Sally Sussman has been a member of the Nicodemus Center for 12 years, and previously served four years as Board President, rejoining the board for her third term in 2019.

Sally also spearheaded the development of the Ceramic Arts Center of Waynesboro in 2013 as part of the Destination ARTS! initiative by finding the South Church Street location, purchasing the building expressly for this purpose, supervising the renovations, and subsidizing the rent to make it affordable for the organization.

Sally owns Sussman Enterprises and is a partner in RentinWaynesboro.com. She is a real estate agent with Long and Foster in both Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Sally has served on the board of the Waynesboro Daycare Center, chaired various events for Renfrew Institute, and has been involved in the Arts Alliance of Greater Waynesboro’s Destination ARTS! initiative since its inception, most recently founding the Community Book Club which meets monthly at Gallery 50/Music Makers.

Sally and her husband Andrew have three children, Nigel, Adrienne, and Nicola.

Olivia Hammond lives in Waynesboro with her husband, Kevin. They have three children: Preston, Savannah and Spencer.

Olivia works at Penn State Mont Alto as the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator and Instructor in the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program. Prior to working at the college, Olivia worked in the WellSpan Health System as an Occupational Therapist for 16 years.

Olivia is a parent volunteer in her children’s many extracurricular activities including: Trinity Players, Go Girls Go, Waynesboro Children’s Theatre Troupe, Girls Scouts and Waynesboro Soccer Association. Olivia has previously served on the Noah’s Ark Board of Directors.

Olivia has attended Nicodemus Center with her daughter Savannah for parties and events. She regularly encourages her occupational therapy students participate in Nicodemus events on campus. Olivia has a love for Downtown Waynesboro, the community and the Nicodemus Center.

Wayne joins the NCCS Board of Directors as Treasurer, and as its newest member in 2021. A 1974 graduate of the University of Maryland, Wayne holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. Wayne enjoyed a 40 year career at Mack Trucks, Inc., where he worked as an engineer, manager, and product planner. Wayne also served as the chairman of the SAE Engine Power Test Code Committee for several years, where he was the principle author of numerous engineering test standards and technical documents. Wayne holds the patent for ‘InfoMax Wireless’, the first WiFi-PC based fleet management system for the heavy duty trucking industry.

A resident of Greencastle PA for nearly 40 years, Wayne retired from Mack in 2014. He currently enjoys the company of his wife, Martha, 3 children and 2 grandchildren. Hobbies include home construction and maintenance, picture framing, and hiking (Wayne is co-leader of the ‘Nanny Goat’ hiking club).

Wayne would like to note that he “unsuccessfully” tried his hand at pottery at NCCS circa 2016/17. “Despite my shortcomings, everyone I met through NCCS was friendly, talented, patient, and helpful. It’s a wonderful organization”.

Carolyn Peterson moved from Richmond Virginia to Waynesboro in 2014. A graduate of Cornell

University with a BS in Animal/Dairy Science and Agriculture, Carolyn’s main career focus was

Quality Assurance for cheese, ice cream, and fluid milk manufacturing. She retired after serving

as the Director for the Virginia Department of Agriculture “Grade A” Milk program and hung her

consulting shingle as a Foreign Animal Disease Biosecurity Consultant for the state veterinarians

in PA, MD, DE and VA. Switching gears completely, Carolyn is now a substitute teacher for the

First Start Partnership Pre-K program in Waynesboro.

Carolyn has served on various boards related to the dairy industry throughout her career and is

looking forward to serving on the board of The Nicodemus Center.

Carolyn is married to Grant and they have four children and one grandchild. She loves to travel

to visit “the kids”, and enjoys crocheting, stain glass, biking and hiking in her spare time.

Mary Ashe-Mahr is delighted to be returning to the Nicodemus Center for Ceramic Studies (NCCS) as a member of the Board of Directors. She has been an active member of the guild since 2005 and served as the executive director from January 2015 through 2020.

She is passionate about the art of pottery and its positive impact on the community at large. She pioneered the succesful Senior Outreach program, allowing seniors to engage in pottery activities, partnered with the YMCA summer camps and with Buttonwood's numerous community activities. 

Ashe-Mahr attended the Rhode Island School of Design and graduated from Mount Saint Mary’s University with both a BA and MBA. She has lived in Waynesboro for 44 years with her husband, Michael Mahr. They have three adult children -- Rachael, Matthew and Justin -- and five grandchildren.