Michigan Museums Association

Volunteer Help Wanted

The Michigan Museums Association depends upon our volunteers and museum colleagues for everything we do!

We are not currenlty recruiting volunteers, but keep an eye out in the MMA review for the next chance to help with this conference, coming this summer.

2024 Volunteers

Conference On-site Logistics Team

Katey Bierman-Clinton, Henry Ford Estate: Fair Lane
Alecia Cross, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Regina Gorham, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Shelly Grifka, The Henry Ford
Christy Kincaid, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Cindy Parsell
Kae Pershon
Emily Powell, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Jessica Sundstrom, GVSU Art Galleries
Michelle Walk, Mackinac State Historic Parks
Stephanie Willoughby, Kalamazoo Valley Museum

Conference Programs Team

Katey Bierman-Clinton, Henry Ford Estate: Fair Lane
Jill Eastcott, Zekelman Holocaust Center
Regina Gorham, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Shelly Grifka, The Henry Ford
Suzanne Grimmer, Motown Museum
Sarah Humes, Grand Rapids Public Museum
Brian Jaeschke, Mackinac State Historic Parks
Shannon Pinkster, Historic Charlton Park
Ashley Ross, MI Humanities
Jessica Sundstrom, GVSU Art Galleries
Michelle Walk, Mackinac State Historic Parks
Stephanie Willoughby, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Ken Yarsevich, Travel Michigan
Joel Zwart, GVSU Art Galleries

Conference Experiences Team

Christina Arseneau, Niles History Center
Joe Cialdella, University of Michigan
Alecia Cross, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Regina Gorham, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Christy Kincaid, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Michael Martin, Air Zoo
Emily Powell, Kingman Collections
Jessica Sundstrom, GVSU Art Galleries
Carrie Weis, Ferris State University
Ken Yarsevich, Travel Michigan

Conference Events Team

Christy Kincaid, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Holly Lee, Air Zoo
Emily Powell, Kingman Collections
Stephanie Willoughby, Kalamazoo Valley Museum

MMA Review

Heather Jackson, Flint Institute of Arts
Ashely Ross, Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

Special Projects

Sarah Olsen

2022 Volunteers

Special Projects

Program Evaluation: Jill Eastcott, Milford Historical Museum
MI Museum Census: Loren Harvey, Holland Museum

Newsletter Proofreaders

Deborah Harmon
Heather Jackson, Flint Institute of Arts
Ashley Ross, Michigan Humanities

Conference

Programs

Louise Stewart Beck
Joe Cialdella, University of Michigan
Jill Eastcott, Milford Historical Museum
Sarah Humes, Grand Rapids Public Museum
Brian Jaeschke, Mackinac State Historic Parks
Michael Mumaugh, Grassroots Historian
Ashley Ross, Michigan Humanities
Shannon Pinkster, Historic Charlton Park
Ken Yarsevich, Travel Michigan/MEDC

Experiences

Katie Bancroft, Sloan*Longway
Cheryl Chidester, Argus Museum
Brian Jaeschke, Mackinac State Historic Parks
Davina Kuh Jakobi, Ruth Mott Foundation/Applewood
Adam Johnson, Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry
Stephanie Lucas, The Henry Ford
Hilary Pine, Michigan History Center

2025 Volunteers

Conference Programs Team

Louise Beck, The Henry Ford
Mallory Bower, City of Detroit
Shelly Grifka, The Henry Ford
Brian Jaeschke, Mackinac State Historic Parks
Shannon Pinkster, Historic Charlton Park
Patrick Reynolds, Friends of Historic Meridian
Michelle Walk, Mackinac State Historic Parks

Conference Activities Team

Louise Stewart Beck, The Henry Ford
Holly Cordill, Friends of Historic Meridian
Rachael Drenovsky, Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center
Jacob McCormick, Michigan State Capitol
Natasha Miller, MSU Museum
Lisa Plank, Lowell Area Historical Museum
Jillian Reese, Michigan History Center
Patrick Reynolds, Friends of Historic Meridian
Amanda Seeger, Michigan History Center
Tobi Voigt, Michigan History Center
Michelle Word, MSU Broad Art Museum

Conference Events Team

Chelsea Denault, Michigan Digital Presentation Network
Valerie Marvin, Michigan State Capital
May Oyler, Michigan State Capital
Abbie Stevens, MSU Museum

2023 Volunteers

Conference Programs Team

Joe Cialdella, University of Michigan
Georgine Bello, GVSU Art Galleries
Jill Eastcott, Zekelman Holocaust Center
Shelly Grifka
Sarah Humes, Grand Rapids Public Museum
Brian Jaeschke, Mackinac State Historic Parks
Shannon Pinkster, Historic Charlton Park
Kae Pershon, Cultivate
Mary Reed, Hair, Head + Heart
Ashley Ross, MI Humanities
Michelle Walk, Mackinac State Historic Parks
Geoff Woodcox, Sloan Museum of Discovery

Conference Events Team

Katie Bancroft, Sloan Museum of Discovery
Suzanne Grimmer, Motown Museum
Davina Kuh Jakobi, Applewood
Adam Johnson, Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry
Christy Kincaid, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Stephanie Lucas, The Henry Ford
Chelsea Niemi, Dennos Museum Center
Ashley Toth-McMillan, Flint Institute of Arts
Erica Travis, Sloan Museum of Discovery

Conference Activities Team

Dan Anderson, Flushing Area Historical Society
Sarah Dickinson, Sloan*Longway
Thomas Henthorn, University of Michigan - Flint
Jennifer Giddings-Essenmacher, Flint Institute of Arts
Davina Kuh Jakobi, Ruth Mott Foundation at Applewood
Ann Loshaw, Ruth Mott Foundation at Applewood
Megan McAdow, Marshall Frederick Sculpture Museum
Jacquie Richardson, Sloan*Longway
Erica Travis, Sloan Museum of Discovery

Conference Partners Team

Cheryl Chidester, Argus Museum
Joel Zwart, Grand Valley State University Art Galleries

Conference Scholarship Team

Christina Arseneau, Niles History Center
Megan DeJoe, Sloan Museum of Discovery
Chad Hitchcock, Sloan Museum of Discovery
Michelle Walk, Mackinac State Historic Parks

MMA Review

Heather Jackson, Flint Institute of Arts
Ashely Ross, MI Humanities

The Michigan Museums Association is supported in part by an award from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.

Thank you to our Partners!

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