Staff Directory
Selected staff at the National Museum of American History are listed in alphabetical order by last name below.
Efa Ahmed
Visitor Services Coordinator, Experience Design
Museum Specialist/Collections Manager, Exhibitions and Collections Management Office
Supervisory Exhibits Specialist, Exhibit Production
Curator Emeritus, Office of Curatorial Affairs
Project and Curatorial Assistant, Division of Home and Community Life, Division of Medicine and Science
Collections Specialist, National Numismatic Collection, Division of Work and Industry
Curatorial Assistant, Division of Political and Military History
Programs Coordinator, Programs and Audience Development
Robert Battley
Information Technology Specialist, Technology Services Center
Senior Historian Emerita, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Senior Advisor, Office of the Director
Museum Specialist, Division of Political and Military History
Head, Digital Program Office, Digital Programs Office
Curator Emeritus, Division of Political and Military History
Melanie Blanchard
Collections Management Specialist, Collections Management Services
Curator, Military History, Division of Political and Military History
Grace Boone
Procurement Assistant, Finance Office
Curator of the printing and graphic arts collections, Division of Work and Industry
Amanda Bowen
Project Manager, Project Management
Curator Emeritus, Division of Culture and the Arts
Curator Emerita, Division of Home and Community Life
Exhibits Specialist, Exhibit Production
Museum Specialist, Division of Culture and the Arts
Nigel Briggs
Visual Information Specialist, Design
Jeffrey Brodie
Liz Brodie
SparkLab Facilitator, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Supervisory Archivist, Archives Center
Bennie Brunton Jr
Supervisory Program Specialist, Finance Office
Nyssa Buning
Spark!Lab Facilitator, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Acting Associate Director, Office of Curatorial Affairs; Curator of Ceramics and Glass, Office of Curatorial Affairs, Division of Political and Military History
Leslie Casaya
Procurement Assistant, Finance Office
Exhibits Specialist, Exhibit Production
Eden Cho
Education Specialist, Education and Impact
Acquisitions Support Specialist, National Numismatic Collection, Division of Work and Industry
Exhibits Specialist, Exhibit Production
Digital Asset and Data Manager, Digital Programs Office
Curator Emerita, Division of Home and Community Life
Michael Denison
Head of Design, Design
Emma DeRogatis-Frilingos
Lead Spark!Lab Facilitator, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Collections Information Manager, Digital Programs Office
Museum Technician, Deinstallation Team, Offsite Programs and Projects
Laura Duff
Film and Media Manager, Office of External Affairs
Mark Edney
Director of Facilities Operations, Office of Management and Museum Services
Judith Evans
Writer/Editor, Office of External Affairs
Deputy Director for External Affairs, Office of External Affairs
Stephanie Ruse Fares
Collections Information Specialist, Digital Programs Office
Curator of the National Numismatic Collection , Division of Work and Industry
Intern & Fellows Program Manager, Interns and Fellows Office
Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs, Office of Curatorial Affairs
Curator Emeritus, Division of Work and Industry
Visual Information Specialist, Design
Acquisitions Coordinator, Collections Management Services
Curator Emeritus, Division of Medicine and Science
Museum Specialist, Supv., Exhibitions and Collections Management Office
Theater Specialist/Actor, Experience Design
Tanya Garner
Project Manager, Project Management
Robert C. Gaskill Jr.
Information Technology Specialist, Technology Services Center
Leigh Gialanella
Digital Archivist, Digital Programs Office
Project Manager, Project Management
Caitlin Gilroy
Collections Accountability Specialist, Collections Management Services
Museum Specialist, Numismatics, Division of Work and Industry
Shira Goldstein
Project Manager, Project Management
Curator of Asian Pacific American History, Division of Culture and the Arts
Head of Collections Management, Museum Registrar, Collections Management Services
Program Manager, Experience Design
Manager, Outgoing Loan Program, Collections Management Services
Digital Experience Specialist, Education and Impact
Joycinna Graves
Procurement Assistant, Finance Office
Curator Emerita, Division of Home and Community Life
Curator of Photography, Archives Center
Bart Hacker
Curator Emeritus, Division of Political and Military History
Elizabeth MacMillan Director, Office of the Director
Curator Emeritus, Division of Culture and the Arts
Laura Havel
Public Affairs Specialist, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Kaye Hawkins
Support Specialist, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Heidi Helgerson
Visual Information Specialist, Design
Chief, Offsite Programs and Projects, Offsite Programs and Projects
Lead Visitor Services Assistant, Experience Design
Deputy Director, Office of Communications and Marketing, Office of External Affairs
Museum Specialist, Division of Work and Industry
Program Manager, Office of Audience Engagement
Ushonda Holmes
Procurement Assistant, Finance Office
Dustin Hood
Inventory Technician, Collections Management Services
Collections Manager, Division of Political and Military History
Viena Howe
Director of Development Communications and Donor Relations, Office of External Affairs
Lily Hsu-McCausland
SparkLab Facilitator, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Curator of Entertainment and Sports, Division of Culture and the Arts
Curator, Political History, Division of Political and Military History
Stephanie Johnson
Director of Individual Giving, Office of External Affairs
Mike Johnson
Assistant Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Office of External Affairs
Roy Johnson Jr.
Safety Health Occupational Manager, Office of Management and Museum Services
Jay Johnston
Collections Accountability Specialist, Collections Management Services
Curator of Maritime History, Transportation History, Division of Work and Industry
Curator / Project Director, Military History, Division of Political and Military History
Exhibits Specialist, Exhibit Production
Barbara C. Jordan
Information Technology Specialist, Technology Services Center
Irene Kariampuzha
Associate Director, Management and Museum Services, Office of Management and Museum Services
Abigail Karow
Assistant Human Resources Manager, Personnel Office
Philanthropy Initiative Program Manager, Office of External Affairs
Leo Kerr
Lighting Designer, Exhibit Production
Eunice Kim
IT Specialist (Customer Support), Technology Services Center
Executive Producer, Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and Supervisory Producer, American Music History Initiatives, Division of Culture and the Arts
Museum Specialist, Exhibitions and Collections Management Office
Christine Klepper
Museum Specialist, Division of Home and Community Life
Managing Director, Made By Us, Programs and Audience Development
Docent Program Manager, Experience Design
Acting Associate Director for Building Renovation and Exhibition Services; Head, Project Management and Editorial Services, Office of Building Renovation and Exhibition Services, Project Management
Acting Associate Director for Audience Engagement and A. James Clark Director of Education & Outreach, Office of Audience Engagement, Education and Impact
Stephanie Kurasz
Digital Assets Specialist, Digital Programs Office
Chris Lange
Social Media Manager, Office of External Affairs
Amanda Lawrence
Collections Information Specialist, Collections Management Services
Electronics Technician, Exhibit Production
Curator Emeritus, Division of Work and Industry
Thanh Lieu
Project Assistant, Division of Work and Industry
Megan Linehan
Education Specialist, Education and Impact
Sarah Loux
Senior Special Events Coordinator, Office of External Affairs
Acting Deputy Director for Audience Engagement and Deputy Director, Experience Design, Office of Audience Engagement, Experience Design
Elise Luthi
Director, Office of Special Events, Office of External Affairs
Program Director, Digital Experience, Education and Impact
Director, Office of Communications and Marketing, Office of External Affairs
Human Resources Manager, Personnel Office
Caitlin Magill
Accountability Specialist, Collections Management Services
Cassie Mancer
Project Manager, Project Management
Lilly Endowment Curator of American Religious History, Division of Home and Community Life
Dana Sherman Marine
Manager, Museum Advisory Board & Committees, Office of External Affairs
Julie Mathieu-Hartsmith
Collections Accountability Specialist, Collections Management Services
Curatorial Associate, Division of Culture and the Arts
Visual Information Specialist, Exhibit Production
Digital Experience Developer, Education and Impact
Exhibits Specialist, Exhibit Production
Program Manager, Experience Design
Dani Merriman
Director, Special Initiatives and Director, Program in Latino History and Culture, Education and Impact, Program in Latino History and Culture
Mary Miller
Supervisory Exhibits Maintenance and Lighting, Exhibit Production
Director Emeritus, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy, Division of Work and Industry
Geoffrey Moore
Exhibits Technology Specialist, Exhibit Production
Jonathan Morris
Supervisory Exhibits Specialist, Exhibit Production
Program Director for Exhibition Development, Education and Impact
Collections Manager, Division of Political and Military History
Photographer, Photographic Services
Senior Program Manager, Office of Curatorial Affairs
Archivist, Archives Center
Archivist, Archives Center
Laura Oviedo
Project Specialist, Division of Work and Industry
Education Specialist, School and After-school Programs, Experience Design
Senior Costume Conservator, Conservation
Curator of Environmental History, Division of Work and Industry
Rights and Reproductions Coordinator, Archives Center
Supervisory Writer/Editor, Office of External Affairs
Interpretive Exhibits Inventor, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Kendra Ramdat
Budget Analyst, Finance Office
Amira Rasayon
Exhibits Specialist, Exhibit Production
Supervisory Financial Management Specialist, Finance Office
Prya Rich
Special Assistant, Office of the Director
Museum Specialist, Division of Medicine and Science
Archivist, Archives Center
Museum Specialist/Collections Manager, Exhibitions and Collections Management Office
Associate Curator, Division of Culture and the Arts
Director, Programs and Audience Development, Programs and Audience Development
Curator Emeritus, Division of Political and Military History
Sandra Rucker
Management Support Specialist (Personnel), Personnel Office
Assistant Registrar for Shipping and Receiving, Collections Management Services
Lauren Safranek
Assistant Program Manager, Division of Home and Community Life
Merrill Family Secretarial Scholar & Curator, Division of Work and Industry
Curator and Chair, Division of Home and Community Life
Museum Specialist , Division of Culture and the Arts
Jennifer Sauer-Kirby
Human Resources Specialist, Personnel Office
Curator Emeritus, Division of Medicine and Science
Manager, Youth and Teacher Programs, Education and Impact
Lexi Sharrow
Major Gift Officer, Office of External Affairs
Kristen Sheldon
Spark!Lab Floor Manager, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Associate Curator, Division of Medicine and Science
Christopher Sherry
Visitor Services Coordinator, Experience Design
Manager, Business Program, Office of Management and Museum Services
Outgoing Loans Coordinator, Collections Management Services
James Smailes
Ship Plans Manager, Division of Work and Industry
Program Assistant, Department of Affiliations
Senior Creative Developer, Education and Impact
Emmaline Smith
Development Assistant, Office of External Affairs
Associate Director, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Senior Book & Paper Conservator, Conservation
Noah Stewart
Digitization Assistant, Digital Programs Office
Norman Storer Corrada
Museum Specialist, Division of Culture and the Arts
Collections Manager, , Collections Management Services
Richard Strauss
Chief of Photographic Services, Photographic Services
Museum Specialist, Division of Home and Community Life
Exhibit Specialist, Exhibit Production
Objects Conservator, Conservation
Interpretive Specialist, Education and Impact
Laura Tancredi
Museum Specialist, Collections Management Services
Lolita K Thomas
Financial and Travel Manager, Finance Office
Division Interim Chair and Curator of Music and Musical Instruments, Division of Culture and the Arts
Curator of Asian Pacific American History, Division of Work and Industry
Museum Specialist, Collections Management Services
Head, Exhibit Production, Exhibit Production
Jennifer Walker
Executive Assistant, Office of External Affairs
Dawn Wallace
Objects Conservator, Conservation
Roberta Walsdorf
Finance Director, Finance Office
Project Assistant, Division of Medicine and Science
Associate Director for External Affairs, Office of External Affairs
Project Historian, Division of Work and Industry
Maddie Wellbaum
Special Events Assistant, Office of External Affairs
Collections Specialist, Work & Industry , Division of Work and Industry
Curator Emerita, Division of Work and Industry
Supervisory Museum Manager, Division of Political and Military History
Curator Emeritus, Division of Home and Community Life
Senior Collections Manager, Work and Industry, Division of Work and Industry
Senior Producer, Education and Impact
