Our Executive Director
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Charity M. Counts
P.O. Box 6267
Fishers, IN 46038-6267
Phone: 1-888-724-4266
Email: ccounts(at)midwestmuseums.org
Our Officers
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PRESIDENT
Charles Katzenmeyer
Vice President, Institutional Advancement
The Field Museum
Chicago, IL
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VICE PRESIDENT
Brenda Raney
Senior Director, Preservation and Outreach
Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN
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TREASURER
Cheryl Darr
Chief Financial Officer
The Magic House
St. Louis, MO
SECRETARY
Kaman Hillenburg
Collections Manager
Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science
Evansville, IN
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Katie Van Allen
Managing Director of Museum Services
Missouri History Museum
St. Louis, MO
Our Board of Directors (At-Large)
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Ellen Censky
President & CEO
Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee, WI
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Joy DeFrance
Vice President, Organizational Development
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Detroit, MI
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Paul Fladten
Senior Public Relations Manager
Discovery World
Milwaukee, WI
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Danny Gonzales
Director of Exhibits
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Betsy Matt Turner
Vice President of Strategic Advancement
Putnam Museum and Science Center
Davenport, IA
De’Andrea Matthews, Ph.D.
Chief Diversity Officer
Detroit Zoological Society
Royal Oak, MI
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Monica Walker
Senior Operations Officer
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Kalamazoo, MI
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Dr. Charles Wash
Director
National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center
Wilberforce, OH