MEET THE CREW
STAFF
Heather Ruhsam
Executive Director
Ashley Householder
Director of Exhibits & Programs
Katie Barker
Finance & Business Operations Director
Hillary Keimig
Communications & Marketing Manager
Linda Riggs
Office Administrator
Erin Paris
Visitor Service Associate
Andrew Golden
Public Relations / Media Contact
Gus Carlson
President
Tom Whidden
Vice President
James A. Hilton, Sr.
Treasurer
Christopher L. Otorowski
Secretary
Sandra Snider Askew
William Campbell
Margaret D. Comfort
C. Richard D’Amato
Charles A. Dana
David K. Elwell, Jr.
Dick Franyo
Drew Freides
Peter Gerard
James B. Gubelmann
Robert B. Haines Jr.
Sally Helme
David G. Houck
Gary Jobson
Pam Rorke Levy
Ewell C. Potts, III
Andrew S. Rose
Arthur Santry
Frank Savage
W. Crayton Walters III
Richard Jepsen
Ex-Officio
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD EMERITUS
*deceased
Gregory H. Barnhill *
John S. Beale
Mason R. Chrisman
George R. Hinman, Jr.
Thomas P. Hubbell
Sydney Johnson
Bruce Munro
H.P. (Sandy) Purdon
William Torgerson
Sally Barkow
Allen H. Breed
Andrew Campbell
Cindy Keppel
Louisa Chafee
Rome Kirby
Alice Manard Leonard
Duncan Megroz
Nathaniel Clapp
Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer
Debbie Capozzi
Matthew H. Parker
Amanda Clark
Paige Railey
Chrissy Coolidge
Chair
Zach Railey
Blythe Daly
Hilary Burt Davidson
Alton J. Evans
Charlotte Ferguson
Liz Hall Gaston
Farrah Hall
Kurt Kalberer
RJ Wolney
Stephanie Roble
Antoine Savage
John Stakes
Erik Storck
Emily Taylor
Genny Tulloch
Anna Tunnicliffe
YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD
HONORARY ADVISORS
Dave Ullman
Ted Turner
John Rousmaniere
Dawn Riley
Mark Reynolds
Ken Read
Bill Pinkney
Buddy Melges
Geoff Mason
Timmy Larr
John Kostecki
William I. Koch
Bruce Kirby
Rod Johnstone
Bob Johnstone
Terry Hutchinson
Stan Honey
Halsey C. Herreshoff
Peter Harken
Gilbert M. Grosvenor
Paul Foerster
J.J. Fetter
Bruce Farr
Dave Curtis
Dennis Conner
Steve Colgate
Stephen Colbert
Mason Chrisman
Paul Cayard
Malin Burnham
John Burnham
Bill Buchan
Janet Baxter
Ed Baird
Betsy Alison
Morgan Freeman
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