OUR TEAM

CARISSA HUSSONG
Executive Director
she/her/hers

carissa@metalmuseum.org | extension 202

FRANCES TORTORICH

Director of Development
she/her/hers

frances@metalmuseum.org | extension 203

LORI GIPSON
Director of Community Education & Engagement
she/her/hers

lori@metalmuseum.org | extension 210

KIM WARD
Marketing Manager
she/her/hers

kimward@metalmuseum.org | extension 215

DOROTHY SVGDIK
Exhibitions Coordinator
she/her/hers

dorothy@metalmuseum.org | extension 205

ALICIA GEORGE
Museum Store Manager
she/her/hers

alicia@metalmuseum.org | extension 206

JIM MASTERSON
Shop Foreman
he/him/his

masterson@metalmuseum.org | extension 220

JACOB BROWN
Lead Blacksmith
he/him/his

jbrown@metalmuseum.org | extension 223

RYAN AGEE
Facilities Manager
he/him/his

ryan@metalmuseum.org | extension 223

IAN SKINNER
Blacksmithing Apprentice
he/him/his

ian@metalmuseum.org

TOMISHA EDWARDS
Guest Services Coordinator
she/her/hers

tomisha@metalmuseum.org

ALANNA STEWART
Guest Services Assistant
they/them/theirs

alanna@metalmuseum.org

QUAMESHA BROWN

Executive Assistant

she/her/hers

quamesha@metalmuseum.org | extension 213

MADISON MILLER
Development Manager
she/her/hers

madison@metalmuseum.org | extension 211

PORTIA WHITE
Community Engagement & Rentals Coordinator
she/her/hers

portia@metalmuseum.org | extension 207

BROOKE GARCIA
Collections & Exhibitions Manager
she/her/hers

brooke@metalmuseum.org | extension 204

ANTHONY GEORGE II
Preparator
he/him/his

anthony@metalmuseum.org | extension 209

KEVIN BURGE
Repair & Restoration Specialist
he/him/his

burge@metalmuseum.org | extension 208

JEANNIE TOMLINSON SALTMARSH
Metals Shop Coordinator
she/her/hers

jeannie@metalmuseum.org | extension 224

JAMES VANDERPOOL
Foundry Operations Manager
he/him/his

vanderpool@metalmuseum.org | extension 222

KATELYN BUTLER
Museum Educator
she/her/hers

katelyn@metalmuseum.org | extension 221

SAVANNAH SMITH
Foundry Apprentice
she/her/hers

savannah@metalmuseum.org

BIENVENIDO HOWARD
Museum Store Assistant
he/him/his

bien@metalmuseum.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bryan K. Smith, President

Bruce Campbell III, Vice President

Simon Wadsworth, Treasurer

Patrick Galphin, Secretary

Richard Aycock
Michael Bondi
Shannon A. Brown

Ted Davis
Douglas W. Ferris

Linda Foster
Janice Holder

Sherri Jaudés

Desmond Lewis

John Medwedeff
Sarah Perkins
Richard Ranta

Stacy Smith

Porsche Stevens

Grace Stewart
Kevin Thompson

Monica Wharton
Pat Mitchell Worley

DIRECTORS EMERETI

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Tony Bologna
Bob Rogers
Richard Prillaman
Dolph Smith
Ken Argroves