Staff News

Barbara Grissom joined the staff in August 2024 as the Administrative Secretary. A native of Nashville, Grissom has a B.S. in Psychology from Tennessee State University and an A.A.S. in Medical Office Administration from Nashville State Community College. Prior to joining THC, she worked at Meharry Medical College for the past 23 years in the school of medicine as an Executive Associate and an Administrative Assistant. Grissom also worked in the archives department as a Health Information Analyst II.

Stevie Malenowksi joined the staff in September 2024 as the Technical Preservation Coordinator for the western half of the state. Malenowski earned his undergraduate degree from Ithaca College in New York, and he recently received is M.A. in Public History from the University of South Carolina. He served as Preservation Staff for the Adirondack Architectural Heritage where he conducted preservation work on multiple National Historic Landmark structures and assisted with a $900,000 Save America’s Treasures preservation grant. During his master’s program Malenowski served as Curatorial Assistant for a multi-disciplinary project at USC’s McKissick Museum, where he conducted oral history interviews, researched, wrote exhibits, and digitized materials related to the South Carolina forestry and furniture industries.