Staff & Board

Most museum staff may be reached during these office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm

Official Museum Organizational Chart

Board Member Files - Password Required!

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Richard (Dick) Hackett
901-458-2678; Cell: 901-283-4163; Send Email

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Jenny Reid
901-458-2678, ext. 234; Send Email

Development & Membership Department

Membership & Development Manager: Debbie Wilkins
901-458-2678, ext. 233; Direct Line: 901-320-3171; Send Email

Donor Relations Coordinator: Emily Sharpe
901-458-2678, ext. 250; Send Email

Administrative Assistant: Keosha Williams
901-458-2678, ext. 221; Send Email

Education & Programs Department

Director of Education & Programs: Felicia Peat
901-458-2678, ext. 230; Send Email

Program Manager: Loni Wellman
901-458-2678, ext. 245; Send Email

Program Specialist: Tamara Williamson
901-458-2678, ext. 247; Send Email

Exhibits Department

Exhibits Manager: Jim Hyde
901-458-2678, ext. 244; Send Email

Operations Department

Director of Operations: Cliff Drake
901-458-2678, ext. 229; Send Email

Public Relations & Marketing Department

Director of Public Relations & Marketing: Randy McKeel
901-458-2678, ext. 231; Media Line: 901-320-3172; Cell: 901-786-4610 (media calls only!); Send Email

Visitor & Volunteer Services Department

Director of Visitor & Volunteer Services: Brad Laney
901-458-2678, ext. 243; Send Email

Board of Trustees

Executive Committee

Bill Widdop, President - Owner, Germantown Parkway Animal Hospital
Carol Roberts, Vice President - Senior Vice President of Industrial Packaging, International Paper
Dick Tillman, Treasurer - Retired President, Kroger Delta Marketing Area
Jerome Franklin, Secretary - Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Margaret Jones Fraser, Emeritus - Owner, Fraser Partners
Lucia Heros, Outreach Chair - Owner, Cafe Las Flores
Anna McQuiston Holtzclaw, Donor Relations Chair - Principal, Holtzclaw Group
Caren Nichol, Finance & Audit Chair - Attorney, Evans Petree Bogatin
Bob Craddock, Museum Attorney - Attorney, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs

Trustees

James Armfield - President, Memphis Athletic Ministries
Phillip C. Blum - Managing Director of Aircraft Acquisitions, FedEx Aviation Services
Joe Brown - Vice President of Finance, TruGreen Companies
Dennis Colley - Community Volunteer
Ginger Collier - Community Volunteer
Joseph Dandan - AOG Manager, FedEx
Pat Demere - Senior Vice President, First Tennessee Bank
Douglas Dunavant - Community Volunteer
Curtis Finn - Finance & Internal Consulting, Smith & Nephew
Katina Gaines - Principal, Gaines & Associates PLLC
Lee Harper - Vice President, Southeastern Asset Management
Ron Kastner - Senior Vice President, CBRE Memphis
Judge Camille McMullen - Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
Merry Lynn Moore - Teacher, Memphis City Schools
Amy Poag - Former Senior Account Manager, Oden
Brett Shanaman - Vice President Marketing, AutoZone
Carey Snider - Community Volunteer
William Taylor - President, St. George's Independent School
Peter White - Vice President of Aircraft Aquisitions, FedEx Express

Founders

Mars Child
Polly Glotzback
Harriet McFadden
Harry Phillips

Advisory Board

Carroll Todd, Chairman - Financial Adviser, Merrill Lynch
Debbie Binswanger - Community Volunteer
Albert Cantu - Executive Partner, Waud Capital Partners
Michelle Dunavant - Community Volunteer
Ann Hawkins - Community Volunteer
Mason Hawkins - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Southeastern Asset Management
Edward Labry - President, Retail & Alliance Services, First Data
Elizabeth Labry - Community Volunteer
Angus McEachran - Retired Editor & President, The Commercial Appeal
Harriet McFadden - Founder, The Children's Museum of Memphis
Stillman McFadden - President, Toof Commercial Printing
Joe Orgill - Chairman, Rock Island Corporation, Director, The Mallory Group, & Director, Orgill, Inc.
Clif Phillips - Founder, Isis Ventures
Bill Scofield - Managing Director, Morgan Keegan
Annette Smith - Head of School, Hutchison School
Joe Steffner - President, Grubb & Ellis/Memphis
Terre Sullivant - Director of Operations, Doug Carpenter & Associates, LLC
Alison Wetter - Community Volunteer
Barbara Williamson - Community Volunteer
Gary Wunderlich - Chief Executive Officer, Wunderlich Securities