To contact the board, please use aamvmembership1@gmail.com.

Members can access the contact details for their region's board members in the members-only section.  

President

Jenny Woods

Seattle, WA

Past President

Richard Harker

Co-Executive Director

Historic Oakland Foundation

Atlanta, GA

Secretary

Deirdre Araujo

Manager Volunteer Engagement

Exploratorium Museum

San Francisco, CA

Membership Director

Samantha Arceneaux

Corporate Giving Manager

UAB Visual and Performing Arts, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

 Program and Conference Director

 Chris Morehead

 Director of Guest, Volunteer and Community Experiences

 Newfields

 Indianapolis, IN

Treasurer

Wayne Kehoe

Volunteer Coordinator

US Capitol Visitor Center

Washington, DC

The AAMV is divided into six regions that coordinate and provide support to our members within each of that region's states. The Regional Directors serve on the Board as representatives of members from their respective region making sure every member's voice is heard.  

New England Regional Directors - CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT

  Kajette Solomon

  Education Program Coordinator

  RISD Museum

  Providence, RI

Mid-West Regional Directors - IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI

Marne Bariso

Volunteer and Intern Coordinator

Chicago History Museum

Chicago, IL

Renee Birk

Assistant Director, Guest Engagement

John G. Shedd Aquarium

Chicago, IL

Kelsey Stiles

Education and Engagement Manager

Rockford Art Museum

Rockford, IL

Mountain Plains Directors - CO, KS, MT, NE, NM, ND, OK, SD, TX, WY

Amber Harris

Independent Museum Consultant

Houston, TX

Marcie Keller

Manager of Volunteer Services

Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Dallas, TX

Mid-Atlantic Regional Directors - DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA

Luke McLain Leyh

Lead Representative Visitor Services

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Washington, DC

Abbey Earich 

Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Coordinator

Smithsonian Institution Office of Visitor Services

Washington, D.C.

South-Eastern Regional Directors - AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV

Emily Knight

Museum Services Coordinator

Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art

Kennesaw, GA

  Mary Fernandez

 Special Events and Volunteer Manager

 Historic Oakland Foundation

 Atlanta, GA

 

Western Regional Director - AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA

Position currently open

Directors At Large

Elizabeth Coleman

Consultant, Mississippi State Capitol

Retired, Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Jackson, MS

Anna C. Frueh

Formerly with Newseum and Glenstone

Cairo, Egypt

Kia Hunter 

Volunteer Manager

International Spy Museum

Washington, DC

Michael Kruelle 

Vice President of Operations

International Spy Museum

Washington, DC