2025 Content Advisory Committee
Meet the
Content Advisory Committee
The Content Advisory Committee’s (CAC) goal is to review, grade, and select proposals that align with the 2025 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo’s theme of Museums & Trust.
The CAC evaluates content for the Annual Meeting by reviewing proposal submissions through a “blind” peer-review process. Each of the four thematic tracks of Purpose, Practice, Process, and Programs is assigned a subgroup of reviewers for detailed discussions and recommendations specific to those tracks.
The CAC works closely with AAM staff to ensure the program reflects a thoughtful balance of topics based on the needs of and active conversations in the field and previous meeting evaluations.
Eric Carpio
2024 Content Advisory Committee Chair
Chief Community Museum Officer and Director, Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center, History Colorado
Ft. Garland, CO
Franky Abbott
Chief Content Strategist, Levin Museum of the New South Charlotte, NC
Cynthia Brown
Principal, Museum EXP Minneapolis, MN
Colleen Carter
Co-Founder, Copper Creek Partners, and Meetings Assistant Manager, American Alliance of Museums Denver, CO AAM Staff Liaison, 2025 Content Advisory Committee
Mira Cohen
Vice President of Education & Programs, International Spy Museum
Washington, DC
Lauren Cooper
Exhibition Developer, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA
Keahe Davis
Education Director, King Kamehameha V. Judiciary History Center
Honolulu, HI
Rachel Demma, ED.D.
Vice President, Learning, Visitor Experience & Community Engagement, Port Discovery Children’s Museum
Baltimore, MD
Elizabeth Dinschel
President & CEO, National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
Leadville, CO
Linda Endersby
Collections Manager, History Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Reema Ghazi
Manager of National Programs & Partnerships,
National Gallery of Art
Silver Spring, MD
Marion Gill
Deputy Director, Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Eileen Goldspiel
Director, Advancement, American Alliance of Museums
Arlington, VA
Dr. Georgette Grier-Key
Executive Director and Chief Curator, Eastville Community Historical Society
Sag Harbor, NY
Carolyn Halpin-Healy
Executive Director
Arts & Minds
New York, NY
Jennifer Hamilton
Director of Community Partnership Strategy, National Acquarium
Baltimore, MD
Laura Hapke
Collections Manager, Seton Hall University, Walsh Gallery
South Orange, NJ
Joe Imholte
Senior Director of Experience, American Swedish Institute
Minneapolis, MN
Sherilyne Jones
Doctoral Candidate/Museum Consultant, University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Laura Klopfer
Director, Learning & Visitor Education, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Washington, DC
Elysian McNiff Koglmeier
Head of Partnerships,
Artwork Archive
Denver, CO
Allison Kraft
Associate Curator, Paley Center for Media
New York, NY
Megan Lantz
Director, Social Impact
American Alliance of Museums
Arlington, VA
Bill Lawrence
President & CEO, San Diego History Center
San Diego, CA
Sarah Lewis
Site Director, Museum of York County & Main Street Children’s Museum, Culture & Heritage Museums of York County
Rock Hill, SC
Jack Ludden
Audience Engagement & Innovation Specialist, Balboa Park Online Collaborative
Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Lugarich
Senior Director, Historical Initiatives & Educational Development, The Army Historical Foundation
Ft. Belvoir, VA
Leila Makdisi
Senior Manager of School and Family Experience, Adler Planetarium
Chicago, IL
Joy Mistovich
Assistant Education Director/Digital UX Accessibility Specialist, The Butler Institute of American Art
Youngstown, OH
Raka Nandi
Director of Exhibits & Collections, Memphis Museum of Science & History
Memphis, TN
Jennifer Olson
Director of Guest and Community Engagement, Chicago Academy of Sciences, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Chicago, IL
Joseph O’Neill
Content Manager and Editor II
American Alliance of Museums
Arlington, VA
Dean Phelus
Editor in Chief, Museum Magazine, Senior Director, Special Projects, American Alliance of Museums
Arlington, VA
Sara Pike
Development Manager, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Boulder, CO
Heather Pressman
Co-Founder, Achieving Access Museum Access Consulting
Portland, OR
Kimberly Robinson
Staff Curator, National Park Service
Herndon, WV
Grace Stewart
Assistant Director, Equity and Culture, American Alliance of Museums
Arlington, VA
Mariam Tabatabaee
Associate Educator, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Los Angeles, CA
Jasmin Tabatabaee
Education Programs Coordinator, New Museum of Contemporary Art
New York, NY
Annie Thomas-Bubel
Learning & Wellbeing Programs Supervisor, Nemours Estate
Wilmington, DE
Jen Tobias
Association Director of Exhibitions & Art Collections and Curator of Arts, Denver Botanic Gardens
Denver, CO
Glenda Turner
Senior Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Williamsburg, VA
Cecelia Walls
Assistant Director, Content, American Alliance of Museums
Arlington, VA
David Whitemyer
Director of Partnerships: Museums & Culture, Electrosonic
Orlando, FL
Ashley Witherspoon, LCSW
Founder, CEO, Hand Made Dreams
Durham, NC
Susan Zwerling
Assistant Director, Learning Communities
American Alliance of Museums
Arlington, VA
Tiffany Gilbert, DES
Director, Meetings & Learning Programs
American Alliance of Museums Arlington, VA
AAM Staff Liaison, 2025 Content Advisory Committee
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