WMA Board Members

WMA Board of Directors at the 2024 Annual Meeting in Tucson, AZ

Sarah Bloom

Senior Communications Officer for Interpretation & Visitor Engagement
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Term ends: 2026

Robert Caragher

Board Member
Gamble House Conservancy
Term ends: 2025

Dan Clevenger

Cultural+Performing Arts Leader | Principal
DLR Group
Term ends: 2025

Celina Coleman

Director of Operations, Social Responsibility & Desert Financial Foundation
Desert Financial Credit Union
Term ends: 2025

Chloe Doucette

Senior Director of Programs and Engagement
Museum of Idaho
Term ends: 2026

Laurie Egan-Hedley

Director and Curator
Barona Cultural Center & Museum
Term ends: 2025

Melanie Fales

Executive Director
Boise Art Museum
Term ends: 2026

Jennifer Fang

Director of Interpretation and Community Engagement
Pittock Mansion
Term ends: 2026

Gideon Gerit

Curator of Public Art
Municipality of Anchorage
Term ends: 2027

Devon Hamilton

Learning and Experience Director
Blue Rhino Design
Term ends: 2025

Ariel Hammond

Director of Research Library & Archive
San Diego Natural History Museum
Term ends: 2025

Lydia Heins

Executive Director
Coos Art Museum
Term ends: 2027

Rebecca Horta

Director of Youth & Family Programs
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Term ends: 2026

Doug Jenzen

Director, Evaluation and Visitor Insights
Oakland Museum of California
Term ends: 2027

Johanna Jones

Executive Director
Foundation at Hearst Castle
Term ends: 2025

Noelle Kahanu

Assistant Specialist, Public Humanities and Native Hawaiian Programs
University of Hawaii at Monoa
Term ends: 2026

Tim Lee

Director of Exhibits
Natural History Museum of Utah
Term ends: 2027

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Gail Mandel

Deputy Director
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Term ends: 2025

Matt Mattice

Executive Director
King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center
Term ends: 2026

Kristen Mihalko

Director of Operations
Balboa Park Cultural Partnership
Term ends: 2026

Lorie Millward

Principal
Lorie Millward Consulting
Term ends: 2026

Barron Oda

CoChair,
American Bar Association,

Museums and the Arts Law Committee
Term ends: 2027

Amy Oppio

Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Director
Nevada Museum of Art
Term ends: 2026

Carlos Ortega

Chief Curator
Museum of Ventura County
Term ends: 2025

Natalie Petersen

Deputy Director
Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Terms ends: 2025

Bart Shively

Chief Strategy Officer
MATT Construction
Term ends: 2026

Michelle Sifuentes

Curator of Collections
Ontario Museum of History & Art
Term ends: 2027

Koven Smith

Senior Director/Arts
Knight Foundation
Term ends: 2026

Niki Stewart

VP, Chief Learning & Engagement Officer
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Term ends: 2025

Hally Swift

Assistant Director of Finance
UW Botanic Gardens and Arboretum Foundation
Term ends: 2026

Edward Tepporn

Executive Director
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
Term ends: 2026

Molly Wilmoth

Bonnie Lee and Oliver P. Steele III Curator of Education & Engagement
High Desert Museum
Term ends: 2026

Jeanette Woodburn

Principal
Holistic Fundraising
Term ends: 2026

Kurosh Yahyai

Studio Program Manager
The New Children's Museum
Term ends: 2026

Western Museums Association