Dabney Sanders

Dabney, the founding Project Manager for the Greensboro Downtown Greenway oversees all activities related to the creation of the $54+ million, 4-mile loop surrounding downtown Greensboro NC including design, fundraising, construction, communications, and public art.

Dabney was recognized by the Triad Business Journal as a 40 under 40 recipient, and was selected as a finalist for the Knight Foundation Public Space Fellowship in 2019 and was named the 2019 Jim Roach Downtown Person of the Year by Downtown Greensboro. Dabney received the 2023 Adelaide F. Holderness/H. Michael Weaver Award – UNCG’s highest award recognizing exemplary public service to Greensboro and the greater community.

Dabney grew up in Rhode Island and attended Sewanee: The University of the South. She graduated with a major in Natural Resources (Forestry & Geology) and a minor in Botany in 1987. She is actively engaged in leadership roles on boards and organizations within the community primarily in the arts sector.