To contact the board, please use aamvmembership1@gmail.com.
Members can access the contact details for their region's board members in the members-only section.
President
Chris Morehead
Director of Guest, Volunteer and Community Experiences
Newfields
Indianapolis, IN
Vice President
Position vacant
Past President
Jenny Woods (she/her)
Seattle, WA
Secretary
Brandi Shawn-Chaparro
Senior Manager, Volunteer Programs
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Los Angeles, CA
Membership Director
Samantha Arceneaux
Corporate Giving Manager
UAB Visual and Performing Arts, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Wayne Kehoe
Volunteer Coordinator
US Capitol Visitor Center
Washington, DC
Communications Director
Luke McLain Leyh (he/him)
Office of the Curator
US Treasury
Washington, DC
Program and Conference Director
Mary Fernandez (she/her)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
North Carolina
The AAMV is divided into six regions that coordinate and provide support to our members within each of that region's states. The Regional Directors serve on the Board as representatives of members from their respective region making sure every member's voice is heard.
New England Regional Directors - CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Kajette Solomon
Museum SEI Program Specialist
RISD Museum
Providence, RI
Arthurina Fears
Esther Stiles Eastman Curator of Education
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Boston, MA
Mid-West Regional Directors - IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI
Renee Birk (she/her)
Assistant Director, Guest Engagement
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Chicago, IL
Mountain Plains Regional Directors - CO, KS, MT, NE, NM, ND, OK, SD, TX, WY
Positions currently open
Mid-Atlantic Regional Directors - DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA
Abbey Earich
Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Coordinator
Smithsonian Institution Office of Visitor Services
Washington, DC
South-Eastern Regional Directors - AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
Positions currently open
Western Regional Director - AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA
Anatol San Jose Steck (he/him)
Development Coordinator
Frye Art Museum
Seattle, WA
Members At Large
Richard Harker (he/him)
Executive Director
Historic Oakland Cemetery
Atlanta, GA
Deirdre Araujo
Manager Volunteer Engagement
Exploratorium Museum
San Francisco, CA
Marne Bariso
Volunteer and Intern Coordinator
Chicago History Museum
Chicago, IL
Amber Jones
Director of Development
Kidznotes
Durham, NC
Kia Hunter (she/her)
Volunteer Manager
Greenville, SC
Michael Kruelle
Vice President of Operations
International Spy Museum
Washington, DC