006 to 2023 she taught at Doak Elementary School.

In February 2023 she joined Tusculum University as Director of Development. In November of that year she was promoted to Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations.

Caleb Julian

Caleb is one of seven children, a native of Greene County, and lives in Mohawk, TN. He is an Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager, and Lending Officer for Andrew Johnson Bank. He received his AA from Walters State Community College and his BA from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville. U.S. History was his favorite subject in school, and many historic facts and destinations still spark his interest today. Caleb serves as the treasure for the Friends Group.

Bill Onkst

Bill is a native of London, Kentucky, coming to Greeneville in 1981. He is co-founder and a principal in Azimuth Engineering, Inc. in Greeneville, a civil engineering firm since 1989. Bill is a Past President of the Greeneville Exchange Club, a member of the Greeneville Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol and a District Commander, and a member of West Point Parents Club of East Tennessee.

Jeanne Stokes

Jeanne served as the director of the TRIO Program at Tusculum University for over thirty years having retired in 2021. She was responsible for five U.S. Department of Education grants that served area middle and high school students, helping them complete high school, enter, and graduate from college.

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