Board andCommittee Chairs

BOARD ELECTION

Deadline for voting in MPMA's 2013 election is June 21, 2013. 

The 2013 online ballot has been sent to members. If you did not receive a ballot, your membership may have expired.  Please contact MPMA at mountplains@aol.com to check on your membership.

PMA's Board at its Midwinter Meeting in Lincoln, NE.  2013

     MPMA's Board at its Midwinter Meeting in Corpus Christi, TX.  2012

A Note from Jay Smith, Past MPMA President and Board Development Chair:

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. 

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Officers, Board Members-at-Large, Committee Chairs

OFFICERS 

PRESIDENT      2011-2013

Joe Schenk, Director

Art Museum of South Texas

Corpus Christi, TX

VICE‑PRESIDENT    2011-2013

Michael J. Smith (Mike), Director/CEO

Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE

SECRETARY     2010-2012

Mark Janzen, Registrar/Collection Manager

Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS

TREASURER     2010-2012

Merlan E. Paaverud, Jr. (Merl), Director/ SHPO

State Historical Society of North Dakota / North Dakota Heritage Center

Bismarck, ND

PAST PRESIDENT   2011-2013

Jay S. Smith, State Museum Director

Museum of the South Dakota State Historical Society , Pierre SD

BOARD MEMBERS-AT-LARGE    

2010 - 2013

Deborah Amend, Superintendent

Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site, Laramie, WY

2010 - 2013

Delaynna Trim, Curator of Collections

Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art,  Shawnee, OK  

2011-2014

David Kennedy, Curator

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid, OK

2011-2014

Patti Wood Finkle, Exhibits Specialist

Tate Geological Museum / Casper College, Casper, WY

2013 - 2016

Tim Hoheisel, Executive Director

Sioux Falls, SD

2013 - 2016

Brian Lee Whisenhunt, Executive Director

Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX

STATE REPRESENTATIVES

COLORADO

Carrie Knight, Art & Heritage Manager

Town of Windsor, Windsor, CO

KANSAS

Shannon Shu

Shawnee Town, Shawnee, KS

MONTANA

Dorene Might-Dyer, Director of Education

Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT 

NEBRASKA

Ann Billesbach, Director of Interpretaton/Education

Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE

NEW MEXICO

Daniel Goodman, Curator of Collections

El Rancho De Las Golondrinas, Santa Fe, NM

NORTH DAKOTA

Chris Johnson, Museum Division Director

State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND 

OKLAHOMA

Phyllis Wahahrockah-Tasi, Executive Director

Comanche National Museum & Cultural Center, Lawton, OK

SOUTH DAKOTA     

Ronette Rumpca, Curator of InterpretationMuseum of the South Dakota State Historical Society, Pierre, SD

TEXAS

Henry B. Crawford, Curator of History

Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 

WYOMING

Cecil Sanderson, Cultural Resources Specialist

Fort Bridger State Historic Site, Fort Bridger, WY

STANDING PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES 

EdCOM (Education Committee)

Russanne Erickson, Curator of Education

Hastings, Museum, Hastings, NE 

RC-MPMA (Registrars' Committee)

Sofía Galarza Liu, Collection Manager

Spencer Museum of Art / The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

AFFILINITY GROUPS

AAMG ( Association of Academic Museums and Galleries)

Susan Longhenry, Director

Harwood Museum of Art , Taos, NM

ArtsCom

Tim Hoheisel (See Board At Large)

COMPT

Nicky Ladkin, Assistant Director

Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Hyojung Cho, Ph.D. , Assistant Professor

Center of Advanced Studies for Museum Science and Heritage Management

Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

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

Mark Janzen, Director

Museum Studies Program/University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK

NAME (Nat'l Association for Museum Exhibition)

David G. Mead, Exhibits Coordinator

Sweetwater County Historical Museum, Green River, WY

SMAC (Small Museum Administrators Committee)

Katie Herrick, Director

Stanton County Museum, Johnson, KS

Glo Cunningham, Executive Director

Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum, Crested Butte, CO

VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS COMMITTEE

Beth Campbell, Visitor Services Coordinator

State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND 

COMMITTEES 

ADVOCACY

Rick Young, Museum Director

Fort Caspar Museum & Historic Site, Casper, WY

MARKETING

Delaynna Trim (See Board At Large)

TECHNOLOGY

Dave Kennedy (See Board At Large)

MEMBERSHIP

Deborah Amend  (See Board At Large)

BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Jay Smith (see Past President)

PURCHASING CO-OP

Jamie Frazier Tracy, Curator of Collections

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, Wichita, KS

EXHIBIT 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 CHAIR

Henry Crawford, Curator of History

Museum of Texas Tech University, l ubbock, TX 

SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR

Brian Lee Whisenhunt, Executive Director

Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX