Board and Staff

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Benjamin Neely, President
Berks History Center

Jean Kilheffer-Hess, Vice-President
Mennonite Life

Ellen E. Endslow, Secretary
Chester County History Center

Abigail Baer
Demuth Foundation

Elizabeth Barker
The Frick Pittsburgh

Richard Burkert
Johnstown Area Heritage Association

Andrew Dalton
Adams County Historical Society

Susan Ellis
The Moravian Historical Society

Patti Wood Finkle
Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art Gallery at Penn State

Allison Krisch
Penn Museum

Melinda Meyer
Erie Yesterday

Monica Montgomery
Historic Germantown

Jeffrey Nichols
The National Civil War Museum

Leslie Przybylek
The Senator John Heinz History Center

Peter Seibert
The Independence Seaport Museum

Averie Shaughnessy-Comfort
Presque Isle Light Station

Bonnie Shockey
Allison Antrim Museum

Mary Sorensen
Centre County Historical Society

Renee Thomas
Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Andrea Lowery
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (ex officio)

PA Museums operates according to our approved By-Laws.

PA Museums recently worked on and completed a new Strategic Plan.

We welcome nominations from our membership for service on our Board of Directors. Please click here to submit a nomination.

Rusty Baker
Executive Director
rusty.baker@pamuseums.org

Chrisoula Randas Perdziola
Programming Director
Chrisoula@pamuseums.org

Deb Myers
Financial Coordinator
dmyers@pamuseums.org

Jenny Angell
Project Manager, Accessibility Excellence
c-jangell@pa.gov