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 Daly
Karen Daly
President Stratford Hall (202)550-0832
President
Scott Stroh
Scott Stroh
Executive Director Gunston Hall (703)550-9220
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 (703)365-7895
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 434.315.8775x4
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)332-7850
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
MA Museum Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Jekyll Island Management Institute Deputy Director of Operations and Project Management Taubman Museum of Art (276)494-4891
Director, Southwest Virginia
Callie Hawkins
President Lincoln's Cottage (202)829-0436
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
Consultant 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
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 (757)839-4423
Ex-Officio Member
Matthew Gibson
Matthew Gibson
Virginia Humanities (434)924-3296
Ex-Officio Member

Staff

Rick Hurley
Rick Hurley
Executive Director Virginia Association of Museums (804)358-3172
Executive Director
Su Thongpan
Su Thongpan
Director of Finance & Administration Virginia Association of Museums (804)358-3170
Financial & Administration
Richard Josey
Richard Josey
Director of DEAI Virginia Association of Museums 17572698851
Director of DEAI
Whitney Royster
Whitney Royster
Membership & Programs Coordinator Virginia Association of Museums (804)358-3172
Membership & Programs Coordinator
Kristina Boodram
Kristina Boodram
Communications Coordinator Virginia Association of Museums (804)358-3170
Communications Coordinator