USS Yorktown Foundation Staff
Meaghan Silsby
Executive Director
(843) 881-5925
[email protected]
Kayla Webber
Director of Community Relations & Membership
(843) 216-5023
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Who We Are
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum serves as a national destination of excellence for the preservation and education of current and future generations about America’s history, traditions and values.
Where Honor, Pride & Adventure Unite
Patriots Point Development Authority was established in the 1970s to develop a naval & maritime museum on Charleston Harbor with the World War II aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown as its centerpiece. In addition to the USS Yorktown, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum has a fleet of National Historic Landmark ships, the Cold War Memorial, the only Vietnam Experience Exhibit in the U.S., the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, and the agency’s official Medal of Honor Museum.
Since opening in 1976, Patriots Point has become one of the state’s most popular tourist attractions with more than 300,000 visitors each year. The Yorktown boasts one of the largest education and overnight camping programs in the nation, with more than 40,000 school age children attending these programs each year.
Allison Hunt
Executive Director
(843) 881-5920
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Chris Hauff
Chief of Staff
(843) 881-5984
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Chris Jones
Director of Operations
(843) 881-5938
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David Coates
Maintenance Director
(843) 971-5050
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Gina Zahran
Director of Visitor Services
(843) 971-5044
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Keith Grybowski
Director of Education
(843) 881-5935
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Meredith Kablick
Director of Collections & Curatorial Affairs
(843) 881-5985
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Nick Magar
Chief Financial Officer
(843) 881-5996
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Sam Derrick
Gift Shop Manager
(843) 881-5970
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Sam Elkin
Director of Marketing & Communications
(843) 881-5020
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Terry Ansley
Director of Property Management
(843) 881-5978
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