VAM Leadership

Thank you to our wonderful leadership! For contact information, please hover or click on a leadership member's profile below.

Governing Council

  • Karen L. Daly
    Karen L. Daly
    President Stratford Hall (804)493-1976
    President
  • Scott Stroh
    Scott Stroh
    Executive Director Gunston Hall
    Past President
  • Steven Blashfield
    Steven Blashfield
    Principal and Director of the Cultural Studio Glave & Holmes Architecture
    VP, Resources and President-Elect
  • Paige Gibbons Backus
    Paige Gibbons Backus
    Historic Site Manager Prince William County Office of Historic Preservation
    VP, Governance
  • Felicia Abrams
    Felicia Abrams
    School Programs Manager Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation (757)253-4436
    VP, Membership Engagement
  • Kimberly Robinson
    Kimberly Robinson
    Curator National Park Service (301)821-3289
    VP, Community Engagement
  • Samuel Mckelvey
    Samuel Mckelvey
    President & CEO Fredericksburg Area Museum (540)371-3037
    Treasurer
  • Cameron Patterson
    Cameron Patterson
    Senior Partner for Strategic Initiatives Robert Russa Moton Museum 434-395-20391
    Secretary
  • Kenlontae' Turner
    Kenlontae' Turner
    Curator of Collections Hampton University Museum (757)727-5142
    Director, Emerging Museum Professionals
  • Dorette Sobolewski
    Dorette Sobolewski
    Director of Research Frontier Culture Museum (540)255-5770
    Director, Mountain & Valley
  • Elaine McFadden
    Elaine McFadden
    Director of Development, The LVA Foundation Library of Virginia (804)342-9664
    Director, Central Virginia
  • Amanda Williams
    Amanda Williams
    Director MacArthur Memorial (757)441-2965
    Director, Tidewater Virginia
  • Scotty Almany
    Scotty Almany
    Deputy Director of Operations and Project Management Taubman Museum of Art (540)204-4135
    Director, Southwest Virginia
  • Callie Hawkins
    Callie Hawkins
    President Lincoln's Cottage (202)688-3731
    Director, Washington D.C.
  • Mary Helen Dellinger
    Mary Helen Dellinger
    Manager, Museum and Historic Sites Manassas Museum System (703)257-8452
    Director, Northern Virginia
  • Betsy Carr
    Betsy Carr
    State Delegate
    Director-At-Large
  • Andrew Coulomb
    Andrew Coulomb
    Chief Finance, Operating and People Officer (202)338-0680x201
    Director-at-Large
  • Colleen Higginbotham
    Colleen Higginbotham
    Deputy Director for Visitor Experience Chrysler Museum of Art (757)965-2039
    Director-At-Large
  • Jeremy Ray
    Jeremy Ray
    Sr. Director of Interpretation George Washington's Mount Vernon (703)799-5211
    Director-At-Large
  • Julia Orr
    Julia Orr
    Education Program Specialist National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (703)572-4113
    Director-At-Large
  • Victoria Dietz
    Victoria Dietz
    Executive Vice President Curtis Group Consultants
    Director-At-Large
  • Michael Plumb
    Michael Plumb
    Vice President for Guest Engagement Virginia Museum of History & Culture (804)342-9642
    Director-At-Large
  • Brent Ward
    Brent Ward
    Certified Interpretive Planner Managing Director & Principal in Charge Riggs Ward (804)254-1740
    Director-At-Large
  • Rene Rodgers
    Rene Rodgers
    Head Curator Birthplace of Country Music Museum (423)758-7708
    Director-At-Large
  • Emily Kilgore
    Emily Kilgore
    Director of Education and Engagement Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library 5408850897
    Director-At-Large
  • Jeffrey Allison
    Jeffrey Allison
    Director of Statewide Programs and Exhibitions Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (804)204-2671
    Ex-Officio Member
  • Christonya Brown
    Christonya Brown
    History and Social Science Coordinator Virginia Department of Education (804)225-2893
    Ex-Officio Member
  • Matthew Gibson
    Matthew Gibson
    Executive Director Virginia Humanities (434)924-3296
    Ex-Officio Member

Staff

  • Su Thongpan
    Su Thongpan
    Director of Finance & Administration Virginia Association of Museums
    Financial & Administration
  • Richard Josey
    Richard Josey
    Director of DEAI Virginia Association of Museums
    Director of DEAI
  • Kristina Boodram
    Kristina Boodram
    Communications Coordinator Virginia Association of Museums
    Communications Coordinator
  • Kevin Collins
    Kevin Collins
    Membership & Programs Coordinator Virginia Association of Museums
    Membership & Programs Coordinator