Our Leadership
The Virginia Association of Museums is a certified 501(c)3 non-profit currently comprised of four staff members. Our office is located in The Virginia Museum of History & Culture.
In addition to our staff, VAM is governed by a twenty one-member Council made up of museum professionals from across the Commonwealth.
Council members are elected at our annual meeting in March, and represent a cross-section of the museum community in the state, both by discipline and region. This Council meets bi-monthly. Each director represents a geographic region of VAM membership: Central Virginia, Mountain & Valley, Northern Virginia & DC, Southwest Virginia, and Tidewater & Eastern Shore. Additionally, VAM council includes a director for emerging museum professionals. Three ex-officio members also sit on our governing Council, representing our two largest contributors and partners, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Virginia Humanities.
Staff
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Casey Jenkins
Executive Director Virginia Association of Museums (804)774-7813Executive Director -
Melissa A Maxwell
Director, Membership and Programs Virginia Association of Museums (804)774-7810Director, Membership and Programs -
Savannah Gross
Membership and Communications Coordinator Virginia Association of Museums (804)774-7810Membership and Communications Coordinator -
Governing Council
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Steven Blashfield
Principal and Director of the Cultural Studio Glave & Holmes ArchitecturePresident -
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Cameron Patterson
Vice President for Student Affairs, Longwood University & Senior Partner for Strategic Initiatives, Moton Museum Robert Russa Moton Museum 434-395-20391VP, Membership Engagement, President-Elect -
Paige Gibbons Backus
Historic Site Manager Prince William County Office of Historic PreservationVP, Governance -
Felicia Abrams
School Programs Manager Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation (757)253-4436VP, Planning and Resources -
Kimberly Robinson
Curator Virginia Association of Museums (301)821-3289VP, Community Engagement -
Dorette Sobolewski
Director of Research Frontier Culture Museum (540)255-5770Secretary -
Samuel Mckelvey
Executive Director, Virginia Capital Trail Foundation (540)371-3037Treasurer -
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Callie Hawkins
Executive Director President Lincoln's Cottage (202)688-3731Director, Washington D.C. -
Elaine McFadden
Director of Development, The LVA Foundation Library of Virginia (804)342-9664Director, Central Virginia -
Mary Helen Dellinger
Curator, Museum and Historic Sites, City of Manassas Manassas Museum System (703)257-8452Director, Northern Virginia -
Matthew Davis
Director of Institutional History Museum & Chapel Galleries Institutional History Museum and Galleries (540)458-8379Director, Mountain & Valley -
Scotty Almany
Deputy Director of Operations and Project Management Taubman Museum of Art (540)204-4135Director, Southwest Virginia -
Ashley Webb
Executive Director & Curator Historical Society of Western Virginia (540)556-5653Director-At-Large -
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Brent Ward, Certified Interpretive Planner
Managing Director & Principal in Charge Riggs Ward (804)254-1740Director-At-Large -
Colleen Higginbotham
Deputy Director for Visitor Experience Chrysler Museum of Art (757)965-2039Director-At-Large -
Emily Kilgore
Director of Education and Engagement Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library 5408850897Director-At-Large -
Grace Duckworth
Youth and Family Events Coordinator Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (804)204-2682Director-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 -
Michael Plumb
Vice President for Education & Engagement Virginia Museum of History & Culture (804)342-9642Director-At-Large -
Shakia Gullette Warren
Executive Director Black History Museum and Cultural CenterDirector-At-Large -
Kelly Bisogno
Coordinator of Fine Arts Virginia Department of Education (804)516-1841Ex-Officio Member -
Patti Miller
Managing Editor, Encyclopedia Virginia Virginia HumanitiesEx-Officio Member -
Jeffrey Allison
Director of Statewide Programs and Exhibitions Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (804)204-2671Ex-Officio Member
