Board and Staff
Deadline for nominations to the MPMA Board is April 18, 2008.
Click here to download the 2008 Board Nomination Form as a Microsoft WORD document.
Officers and Board Members-at-Large
PRESIDENT Oct. 2007-2009
Rick Young, Museum Director
Fort Caspar Museum & Historic Site
4001 Fort Caspar Road
Casper, WY 82604
T: 307.235.8462
F: 307.235.8464
ryoung@cityofcasperwy.com
SECRETARY Oct. 2006-2008
Carey Southwell, Executive Director
Boulder County Arts Alliance
2590 Walnut, Ste 9
Boulder, CO 80203
T: 303.447.2422
carey.southwell@msn.com
TREASURER / VICE PRESIDENT 2006-2008
Michael J. Smith, Director / CEO
Nebraska State Historical Society
PO Box 82554
Lincoln, NE 68501-2554
T: 402.471.4745
F: 402.471.3100
msmith@nebraskahistory.org
nebraskahistory.org
PAST PRESIDENT Oct. 2007-2009
Dee A. Harris, Director of Visual Arts and Humanities
Mid-America Arts Alliance ExhibitsUSA & NEH on the Road
2018 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64108
524 Brent Drive
Bonner Springs, KS 66012
T: 816.421.1388 x213
F: 816.421.3918
H: 913.745.4145
dee@maaa.org
harveygirl@kc.rr.com
maaa.org
exhibitsusa.org
BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2005-2008
Shelby J. Tisdale, Ph.D., Director
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/ Laboratory of Anthropology
P.O. Box 2087
Santa Fe, NM 87571
T: 505.476.1251
F: 505.476.1330
shelby.tisdale@state.nm.us
BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE and MPMA Survey Coordinator 2006-2009
David Kennedy, Curator
Cody Firearms Museum
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
720 Sheridan Ave
Cody, WY 82414
T: 307.578.4117
davidk@bbhc.org
BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2006-2009
Brian Lee Whisenhunt, Manager of Public Programs (filling term of Edward E. Pauley)
Blanton Museum of Art
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station D1303
Austin, TX 78712-0338
T: 512.471.9205
F: 512.471.5515
b.whisenhunt@mail.utexas.edu
BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2007-2010
Heather Ferrell, Director/Curator
Salina Art Center
242 S. Santa Fe
PO Box 743
Salina, KS 67402-0743
T: 785.827.1431
hferrell@salinaartcenter.org
salinaartcenter.org
BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2007-2010
Jay S. Smith, Director
Hubbard Museum of the American West
841 Highway 70 West
P.O. Box 40
Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico 88346
T: 505.378.4142 x228
F: 505.378.4166
jaysmith@hubbardmuseum.org
hubbardmuseum.org
BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2007-2010
To be filled by 2009 slate (summer 08 election)
State Representatives
COLORADO
Laura Douglas, Principal
Education ala Carte
3236 Newton Street
Denver, CO 80211
T: 303.458.7541
F: 303.458.7583
educationalacarte@yahoo.com
cwamit.org
KANSAS
Carla Barber
McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation
carla_barber@sbcglobal.net
Katie Herrick, Director
Stanton County Museum
P.O. Box 806
Johnson, KS 67855
T: 620.492.1526
scmuse@pld.com
ksmuseums.org
MONTANA
L.J. Richards, Senior Curator
Historical Museum at Ft. Missoula
Bldg. 322 Ft. Missoula
Missoula, MT 59804
T: 406.728.3476 x 2
F: 406.543.6277
ljrichards@montana.com
fortmissoulamuseum.org
montanamuseums.org
NEBRASKA
Teresa Kreutzer-Hodson, Curator
Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History
PO Box 1286
Hastings, NE 68902
T: 402.461.2399
F: 402.461.2379
hmcollections@alltel.net
nebraskamuseums.org
NEW MEXICO
Anthony J. Thibodeau, Collections Manager
Archaeological Research Collections
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology
PO Box 2087
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2087
T: 505.476-1265
anthony.thibodeau@state.nm.us
NORTH DAKOTA
Jenny Yearous, Curator of Collections Management
State Historical Society of North Dakota
612 E. Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505
T: 701.328.2666
F: 701.328.3710
jyearous@state.nd.us
state.nd.us/hist//mind.htm
OKLAHOMA
Delaynna Trim, Registrar
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
1900 West MacArthur Street
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74804
T: 405.878.5300
F: 405.878.5133
dtrim@mgmoa.org
mgmoa.org
SOUTH DAKOTA
Kevin Bailey, President ASDM
Codington County Historical Society
27 1st Avenue SE
Watertown, SD 57201
T: 605.886.7335
director@cchsmuseum.org
cchsmuseum.org
TEXAS
Nicky Ladkin, Assistant Director
The Museum of Texas Tech University
PO Box 43191
Lubbock, TX 79409
T: 806.742.2470
F: 806.742.1136
nicky.ladkin@ttu.edu
WYOMING
Christina L. Bird, Associate Director
CFD Old West Museum
P.O. Box 2720
Cheyenne, WY 82003
T: 307.778.1490
groth_cm@hotmail.com
cwamit.org
Annual Meeting Chairs
2008 Conference Co-Chair
Dee A. Harris, Director of Visual Arts and Humanities
Mid-America Arts Alliance ExhibitsUSA and NEH on the Road
2018 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64108
524 Brent Drive
Bonner Springs, KS 66012
T: 816.421.1388 x213
F: 816.421.3918
H: 913.745.4145
dee@maaa.org
harveygirl@kc.rr.com
maaa.org
exhibitsusa.org
2008 Conference Program Co-Chair
Elisa Phelps,Director of Collections/Library Division
Colorado Historical Society
1300 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
T: 303.866.3688
elisa.phelps@chs.state.co.us
coloradohistory.org
2008 Development Co-Chair
Mary Kay Ingenthron
8128 Swarner Drive
Shawnee Mission, KS 66219
T: 913.894.5359
F: 913.894.5359
C: 913.530.5235
mkcomm@sbcglobal.net
2008 Host Committee Co-Chair
Denise Rendina, Director of Marketing and Communications
National WWI Museum
PO Box 411475
Kansas City, MO 64141-1475
T: 816.784.1918
F: 816.784.1929
drendina@nwwone.org
nwwone.org
Auction Chair and Exhibit Hall Coordinator
Melissa S. Bechhoefer, Registrar
Colorado Historical Society
1300 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
T: 303.866.4692
F: 303.866.5739
Melissa.Bechhoefer@chs.state.co.us
Awards Chair
Kathy Dickson, Outreach Director
Oklahoma Historical Society
2100 N. Lincoln
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4997
T: 405.522.5231
F: 405.521.2492
C: 405.919.2795
kdickson@okhistory.org
Mentoring Chair
Kathrine Schlageck, Education/ Public Services Supervisor
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
701 Beach Lane
Manhattan, KS 66506
T: 785.532.7718
F: 785.532.7498
klwalk@ksu.edu
Scholarship Chair
Brian Lee Whisenhunt, Manager of Public Programs
Blanton Museum of Art
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station D1303
Austin, TX 78712-0338
T: 512.471.9205
F: 512.471.5515
b.whisenhunt@mail.utexas.edu
Staff
Monta Lee Dakin, Ex. Director & Newsgram Editor
Mountain-Plains Museums Association
7110 West David Drive
Littleton, CO 80128-5404
T: 303.979.9358
F: 303.979.3553
director@mpma.net
Erin Barrette, Assistant Conference Coordinator
7656 S. Pierce Way
Littleton, CO 80128
T: 303.972.8855
info@mpma.net
Sarah Johnson, Membership Services Coordinator
Reed Court
Littleton, CO 80128
T: 303.904.7120
membership@mpma.net
Sharon Cook, Data Processing Manager
7009 David Drive
Littleton, CO 80128
T: 303.904.2625
accounting@mpma.net
Susan Romeo, Graphics Designer
Professional Images
P.O. Box 1096
Georgetown, CO 80444
T: 303.279.7562
F: 303.279.1857
susan@professionalimages.com
AAM Board Members in the MPMA Region
Georgianna Contiguglia
GJContiguglia@aol.com
Howard Taylor, Director
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
1 Love Street
San Angelo, TX 76903-6911
T: 915.653.3333
F: 915.658.6800
howard@samfa.org
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