Staff

• For general museum inquiries, please email us at information@vmnh.virginia.gov.
• For questions about the museum's educational programs, please email us at discover@vmnh.virginia.gov.
• For questions regarding memberships, donations and sponsorships, please email charlotte.harter@vmnh.virginia.gov.
• To reach a specific staff member, please email the appropriate staff member using the directory below.

Executive Director's Office

• Joe Keiper, Ph. D. 
  (276) 403-8561
  Executive Director
• Jennifer Whitlow
  (276) 403-8546
  Administrative Coordinator
•  

Administration & Services

• Jonathan Martin
  (276) 403-8523
  Chief Financial Officer
• Ken Barksdale
  (276) 403-8580
  Visitor Services Specialist
• Robin Bondurant
  (276) 403-8574
  Fiscal Assistant
• Joel Clifton
  (276) 403-8575
  Trades Technician/ISO
• Glynda Cassady
  (276) 403-8560
  Purchasing Manager
• Frank DeShazo
  (276) 403-8572
  Museum Technician
• Bobbie Dillon
  (276) 403-8509
  Fiscal Supervisor
• Derek Eanes
  (276) 403-8516
  Sustainable Energy Technician
• Lynn Elmahmoud
  (276) 403-8550
  Museum Technician
• Robbie Hendrix
  (276) 403-8530
  Visitor Services & Events Manager
• Tim King
  (276) 403-8557
  Building Operations Manager
• Lynette Perkins
  (276) 403-8522
  Human Resources Manager
• Jeffrey Philpott
  (276) 403-8572
  Museum Technician
• Letitia Pulliam
  (276) 403-8580
  Visitor Services Specialist
• MeShawn Spencer
  (276) 403-8578
  Museum Technician
• Emily Vaught
  (276) 403-8580
  Visitor Services Specialist

Advancement

• Ryan Barber
  (276) 403-8513
  Deputy Director
• Bethany Fisher
  Museum Experiences Manager
  (276) 403-8551
• Charlotte Harter
  (276) 403-8559
  Advancement Services Coordinator
• Zach Ryder
  (276) 403-8514
  Marketing & PR Manager

Education & Public Programs

• Christy Deatherage
  (276) 403-8501
  Education Manager
• Bruce Gatling-Austin
  Outreach Educator - Central Virginia
• Jordan Brim
  (276) 403-8549
  Educator
• Ann Mallek
  Outreach Education Coordinator - Central Virginia
• Nancy Newman
  Outreach Educator - Central Virginia
• Annabelle Sechrist
  Educator
• Susan Walton
  Outreach Education Coordinator - Eastern Virginia

Research & Collections

• Hayden Bassett, Ph.D.
  (276) 403-8568
  Assistant Curator of Archaeology
• Haley Cartmell
  (276) 403-8506
  Collections Manager
• Maddy Gunter-Bassett
  (276) 403-8524
  Archaeologist
• Marshall Boyd
  (276) 403-8525
  Research Technician
  
• Sonia Dixon
  CHML Senior Analyst
• Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
  CHML Senior Analyst
• Jill Harris
  (276) 403-8510
  Registrar
• Liberty Hightower
  (276) 403-8548
  Research Technician - Biology
• Kal Ivanov, Ph.D.
  (276) 403-8556
  Associate Curator of Recent Invertebrates
• Aidan Lawrence
  Archaeology Research Assistant
• Abigail Maher
  CHML Analyst
• Jackson Means, Ph.D.
  (276) 403-8521
  Assistant Curator of Recent Invertebrates
• Adam Pritchard, Ph.D.
  (276) 403-8541
  Assistant Curator of Paleontology
• Lucy Treado
  (276) 403-8571
  Paleontology Technician
• Ben Williams
  (276) 403-8579
  Science Administrator
• William Welsh
  CHML Director of Operations