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
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
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
Arthurina Fears
Assistant Director of Gallery Teaching and Collections Training
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Boston, MA
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