WMA's 2026 Program Committee at a virtual meeting.
Emily Bentley
Director
Kanab City Museums
Marta Bones
Director
Arizona Mining, Mineral & Natural Resources Education Museum
Jacqueline Cabrera
Principal
Cabrera+Art+Management
Principal
Cabrera+Art+Management
Eric Chang
Arts Program Coordinator
East-West Center
Arts Program Coordinator
East-West Center
Laura Christian
Vice President of Learning Experiences
DISCOVERY Children's Museum
Vice President of Learning Experiences
DISCOVERY Children's Museum
Melanie Coffee
Principal
Melanie Coffee Consulting
Principal
Melanie Coffee Consulting
Alannah Debusk
Collections Registrar
Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Collections Registrar
Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Catherine Diaz
Executive Director
Executive Director
Columbia Play Project
Lisa Falk
Head of Community Engagement and Curator of Education
Arizona State Museum
Head of Community Engagement and Curator of Education
Arizona State Museum
Megan van Frank
Director, Center for Community Heritage
Utah Humanities
TJ Gaudelli
Volunteer Coordinator
Arizona Museum of Natural History
Volunteer Coordinator
Arizona Museum of Natural History
Michelle Gollehon
Digital Asset Specialist
Utah Historical Society
Doug Jenzen
Executive Director
Foundation at Hearst Castle
Executive Director
Foundation at Hearst Castle
Gail Mandel
Chief Operating and Advancement Officer
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Seth Margolis (Co-Chair)
Director of Education Programs
Museum of Flight
Director of Education Programs
Museum of Flight
Nicole Meldahl
Executive Director
Western Neighborhoods Project
Executive Director
Western Neighborhoods Project
Megumi Nagata
Heritage Program Manager
4Culture
Paul Stavast
Director
BYU Museum of Peoples & Culture
Niki Stewart
VP, Chief Learning & Engagement Officer
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation/Taliesin West
VP, Chief Learning & Engagement Officer
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation/Taliesin West
Melanie Tran
Chief Curator
California State Railroad Museum
Chief Curator
California State Railroad Museum
Ruth White
Executive Assistant
Utah Museums Association
