Lydia Ellington Joffray

Lydia Ellington Joffray currently serves as a Grants and Contracts Specialist at The University of Alabama, a position held since January 2024. Prior experience includes roles as a Historic Preservation Planner and Project Specialist at Northeast Georgia Regional from March 2020 to November 2023, and as an Assistant Internship Coordinator at the Georgia Museum of Natural History, where Lydia developed various strategies to enhance the internship program and created a dedicated student organization. Additional professional experience encompasses serving as Director at the Gorgas House Museum and as a Collections Technician at the University of Alabama, overseeing collections management. Lydia's career also includes significant responsibilities at the Archibald Smith Plantation Home, Georgia Power Company, Borders, and Oglethorpe University Museum of Art. Lydia's educational background includes a Master of Heritage Preservation in Public History from Georgia State University and a Bachelor’s degree in History and Women’s Studies from Oglethorpe University.