VAM Leadership
Thank you to our wonderful leadership! For contact information, please hover or click on a leadership member's profile below.
Governing Council
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Steven Blashfield
Principal and Director of the Cultural Studio Glave & Holmes ArchitectureVP, Resources and President-Elect -
Paige Gibbons Backus
Historic Site Manager Prince William County Office of Historic Preservation (703)365-7895VP, Governance -
Felicia Abrams
School Programs Manager Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation (757)253-4436VP, Membership Engagement -
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Cameron Patterson
Senior Partner for Strategic Initiatives Robert Russa Moton Museum 434.315.8775x4Secretary -
Kenlontae' Turner
Curator of Collections Hampton University Museum (757)727-5142Director, Emerging Museum Professionals -
Dorette Sobolewski
Director of Research Frontier Culture Museum (540)332-7850Director, Mountain & Valley -
Elaine McFadden
Director of Development, The LVA Foundation Library of Virginia (804)342-9664Director, Central Virginia -
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Scotty Almany
Deputy Director of Operations and Project Management Taubman Museum of Art (276)494-4891Director, Southwest Virginia -
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Mary Helen Dellinger
Manager, Museum and Historic Sites Manassas Museum System (703)257-8452Director, Northern Virginia -
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Andrew Coulomb
Chief Finance, Operating and People Officer (202)338-0680x201Director-at-Large -
Colleen Higginbotham
Deputy Director for Visitor Experience Chrysler Museum of Art (757)965-2039Director-At-Large -
Jeremy Ray
Sr. Director of Interpretation George Washington's Mount Vernon (703)799-5211Director-At-Large -
Julia Orr
Education Program Specialist National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (703)572-4113Director-At-Large -
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Michael Plumb
Vice President for Guest Engagement Virginia Museum of History & Culture (804)342-9642Director-At-Large -
Brent Ward
Certified Interpretive Planner Managing Director & Principal in Charge Riggs Ward (804)254-1740Director-At-Large -
Rene Rodgers
Curator Birthplace of Country Music Museum (423)758-7708Director-At-Large -
Emily Kilgore
Director of Education and Engagement Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library 5408850897Director-At-Large -
Jeffrey Allison
Director of Statewide Programs and Exhibitions Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (804)204-2671Ex-Officio Member -
Christonya Brown
History and Social Science Coordinator Virginia Department of Education (757)839-4423Ex-Officio Member -
Staff
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Rick Hurley
Executive Director Virginia Association of Museums (804)358-3172Executive Director -
Su Thongpan
Director of Finance & Administration Virginia Association of Museums (804)358-3170Financial & Administration -
Richard Josey
Director of DEAI Virginia Association of Museums 17572698851Director of DEAI -
Whitney Royster
Membership & Programs Coordinator Virginia Association of Museums (804)358-3172Membership & Programs Coordinator -
Kristina Boodram
Communications Coordinator Virginia Association of Museums (804)358-3170Communications Coordinator