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Program Committee


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

Eric Chang
Arts Program Coordinator
East-West Center

Laura Christian
Vice President of Learning Experiences
DISCOVERY Children's Museum

Melanie Coffee
Principal
Melanie Coffee Consulting

Alannah Debusk
Collections Registrar
Utah Division of Arts & Museums

Catherine Diaz
Executive Director
Columbia Play Project

Lisa Falk
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

Michelle Gollehon
Digital Asset Specialist
Utah Historical Society

Doug Jenzen
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

Nicole Meldahl
Executive Director
Western Neighborhoods Project

Megumi Nagata (Co-Chair)
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

Melanie Tran
Chief Curator
California State Railroad Museum

Ruth White
Executive Assistant
Utah Museums Association