Board/Committee Chairs/Staff
BOARD ELECTION
Click here for information and nomination form for the 2011 MPMA Board Elections.Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2011
A Note from Rick Young, Past MPMA President and Board Developement Chair:
It is that time of year when the Mountain-Plains Museums Association calls for nominations for the Board of Directors. A Nomination Form is available here on MPMA’s website for your use, and I would certainly encourage you to put forward names of individuals including your own name, who would be interested in serving on the Board and who also could make a contribution to the future of MPMA. Without a doubt, serving on this board is a stimulating and educational experience where Board members contribute to the growth and direction of a major regional museum organization.
MPMA OFFICE:
303-979-9358 fax: 303-979-3553
General Email Address: info@mpma.net
MPMA Staff
Monta Lee Dakin, Executive Director & Newsgram Editor: mountplains@aol.com
Erin Barrette, Assistant Conference Coordinator: info@mpma.net
Hillary English, Membership Services Coordinator: mtplains@gmail.com
Sharon Cook, Data Processing Manager: mountplainsbooks@gmail.com
Officers, Board Members-at-Large, Committee Chairs
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT 2009 - 2011
Jay S. Smith, Interim Director
Silver City Museum
Fort Stanton, NM
VICE PRESIDENT 2009 - 2011
Joe Schenk, Director
Art Museum of South Texas
Corpus Christi, TX
SECRETARY 2010 - 2012
Mark Janzen, Registrar/Collection Manager
Ulrich Museum of Art
Wichita, KS
TREASURER 2010 - 2012
Michael J. Smith, Director / CEO
Nebraska State Historical Society
Lincoln, NE
PAST PRESIDENT 2009 - 2011
Rick Young, Museum Director
Fort Caspar Museum & Historic Site
Casper, WY
BOARD MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
2010 - 2013
Francine Carraro, Executive Director
The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX
2010 - 2013
Deborah Amend, Superintendent
Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site, Laramie, WY
2008 - 2011
Nicky Ladkin, Assistant Director
The Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2009 - 2012
Melissa S. Bechhoefer, Registrar
Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO
2009 - 2012
Bill Mercer, Director
Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO
2008 - 2011
Mark Ryan, Director of Collections & Operations
Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
COLORADO
Sarah Kate Baie, Director of Programming | Chief of Fictions
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver, CO
KANSAS
Carla Barber, Executive Director
McPherson Museum & Arts Foundation, McPherson, KS
MONTANA
Jason R. Bain, Curator of Collections
Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT
NEBRASKA
Teresa Kreutzer-Hodson, Curator
Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Hastings, NE
NEW MEXICO
Anthony J. Thibodeau, Collections Manager
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology
Santa Fe, NM
NORTH DAKOTA
Chris Johnson, Museum Division Director
State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND
OKLAHOMA
Delaynna Trim, Registrar
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee, OK
SOUTH DAKOTA
Ronette Rumpca, Curator of Interpretation
Museum of the South Dakota State Historical Society, Pierre, SD
TEXAS
Henry B. Crawford, Curator of History
Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
WYOMING
Cathy Osterman
CFD Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY
STANDING PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES
EdCOM (Education Committee)
Erin B. Rose, Curator of Education
Fort Caspar Museum, Casper, WY
RC-MPMA (Registrars' Committee)
Mark Janzen, Registrar/Collection Manager
Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS
AFFILINITY GROUPS
AAMG ( Association of Academic Museums and Galleries)
Susan B. Moldenhauer, Director and Chief Curator
University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY
ArtsCom
Vacant
COMPT
Dr. Carolyn Pool, Professor of History
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
CURCOM (Curators Committee)
Co-Chairs
Elisa Phelps, Director of Collections/Library Division
Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO
David Kennedy, Curator
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid, OK
EMERGING MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS
Heidi Vaughn, Director
Laboratory of History Museum / University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
NAME (Nat'l Association for Museum Exhibition)
Vacant
SMAC (Small Museum Administrators Committee)
Chair: Christina L. Bird, Superintendent
Historic Governors’ Mansion
Cheyenne, WY cbird@state.wy.us
VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS COMMITTEE
Beth Campbell, Visitor Services Coordinator
State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND
COMMITTEES
ADVOCACY
Arthur H. Wolf, Principal
WOLF Consulting, Las Vegas, NV
ARCHIVIST
Matthew P. Wilson
National Park Service/ Intermountain Regional Office, Denver, CO
MARKETING/TECHNOLOGY
Dee Harris, Exhibits Specialist
National Archives at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
David Kennedy, Curator
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid, OK
MEMBERSHIP
Jenny Yearous, Curator of Collections Management
State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND
BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Rick Young (see Past President)
PURCHASING CO-OP
Jamie Frazier Tracy, Curator of Collections
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, Wichita, KS
2011 ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEE
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Richard Simms, Director
Montana Historical Society, Helena, MT
PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
Deborah Amend, Superintendent
Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site, Laramie, WY
Patti Wood Finkle, Exhibits Specialist
Tate Geological Museum/Casper College, Casper, WY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR
Susan R. Near, Special Projects
Montana Historical Society, Helena, MT
HOST COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
EXHIBITS HALL COORDINATOR
Hillary English, Membership Services Coordinator
Littleton, CO
AUCTION
Heidi Vaughn, Director
Laboratory of History Museum/University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
AWARDS CHAIR
Kathy Dickson, Director of Museums and Historic Sites
Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, OK
MENTORING CO- CHAIRS
Kathrine Schlageck, Education/ Public Services Supervisor
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS
Henry Crawford, Curator of History
Museum of Texas Tech University, l ubbock, TX
SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR
David Kennedy, Curator
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid, OK
AAM BOARD MEMBERS IN MPMA REGION
Howard Taylor, Director
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Tey Marianna Nunn, Director
Visual Arts Program and Museum, Albuquerque, NM
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