State Representatives

Mid-Atlantic Region (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
William Crow
Director
Lehigh University Art Galleries

Washington DC
Eliza Ward
Executive Director of Development and Assistant Museum Director
The George Washington University and The Textile Museum

Delaware
Ashley Rye-Kopec, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Museums
University of Delaware

Maryland
Sandra Abbott
Curator of Collections and Outreach
Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture
University of Maryland

New Jersey
Sarah Mezzino
Curator of Decorative Arts & Design
The Stephan Archives
The Lawrenceville School

New York
Jennifer Mock
Associate Director, Education and Public Programs
The Wallach Art Gallery
Columbia University

Pennsylvania
Sylvia Rhor
Director and Curator, Teaching Professor
University Art Gallery, History of Art & Architector
University of Pittsburgh

Midwest Region (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI)

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Liz Crooks

Director, Pentacrest Museums
University of Iowa

Illinois Co-Reps:
Abigail K. Padfield Narayan
Manager of Academic Programs
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Erik Peterson
Manager of Family Programs & Student Engagement
Smart Museum of Art
The University of Chicago

Indiana
Erika Kvam
Interim Director & Head Curator,
Visitor Services & Program Coordinator
Purdue University Galleries
Purdue University

Iowa
Susan Baley
Director
Grinnell College Museum of Art, Bucksbaum Center for the Arts
Grinnell College

Michigan
Dalina A. Perdomo Álvarez
Curatorial Assistant
MSU Broad Art Museum
Michigan State University

Minnesota Co-Reps:
Diane A. Mullin, PhD
Senior Curator
Weisman Art Museum
University of Minnesota

Jane Becker Nelson
Director & Curator
Flaten Art Museum
St. Olaf College

Missouri
Jodi Lynn McCoy
Director of Exhibitions
University Galleries
Missouri State University

Ohio
Travis Deal
Manager of Academic Affairs
The Cleveland Museum of Art

Wisconsin
Katherine Alcauskas
Chief Curator
Chazen Museum of Art
University of Wisconsin – Madison

Mountain-Plains Region (CO, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, WY)

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES:
Hope Saska
Director
University of Colorado Art Museum

Michelle Sunset
Curator
University of Wyoming Art Museum

Colorado
Lynn Boland
Gregary Allicar Museum of Art
Colorado State University

Kansas
Kent Michael Smith
Director
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
Kansas State University

MONTANA
Vacant

Nebraska
Leslie C. Levy, JD
Ardis & Robert James Executive Director
International Quilt Museum
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

New Mexico
Tatiana Lomahaftewa-Singer
Curator of Collections
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Arts (MoCNA)
Institute of American Indian Arts

North Dakota
Sarah Heitkamp
Archive/Museum/Gallery Curator
Hughes Fine Arts Building
University of North Dakota

OKLAHOMA
Vacant

South Dakota
Donna Merkt
Director
South Dakota Art Museum
South Dakota State University

Texas
Sara-Jayne Parsons
Director
The Art Galleries at TCU
Texas Christian University

John Versluis
Dean
Texas Heritage Museum
Hill College

WYOMING
Vacant

New England Region (CT, NH, MA, ME, RI, VT)

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Amelia Kahl
Barbara C. & Harvey P. Hood 1918 Senior Curator of Academic Programming
Hood Museum of Art
Dartmouth College

Connecticut
Carey Mack Weber
Frank and Clara Meditz Executive Director
Fairfield University Art Museum
Fairfield University

Maine
Louise Kerr
Director of Museum Administration and External Affairs
Colby College Museum of Art
Colby College

Massachusetts
Liz Canter
Gallery Educator & Academic Programs Coordinator
Tufts University Art Gallery
Tufts University

New Hampshire
Kala Brzezinski
Assistant Director
Museum of the White Mountains
Plymouth State University

Rhode Island
Nicole Wholean
University Curator/Registrar
David Winton Bell Galley/Cohen Gallery
Brown University

Vermont
Margaret Tamulonis
Manager, Collections and Exhibitions
Fleming Museum of Art
University of Vermont

Southeast Region (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Cindi Malinick

Executive Director and Chief Curator
Jule Collins Museum of Fine Art
Auburn University

Robert Saarnio
Director
University Museum and Historic Houses
University of Mississippi

Alabama
Christina McClellan
Curator, Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences
UAB Libraries | Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences

Arkansas
Brian Young
Director
Windgate Center for Art and Design
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Florida
Jay Boda
Associate Director of Academics, Innovation, + Research
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Florida State University

Aja Roache
Director
Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery
Florida A&M University

Georgia
Virginia Howell
Director
Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking
Georgia Tech

Kentucky
Stuart Horodner
Director/Part Time Instructor, Museum Studies
UK Art Museum
University of Kentucky

Louisiana
Michelle Schulte
Chief Curator and Director of Programs
LSU Museum of Art
Louisiana State University

Mississippi
Robert Saarnio
Director
University Museum and Historic Houses
University of Mississippi

North Carolina
Denise Drury-Homewood
Executive Director
John W. Bardo Fine & Performing Arts Center
Western Carolina University

South Carolina
Dr. Youmi Efurd
Museum Curator
Richardson Family Art Museum & Gallery
Wofford College

Tennessee
Cat Shteynberg
Assistant Director, Curator of Arts & Culture Collections
McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Virginia
Jennie Davy
Exhibits Manager
Swem Library, Special Collections Research Center
The College of William & Mary

West Virginia
Heather Harris
Curator of Education
The Art Museum of West Virginia University
West Virginia University

Western Region (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA)

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Emily Johnsen

Museum Director
UVU Museum of Art
Utah Valley University

Britt Royer
Curator
Saint Mary’s College of California Museum of Art
Saint Mary’s College of California

Alaska
Angela Linn
Senior Collections Manager
Museum of the North
University of Alaska

Arizona
Denisse Brito
Learning and Engagement Manager
Center for Creative Photography
University of Arizona

California Northern:
Claudia Dorn
Associate Director of Student and Campus Engagement
Vice President of the Arts on Campus
Stanford University

Southern: Vacant

HAWAII
Vacant

Idaho
Fonda Portales
Director of University Art
SUB Fine Arts Gallery and Trueblood Pop Up Gallery
Boise State University

Nevada
Alisha Kerlin
Executive Director
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Oregon
Maryanna Ramírez
Director
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
Portland State University

Utah
Timothy Riley
Museum Director/Curator of Archaeology
Prehistoric Museum
Utah State University

Washington
Sage Sommer
Director of Exhibitions and Collections
The Henry
University of Washington.


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