Mother SAM

Release Date: Thursday, April 1st 2010

Anna Standard has retired after nearly 12 years as the SAM Program’s Safety and Hospitality manager. She was responsible for training, nurturing, and educating novices and veteran SAMs alike on the ins and outs of Downtown hospitality and history. Standard began her BID career as a consultant before becoming the BIDs first and only Safety and Hospitality manager. She acquired the “Mother SAM” nickname because workers swore she could see everything, just as mothers do. “Anna was truly passionate about her job and will be sorely missed in many ways,” said Everett D. E. Scruggs, the Downtown BID’s director of operations. “We will continue to carry the torch that she lit 12 years ago when she joined the SAM Program.”