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

Past  President

Jenny Woods (she/her)

Seattle, WA

  

Past President

Richard Harker (he/him)

Co-Executive Director

Historic Oakland Foundation

Atlanta, GA

Secretary

Deirdre Araujo

Manager Volunteer Engagement

Exploratorium Museum

San Francisco, CA

Membership Director

Samantha Arceneaux

Corporate Giving Manager

UAB Visual and Performing Arts, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

Treasurer

Wayne Kehoe

Volunteer Coordinator

US Capitol Visitor Center

Washington, DC

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

Mid-West Regional Directors - IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI

Marne Bariso

Volunteer and Intern Coordinator

Chicago History Museum

Chicago, IL

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

Luke McLain Leyh (he/him)

The Office of the Curator

US Treasury

Washington, DC

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

Emily Knight

Museum Services Coordinator

Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art

Kennesaw, GA

  Mary Fernandez (she/her)

 National Trust for Historic Preservation

North Carolina

 

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

 

  Brandi Shawn-Chaparro

  Associate Director, Volunteer and Community Engagement

  The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Garden

  San Marino, CA

Directors At Large

  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