Board of Directors

Board of Directors 2024-2026

1. Chris Helms , President

   Senior Collections Manager at Adler Planetarium

2. Janet Northey , Vice President

   Senior Collections Manager at Anchorage Museum

3. Shannon C White , Treasurer

   Collections Manager at Gaston County Museum

4. Elise V LeCompte , Recording Secretary

   Registrar at Florida Museum of Natural History

5. Melissa S Bechhoefer , Board Member

   Director of Integrative Collections at Denver Museum of Nature & Science

6. Sydney L Briggs , Board Member

   Director of Collection and Exhibitions at The Studio Museum in Harlem

7. Barbara E Chamberlain , Board Member

   Director Art Collection Management at Private Client Select (formerly AIG PCG)

8. Laura A Elliff Cruz , Board Member

   Head of Collections at School for Advanced Research

9. Sebastián E Encina , Board Member

   Associate Director of Curation & Exhibition at Minnetrista Museum & Gardens

10. Samantha Hunt-Duran , Board Member

    Owner & Founder at Mountain Museum Management LLC

11. Markecia Koulesser , Board Member

    Associate Registrar at Telfair Museums

12. Adriane Tafoya , Board Member

    CalNAGPRA Project Manager at California State University

13. Alicia B. Thomas , Board Member

    Contract Registrar & Fine Arts Appraiser at Nail-to-Nail, LLC

14. Kara S Vetter , Board Member

    Senior Director of Cultural Resources at Museum of Us

15. Grace T Weiss , Board Member

    Civic Art Collection Project Manager at San Francisco Arts Commission