Our Team

Mr. Hearnes has a background in academic history and historic preservation with degrees from Southeast Missouri State University. He has been with Blount Mansion since January 2014 and has been the Executive Director since June of 2015.

Mr. Jordan is a former television news anchor and freelance war correspondent who has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other hot spots around the world. Michael earned a master’s degree in public history and worked for five years as public relations director at the Coastal Heritage Society, in Savannah, Georgia. Michael has produced more than thirty documentary films and authored three books about the history of Savannah.