WHO WE ARE
General Inquiries / Visitor Services
Staff
The American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) is the official national museum, education center, and repository for intuitive, self-taught artistry.
Staff
Development Director
Valerie Williams
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development &
Curatorial coordinator
Gage Branda
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Design and Kinetic
Sculpture Race
Theresa Segreti
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Education
Beka Plum
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Venue Rentals & EVENTS
Nicole Collins
rentals@avam.org
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Human Resources / Administration
Lisa Nowell
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maintenance
Jordan Doster
Building Manager
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Lisa Williams
Janitorial Supervisor
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Marketing and Communications
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Membership
Melissa Mauro
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Exhibitions
Mark Ward
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Registrar
Conner Dorbin
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Security
Will Wells
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Visitor Experience
Mavet Rosas
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Board
officers
Christopher Goelet, Chair
Holly Gudelsky Stone, Treasurer
Renee Wooding, Secretary
Peter Bain
Former President, CEO, & Director
OM Asset Management
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Matthew Gorra, Esq.
Partner, DLA Piper
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Jenny Hopkins
Interior Designer & Arts Advocate
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Payal S. Parekh
Wellness Curator & Art Entrepreneur
Rachel Peric
Executive Director, Welcoming America
Bill Rock
Artist, Curator & Producer
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Arna Vodenos
Artist & Mind/Body Healing Practitioner
honorary members
Victor Stone
Chairman of the British Friends
of the American Visionary Art Museum
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LeRoy Hoffberger
Co-Founder, American Visionary Art Museum
and Honorary Member, In Memoriam
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Rebecca A. Hoffberger
Founder and Director Emeritus, American Visionary Art Museum
Advisory Board
Patch Adams, M.D.
Medical Rights Activist, Author, Clown for Peace
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Susan Baerwald & Marcy Carsey
TV & Media Developers, Collectors, Owners
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Taylor Branch
Pulitzer Prize Recipient for History, Author & Activist
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Colin Eisler, Ph.D.
Robert Lehman Professor at New York University
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Eve Ensler
Playwright, Human Rights Activist
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Sam Feldman
Social Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
Julia Butterfly Hill
Environmental Activist & Author
John Glover
Actor & Philanthropist
Regenia A. Perry, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of African and African American Art, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Frank Warren
Author, Lecturer, Creator
PostSecret project
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John Waters
Filmmaker & Artist
The Board of Directors of the American Visionary Art Museum announces the departure of Jenenne Whitfield as director, effective immediately. Ms Whitfield assumed leadership of the Congressionally-Designated National Museum & Education Center for intuitive artists, creatives and visionaries in September, 2022.
