Michigan Museums Association - Board of Directors and Staff

Executive Board

President
Caitlyn Perry Dial
Director of Development
MSU Libraries
East Lansing
dialcait at msu dot edu

Vice President
Dominick Miller
Chief of Marketing
Mackinac State Historic Parks
Mackinaw City/Mackinac Island
MillerD44 at michigan dot gov

Treasurer
Melanie Parker
Curator
Ilitch Holdings
Detroit
parkerms515 at gmail dot com

Secretary

Patrick McKay

Museum Manager
Rochester Hills Museum at VanHoosen Farm
Rochester Hills
mckayp at rochesterhills dot org

Past-President
Jason Dake
Director of Education
Ford House
Grosse Pointe Shores
jdake at fordhouse dot org

MMA Board of Directors
2025 Meeting Schedule
All meetings are 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
and held via Zoom unless noted otherwise

January 16: Zoom
March 20: Zoom
May 25: All-day, in-person (Grand Rapids)
July 17: Zoom

September 18: Zoom

October 13: In-person (Greater Lansing)
November 20: All Day, In-person (TBD)

Directors

Sanam Aldag
Manager of Technology Library
University of Michigan-LSA Technology Services
Ann Arbor
sanama at umich dot edu

Christina Hirn Arseneau

Director
Niles History Center
Niles
HCDirector at nilesmi dot org

George Bayard
Executive Director
Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives
Grand Rapids
bayardgallery at aol dot com

Jennifer Giddings-Essenmacher

Docent & Program Coordinator

Flint Institute of Arts

jessenmacher at flintarts dot org

Erik Gollannek

Executive Director

Saugatuck-Douglas History Center

Douglas

director at mysdhistory dot org

Emily Lanctot
Director and Curator
Northern Michigan University’s DeVos Art Museum
Marquette
elanctot at nmu dot edu

Megan McAdow
Director
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
University Center
MMcAdow at svsu dot edu

Lisa Plank
Executive Director
Lowell Area Historical Museum
Lowell
lplank at lowellmuseum dot org

Ken Yarsevich
Advertising Specialist
Michigan Economic Development Council/Travel Michigan
Lansing
yarsevichk at michigan dot org

Joel Zwart

Curator of Exhibitions and Collections
Grand Valley State University Art Gallery
Allendale
zwartjo at gvsu dot edu

Staff

Lisa Craig Brisson

Executive Director
lcbrisson at michiganmuseums dot org

Melissa Ford

Communications Coordinator

mford at michiganmuseums dot org

Natalie Pantelis

Programs Coordinator

Yitzack Balmaceda

Membership and Development Assistant
ybalmaceda at michiganmuseums dot org

Phone: 313-334-7643

Our office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.,

Monday through Thursday.

(Left to Right) Lisa Craig Brisson, Melissa Ford, Natalie Pantelis, Yitzack Balmaceda

Annual Report

2021 Annual Report
2020 Annual Report

Grant Support Policy

The Michigan Museums Association (MMA) will not provide organizational letters of support to members for grant requests unless MMA is directly involved in the project.

Approved: 11-16-18

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

Thank you to our Partners!

Michigan Museums Association 313-334-7643 PO Box 5246, Cheboygan, MI 49721 lcbrisson@michiganmuseums.org

Executive Board

MMA Board of Directors2025 Meeting Schedule

Directors

Staff

Annual Report

Grant Support Policy

MMA Board of Directors
2025 Meeting Schedule