- Commission Co-Chairs
- Claudette Burroughs-White (deceased 9/16/07)
- Al Lineberry, Jr.
- Elizabeth (Boo) Stauffer
- Commissioners
- Gail Barger
- Rosalee Brewer
- Bill Craft
- Jacqueline Foster
- Gayle Fripp
- Otis Hairston, Jr.
- William Hammer
- John Harris
- Robinson Hassell
- Kathy Hinshaw
- Anne Hurd
- Edward Keohohou
- Lee Kinard
- Jacqueline Kpeglo
- Cathy Levinson
- Lila Lloyd
- Alison MacCord
- Teresa Miller
- Carolyn Moore
- Donald Moore
- Marsh Prause
- Jennifer Revels-Baxter
- Don Saunders
- Mary Ann Scarlette
- Hal Sieber
- Willie Taylor
- Volunteer Committee Chairs
- Berkley Blanks
- Michelle Bolick
- Daniel Craft
- Lynn Donovan
- Pam Foxx
- Sabrah Hardin
- Maria Hicks-Few
- Judith Kastner
- Zachery Matheny
- Gail Murphy
- Donna Newton
- Michael Planning
- Deborah Scales
- Staff
- Executive Director - Zana Wall
- Assistant to the Executive Director - Crystal Edwards
In Memory of Claudette Burroughs-White
Claudette Burroughs-White, who died on September 16th, 2007, was known and beloved by many people for her warmth, wit, and for her love for Greensboro and its people. She contributed greatly to our community as both a leader and friend, and her most recent gift to our city was the leadership she gave to the Greensboro Bicentennial Commission, helping to shape the celebration of the city's 200th birthday in 2008.
Immediately after leaving City Council in December 2005, having decided not to run for re-election, Claudette was asked by Mayor Keith Holliday to be one of the volunteer co-chairs of the Bicentennial Commission, a group of 27 citizens who had been appointed by City Council and charged with planning the 200th birthday celebration for the city. She took on the task with a passion, using her leadership talents to help guide hundreds of volunteers in planning the events.
When the Bicentennial Celebration officially begins in March 2008, the events and projects that take place will be a product of Claudette's vision and work for nearly two years. She was determined that the celebration be inclusive of the entire community. The Bicentennial will kick off on March 25 with a torch relay that includes all quadrants of the city and involves a wide variety of residents as torchbearers. The events that follow, including opening ceremonies, a heritage festival celebrating our city's history and diversity, neighborhood activities, interfaith events and a parade of decades will each reflect Claudette's passion for her city and its people, and her desire that this celebration be the grandest that Greensboro has ever seen.
The Bicentennial Commission is grateful for the work, leadership and vision Claudette gave to the planning of the Bicentennial celebration and looks forward to honoring her memory with an unprecedented celebration of the community she loved.
