VAM Leadership

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Governing Council

Karen Daly
President Stratford Hall (202)550-0832

President

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Scott Stroh
Executive Director Gunston Hall (703)550-9220

Past President

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Steven Blashfield
Principal and Director of the Cultural Studio Glave & Holmes Architecture

VP, Resources and President-Elect

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Paige Gibbons Backus
Historic Site Manager Prince William County Office of Historic Preservation (703)365-7895

VP, Governance

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Felicia Abrams
School Programs Manager Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation (757)253-4436

VP, Membership Engagement

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Kimberly Robinson
Curator National Park Service (301)821-3289

VP, Community Engagement

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Samuel Mckelvey
President & CEO Fredericksburg Area Museum (540)371-3037

Treasurer

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Cameron Patterson
Senior Partner for Strategic Initiatives Robert Russa Moton Museum 434.315.8775x4

Secretary

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Kenlontae' Turner
Curator of Collections Hampton University Museum (757)727-5142

Director, Emerging Museum Professionals

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Dorette Sobolewski
Director of Research Frontier Culture Museum (540)332-7850

Director, Mountain & Valley

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Elaine McFadden
Director of Development, The LVA Foundation Library of Virginia (804)342-9664

Director, Central Virginia

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Amanda Williams
Director MacArthur Memorial (757)441-2965

Director, Tidewater Virginia

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Scotty Almany
Deputy Director of Operations and Project Management Taubman Museum of Art (276)494-4891

Director, Southwest Virginia

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Callie Hawkins
President Lincoln's Cottage (202)688-3731

Director, Washington D.C.

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Mary Helen Dellinger
Manager, Museum and Historic Sites Manassas Museum System (703)257-8452

Director, Northern Virginia

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Betsy Carr
State Delegate

Director-At-Large

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Andrew Coulomb
Chief Finance, Operating and People Officer (202)338-0680x201

Director-at-Large

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Colleen Higginbotham
Deputy Director for Visitor Experience Chrysler Museum of Art (757)965-2039

Director-At-Large

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Jeremy Ray
Sr. Director of Interpretation George Washington's Mount Vernon (703)799-5211

Director-At-Large

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Julia Orr
Education Program Specialist National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (703)572-4113

Director-At-Large

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Victoria Dietz
Executive Vice President Curtis Group Consultants

Director-At-Large

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Michael Plumb
Vice President for Guest Engagement Virginia Museum of History & Culture (804)342-9642

Director-At-Large

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Brent Ward
Certified Interpretive Planner Managing Director & Principal in Charge Riggs Ward (804)254-1740

Director-At-Large

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Rene Rodgers
Head Curator Birthplace of Country Music Museum (423)758-7708

Director-At-Large

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Emily Kilgore
Director of Education and Engagement Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library 5408850897

Director-At-Large

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Jeffrey Allison
Director of Statewide Programs and Exhibitions Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (804)204-2671

Ex-Officio Member

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Christonya Brown
History and Social Science Coordinator Virginia Department of Education (757)839-4423

Ex-Officio Member

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Matthew Gibson
Executive Director Virginia Humanities (434)924-3296

Ex-Officio Member

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Staff

Su Thongpan
Director of Finance & Administration Virginia Association of Museums (804)358-3170

Financial & Administration

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Richard Josey
Director of DEAI Virginia Association of Museums 17572698851

Director of DEAI

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Kristina Boodram
Communications Coordinator Virginia Association of Museums (804)358-3170

Communications Coordinator

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Kevin Collins
Membership & Programs Coordinator Virginia Association of Museums

Membership & Programs Coordinator

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