**Please note that the museum's voicemail system is currently experiencing an outage. We apologize for this inconvenience and we're working to fix the issue.**
- 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.
- 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) 634-4151
Executive Director - Mary Zell Galen
(276) 634-4150
Administrative Coordinator
Administration & Services
- Jonathan Martin
(276) 634-4153
Chief Financial Officer - Ken Barksdale
(276) 634-4189
Visitor Services Specialist - Joel Clifton
(276) 634-4194
Trades Technician/ISO - Glynda Cassady
(276) 634-4155
Purchasing Manager - Frank DeShazo
(276) 634-4141 ext: 4304
Museum Technician - Bobbie Dillon
(276) 634-4156
Fiscal Technician - Lynn Elmahmoud
(276) 634-4141 ext: 4304
Museum Technician - John Hairston
(276) 634-4141 ext: 4304
Museum Technician - Robbie Hendrix
(276) 634-4147
Visitor Services & Events Manager - Jerome Jackson
(276) 634-4141 ext: 4304
Museum Technician - Donnie Jones
(276) 634-4192
Trades Technician - Tim King
(276) 634-4145
Building Operations Manager - Lynette Perkins
(276) 634-4158
Human Resources Manager - Letitia Pulliam
(276) 634-4189
Visitor Services Specialist
Advancement
- Ryan Barber
(276) 634-4163
Deputy Director - Charlotte Harter
(276) 634-4162
Administrative & Financial Assistant - Zachary Ryder
(276) 634-4165
Marketing & Public Relations Manager
Education & Public Programs
- Christy Deatherage
(276) 634-4187
Education Manager - Bruce Gatling-Austin
Outreach Educator - Central Virginia - Jordan Brim
(276) 634-4188
Educator - Ann Mallek
Outreach Education Coordinator - Central Virginia - Nancy Newman
Outreach Educator - Central Virginia - Terri Robertson
(276) 634-4164
Educator - Susan Walton
Outreach Education Coordinator - Eastern Virginia
Research & Collections
- Hayden Bassett, Ph.D.
(276) 634-4176
Assistant Curator of Archaeology - Haley Cartmell
(276) 634-4181
Collections Manager - Maddy Gunter-Bassett
(276) 634-4168
Archaeologist - Jill Harris
(276) 634-4182
Registrar - Liberty Hightower
(276) 634-4175
Research Technician - Biology - Kal Ivanov, Ph.D.
(276) 634-4174
Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Zoology - Arianna Kuhn, Ph.D.
Assistant Curator of Herpetology - Jackson Means, Ph.D.
(276) 634-4180
Myriapodologist - Nancy Moncrief, Ph.D.
(276) 634-4177
Curator of Mammalogy - Adam Pritchard, Ph.D.
(276) 634-4173
Assistant Curator of Paleontology - Lucy Treado
(276) 634-4141 ext: 4402
Paleontology Technician - Ben Williams
(276) 634-4171
Science Administrator - William Welsh
CHML Director of Operations