Ann Wicks Carter (Resident) was raised on Sixth Street and attended Jefferson School, where she later taught art. Since retiring, she has served Jefferson School as a leading advocate for the preservation and thoughtful use of the landmark building, stirring grassroots support in Charlottesville and testifying before the Virginia Historic Resource Board.
Holly Edwards (Elected Official) is Vice Mayor of the City of Charlottesville. She is also a parish nurse at public housing site Crescent Halls, co-chair of the City’s Dialogue on Race, and has previously served as Program Coordinator for the Public Housing Association of Residents.
Scot French (Producer) is Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Virginia. From 2006-2010, he served as Director of the Virginia Center for Digital History, where his research into Vinegar Hill integrated archival work with oral histories and digital visualizations. Scot received the 2010 Black Community Advocate Award presented by the Black Student Alliance, Black Leadership Institute, and the UVA Chapter of the NAACP.
Kathy Johnson Harris (Resident) was raised on Fourth Street. She attended Jefferson School and later served on the Charlottesville Planning Board, the first African American woman with that distinction. Currently, she serves as an alternative education program coordinator for Charlottesville City Schools.
Joy Johnson (Advocate) moved to Charlottesville in 1980. One of the staunchest supporters of the city’s subsidized Westhaven Apartments—where she has lived since 1983—and a leading voice of the Public Housing Association of Residents, Joy has helped to organize public housing improvement initiatives and testified before Congress about public housing concerns.
Teresa Jackson Price (Resident) was raised on Sixth Street. She was one of the first African American students to attend Lane High School, and later taught at Lane and Burley High, McGuffey Primary, and Clark Elementary Schools. From 2003-2004, Teresa served on the City Council’s Jefferson School Task Force, researching and developing strategies for the building’s future.
