MOUNTAIN-PLAINS MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION
2015/2016 ROSTER
Officers / Board of Directors / Committee Chairs / Staff
September 20, 2015
Elected Terms Based on the Annual Conference Schedule
OFFICERS:
PRESIDENT
2016-2018
Mark Janzen, Director of Museum Studies
Department of History and Geography, UCO
100 N. University Dr./ Edmond, OK 73034
405-974-5416 ofc 405-974-3837 fax
mjanzen@uco.edu
VICE-PRESIDENT
2016-2018
Stephen L. Whittington, Executive Director
National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
P.O. Box 981, Leadville, CO 80461
719-486-1229 office, 719-486-3927 fax,
director@mininghalloffame.org email
web site: mininghalloffame.org
SECRETARY
2015-2017
Delaynna Trim, Curator of Collections
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
1900 West MacArthur / Shawnee, OK 74804
405-878-5300 dtrim@mgmoa.org
TREASURER
2015-2017
Appointed, Filling Chris Johnson’s term
Danielle (Dani) Stuckle, Education Programs
State Historical Society of North Dakota
North Dakota Heritage Center / 612 E. Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0830
(701) 328-2794 dlstuckle@nd.gov
PAST PRESIDENT
2016-2018
Michael J. Smith (Mike), Director/CEO
Nebraska State Historical Society
PO Box 82554 / Lincoln, NE 68501-2554
402-471-4745 / Fax 402-471-3100
michael.smith@nebraska.gov cell 402-613-1707
incoming: 2016-2018
Geography / University of Central Oklahoma
100 N University Dr. / Edmond, OK 73034
405-974-5789 hvaughn@uco.edu
BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2014-2017
Benjamin L. Clark
5340 Saylor St.
Lincoln, NE 68506
406-478-9295 (cell)
benjaminlclark@gmail.com
BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2014-2017
Len Thorson, Registrar
State Historical Society of North Dakota
North Dakota Heritage Center / 612 E. Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0830
phone 701-328-2666 / Fax 701-328-3710
lthorson@nd.gov / www.history.nd.gov
BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2015-2018
Andrew Dunehoo, Manager
Art & Heritage, Town of Windsor’s Parks
301 Walnut St.
Windsor, CO 80550
970-674-2443 adunehoo@windsorgov.com
BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2015-2018
Lauren Hunley, Education & Outreach Coordinator
Carbon County Museum
904 W Walnut St, Rawlins, WY 82301
education@carboncountymuseum.org / 307-328-2740
STATE REPRESENTATIVES:
COLORADO
Katie Heidsiek, Exhibit Developer
History Colorado
1200 Broadway / Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-4762 / katie.heidsiek@state.co.us
BOARD MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:
BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2013-2016
Ann E. Billesbach, Associate Director
Education and Interpretation Division
Nebraska State Historical Society
P.O. Box 82554 / Lincoln NE 68501
(402)471-3499 / f: (402)471-3314
ann.billesbach@nebraska.gov
BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2013-2016
Heidi Vaughn, Director
Laboratory of History Museum / Dept. of History &
KANSAS
Susan Hawksworth, Director,
Smoky Hill Museum
Department of the Salina Arts and Humanities
211 West Iron or PO Box 101,Salina, KS 67402-0101
785-309-5776 / 785-826-7414 (fax)
MONTANA
Nicole Webb, Curator of Collections,
Historical Museum at Fort Missoula,
3400 Captain Rawn Way
Missoula, MT, 59804
406-728-3476 ext. 2/ nicolew@montana.com
NEBRASKA
Kelli Bacon, Preservation Archivist
Nebraska State Historical Society
State Historic Preservation Office
1500 R St. / PO Box 82554
Lincoln NE 68501-2554
402-471-4766 / f: 402-471-3100
kelli.bacon@nebraska.gov
NEW MEXICO
Ryan S. Flahive, Archivist
Institute of American Indian Arts
83 Avan Nu Po Road/Santa Fe, NM 87508
505.424.2392 / rflahive@iaia.edu
NORTH DAKOTA
Kimberly Jondahl, Communications & Education Director
State Historical Society of North Dakota
612 East Boulevard Ave. / Bismarck, ND 58505
701-328-1476 kjondahl@nd.gov
OKLAHOMA
Phyllis Wahahrockah-Tasi, Executive Director
Comanche National Museum & Cultural Center
701 NW Ferris Avenue / Lawton, OK 73507
580.353.0404 / phyrock1@yahoo.com
SOUTH DAKOTA
Dan Brosz, Curator of Collections
Museum of the South Dakota State Historical Society
900 Governors Drive
Pierre SD 57501
605.773.6013
Daniel.Brosz@state.sd.us
TEXAS
Henry B. Crawford, Curator of History
Museum of Texas Tech University
Box 43191 / Lubbock, TX 79409-3191
806-834-6273 / Fax 806-742-1136
hankbob2000@yahoo.com
WYOMING
Cecil Sanderson, Cultural Resources Specialist
Fort Bridger State Historic Site
P.O. Box 35 / Fort Bridger, WY 82933
(307) 782-6706 / 700-wyo-woods@live.com
STANDING PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES:
EdCOM (Education Committee)
MPMA Regional Rep: Russanne Hoff , Curator of Education
Hastings Museum
PO Box 1286 / Hastings, NE 68902
402-461-2399 / Fax 402-461-2379
education@hastingsmuseum.org
RC-MPMA (Registrars' Committee) President
Susie Fishman-Armstrong, Collections Manager
Archaeology Division / Sam Noble Museum
2401 Chautauqua Ave. Norman, OK 73072-7029
405.325.1199 / sfishman@ou.edu
AFFIINITY GROUPS:
AAMG (Association of Academic Museums & Galleries)
Cliff Vanderpool, Director
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum (PPHM
Canyon, TX
806.651.2246 / GCVanderpool@PPHM.WTAMU.EDU
COMPT Chair
Nicky Ladkin, Assistant Director Community Engagement
Vice-Chair Museum Science
Museum of Texas Tech University / MS 43191
Lubbock, TX 79409-3191 USA
806-742-2442 ext. 266 / Fax: (+1) 806-742-1136
nicky.ladkin@ttu.edu
CURCOM (Curators Committee) Co-Chairs
Elisa Phelps, Director of Collections/Library Division
History Colorado
1200 Broadway / Denver, CO 80203
303-866-3688
elisa.phelps@state.co.us www.coloradohistory.org
David Kennedy, Curator
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
507 South 4th Street / Enid, OK 73701
580- 237-1907 ext 225 / Fax 580-234-1055
dkennedy@okhistory.org
EMP (Emerging Museum Professionals) Co-Chairs
Mark Janzen, Director of Museum Studies
Department of History and Geography, UCO
100 N. University Dr./ Edmond, OK 73034
405-974-5416 ofc 405-974-3837 fax
mjanzen@uco.edu
Erin Brown, Collections Specialist
Oklahoma Territorial Museum
402 East Oklahoma
Guthrie, OK 73044
(405) 282-1889 / erinbrown@okhistory.org
NAME (National Association for Museum Exhibition)
National Rep: for Mountain-Plains Region
Ben Griswold, Principal
Spatial Poetics Exhibition Design
3636 Chestnut Place, Denver, CO 80216
office: 303-296-2004 / cell: 720-232-6625
ben@spatialpoetics.com
www.spatialpoetics.com
NATIVE AMERICAN CONNECTION – NAC Chair
Casey Messick, Curator of Global Indigenous Art
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas
1301 Mississippi St, Lawrence, KS 66045
cmesick@ku.edu 785 864 5253
SMAC (Small Museum Administrators Committee)
Katie Herrick, Director
Stanton County Museum
P.O. Box 806 / Johnson, KS 67855
620-492-1526 scmuse@pld.com
Glo Cunningham, Museum Outreach Coordinator
Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum
P. O. Box 2480 / 331 Elk Ave.
Crested Butte, CO 81224
970 349-5729 wk 970 3491880 fax 9703491885
museum@crestedbutte.cc
VCC (Volunteer Coordinators Committee)
Beth Campbell, Visitor Services Coordinator
State Historical Society of North Dakota
612 E. Boulevard Ave. / Bismarck, ND 58505
701-328-2674 / bcampbell@nd.gov
MPMA BOARD COMMITTEES:
507 South 4th Street / Enid, OK 73701
580- 237-1907 ext 225 / Fax 580-234-1055
dkennedy@okhistory.org
SUSTAINABILITY Chair
Jay S. Smith, State Museum Director
Museum of the South Dakota State Historical Society
900 Governors Drive / Pierre SD 57501
605.773.3798 cell 605-222-2470
Jay.Smith@state.sd.us / jssnm05@gmail.com
MEMBERSHIP
Ann Billesbach (See Board Member-At-Large)
COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS
Len Thorson (See Board Member-At-Large)
PURCHASING CO-OP
Deb Arenz, Associate Director for Collections
Nebraska State Historical Society
PO Box 82554 / Lincoln, NE 68501
402-471-4759 / deb.arenz@nebraska.gov
Incoming; Laura Mooney
laura.mooney@nebraska.gov
GOVERNANCE
Steve Whittington (See Vice President)
INSURANCE CO-OP
Mark Janzen (See Secretary)
ADVOCACY
Rick Young, Museum Director
Fort Caspar Museum & Historic Site
4001 Fort Caspar Rd. / Casper, WY 82604
307-235-8462 / Fax 307-235-8464
ryoung@cityofcasperwy.com
STORAGE EQUIPMENT CO-OP
Erica Prater, Collections Manager
New Mexico Museum of Art
107 West Palace Avenue / Santa Fe, NM 87501
505.476.5041/ 505.476.5076 fax
erica.prater@state.nm.us
Advocacy Social Media Coordinator
Casey Messick (See NAC Chair)
ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEES:
ARCHIVES
Vacant
BOARD DEVELOPMENT
Mike Smith (See Past President)
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Chair
Lauren Hunley (See Board Member-At-Large)
MARKETING Co-Chairs
Benjamin L. Clark (See Board Member-At-Large)
Andrew Dunehoo (See Board Member-At-Large)
TECHNOLOGY Chair
David Kennedy, Curator
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
EXHIBITS HALL (Coordinator)
Hillary English (See Staff)
AUCTION (Chair)
Heidi Vaughn (See Board Member-At-Large)
AWARDS (Chair)
Kathy Dickson, Director of Museums and Historic Sites
Oklahoma Historical Society
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-7917
Fax: 405-522-0821 / 405-522-5231 /
405-919-2795 (cell) kdickson@okhistory.org
Deputy Chair
Nathan Turner, Regional Director Museums and Historic Sites
OK Territorial Museum
406 E Oklahoma Ave / Guthrie, OK 73044
405-282-1889 / nturner@okhistory.org
2015 R.E.A.L. Presentation Stage
Erin Barrette, Assistant Conference Coordinator
7656 S. Pierce Way / Littleton, CO 80128
720-427-3327
mntplainsoffice@aol.com or info@mpma.net
Chair: Susan Rowe, M.A.
Education Program Manager
Lubbock Lake National Historic Landmark
Adjunct Faculty, Heritage Management Program
Museum of Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas 806-742-1116 /
Hillary English, Membership Coordinator / Exhibit Hall
Coordinator
6760 S. Depew St. / Littleton CO. 80128
303-948-2520 / 720-323-3285 (cell)
mtplains@gmail.com
Deputy Chair:
Russanne Hoff (See EdCom Chair)
Sharon Cook, Assistant Membership Coordinator
Home 303- 993-6860 303-472-6513 cell
mountplainsbooks@hotmail.com
SCHOLARSHIP Chair
Patti Wood Finkle, Exhibits Specialist
Tate Geological Museum / Casper College
125 College Drive / Casper, WY 82601
307-268-3026 / Fax 307-268-3308
pfinkle@caspercollege.edu / www.caspercollege.edu/tate
Susan Romeo, Graphics Designer
Professional Images
Idaho Springs, CO / 303-569-4100
susan@professionalimages.com
susan@susanromeo.com
MENTORING Chair
Henry Crawford (See Texas State Rep.)
2016 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
Oklahoma City, OK October 23-27, 2016
2016 Conference Co-Chairs
Kathy Dickson, Director of Museums and Historic Sites
Oklahoma Historical Society
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-7917
Fax: 405-522-0821 / 405-522-5231 /
405-919-2795 (cell) kdickson@okhistory.org
Dan Provo, Director
Oklahoma History Center
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive / Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-522-5380 / dprovo@okhistory.org
2015 Conference Program Com Co-Chairs
Heidi Vaughn (see Board Member-At-Large)
Jenny Yearous, Curator of Collections Management
State Historical Society of North Dakota
612 E. Boulevard Ave./ Bismarck, ND 58505
701/328 2666 fax 701/328 3710
jyearous@state.nd.us
2016 Conference Development Com Chair
Auction Committee
Chair: Heidi Vaughn
MPMA STAFF:
Monta Lee Dakin, Executive Director
Mountain-Plains Museums Association
7110 West David Drive / Littleton, CO 80128-5404
303-979-9358 / Fax 303-979-3553
mountplains@aol.com
Peggy Schaller, Technology Assistant
4830 E Kansas Dr./ Denver, CO 80246
303-757-7962
schaller@rmi.net
mld SEPT 2015