November 17, 2023 – At last week’s 68th Annual Meeting in Columbia Square, the Historic Savannah Foundation welcomed new board members Ryan Claus and Brian Dart.
Ryan Claus is a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) where he received his Masters in Architecture. He joined Felder & Associates in 2012 when the firm was founded and took on the role of project manager and designer. He is responsible for client relations, project development and construction administration on a wide range of projects. Claus also excels in computer-aided 3D visualization and is well versed in the latest BIM and CAD technologies. His work has received various local design awards such as the AIA Bronze Medal with the Savannah Young Architects Forum (SYAF) team in 2013.
Claus has served on the AIA SYAF as group president and vice president and was previously a member of the local USGBC Emerging Professionals Committee. Claus has also been a deacon at his church, The Kirk (PCA), for over ten years.
A native of Pooler, he is married to Brittani Claus and together they have two children.
Brian Dart, a Statesboro native and Georgia Southern University graduate, joins Ryan as a new board member. He is Group Vice President and Market Manager in the Queensborough National Bank Coastal Market. In addition to commercial lending, Dart oversees the bank’s branches in Statesboro and Pooler, as well as the Hodgson Memorial Drive branch in Savannah.
He has worked in Queensborough for over 5 years in the Savannah market and in the banking industry since 2005. Before entering the banking industry, he worked in the office of Congressman Jack Kingston in the United States House of Representatives. United as office and district director.
He is active in the community and serves on several boards including President of Georgia Southern University- Southern Greek Housing Corporation, President of Kappa Sigma Alumni Association, Past President of Chatham County Little League, Coastal Georgia Boy Scouts Troop 56, and is a member of the Propeller Club – Port of Savannah, the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, the Savannah Quarterback Club, the Alliance Française de Savannah, the German Heritage Society and the Guale Myers Society.
Dart and his wife Nancy live in Savannah with their three children.
“HSF is pleased to welcome Brian and Ryan, two talented and capable individuals, to our exceptional Board of Directors,” said Sue Adler, President and CEO of HSF. “They will become a vital part of our organization’s continued growth and bring a valuable and fresh perspective to help us achieve our mission of preserving and safeguarding Savannah’s unique history.”
Claus and Dart will serve on the HSF Board of Directors alongside President Austin Hill, Vice President Cody Tharpe, Treasurer Michael McLeod, Secretary Gaye Reese and Parliamentarian Gregori S. Anderson, as well as other members of the HSF Board of Directors. HSF Board of Directors, Sam Carroll, Sabrina Cox, Louisa Morris and Brent. Watts.
