Staff
Senior Leadership
Todd A. Herman, PhD
Chief Executive Officer/
President
Gary C. Blankemeyer
Chief Operating / Chief Financial Officer
Hillary Cooper
Chief Advancement Officer
Michele Leopold
Sr. Director of Collections & Exhibitions
Cynthia Moreno
Sr. Director of Learning & Engagement
Jennifer Sudul Edwards, PhD
Chief Curator & Curator of Contemporary Art
Caroline Portillo
Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications
Ebony House-Bradshaw
Director of Human Resources
Staff
EXECUTIVE
TODD A. HERMAN, PHD | President & CEO
Todd Herman joined The Mint Museum in August 2018 as its President and CEO after serving as the Executive Director at the Arkansas Arts Center (AAC) for seven years. While there, he brought the institution to fiscal stability, expanded its programming and outreach, and diversified the AAC’s exhibitions to reflect the broader community. He also launched a $100M renovation and expansion project with celebrated architect Jeanne Gang.
As President & CEO of the Mint, he oversees an operating budget of $10M and manages more than 50 full-time and 25 part-time employees. His vision for the Mint includes creating a collaborative atmosphere between arts organizations that positions the Mint as a sustained and integral part of the educational and creative fabric of the community. Through exhibitions and the Mint’s renowned collection, Todd intends to celebrate the diversity of voices expressed in art that will bring the World to the doorstep of this vibrant city.
Todd received his undergraduate degrees in art history and microbiology from James Madison University, an MA degree in art history from the University of South Carolina, and his PhD in art history from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland with a focus on Italian Renaissance painting. He has worked in the curatorial departments of the Columbia Museum of Art and the Cleveland Museum of Art and taught art history at USC, Cleveland State, and for the University of Georgia in Cortona, Italy. He has written extensively on the art of Venice and for exhibitions and catalogs on Italian Renaissance Art, and organized the nationally traveling exhibition “Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade, 1940-1950”.
LYNDEE CHAMPION IVEY | Executive Assistant
704.337.2126
lyndee.championivey@mintmuseum.org
GARY C. BLANKEMEYER | Chief Financial & Operations Officer
704.337.2068
gary.blankemeyer@mintmuseum.org
M.B.A. Case Western Reserve University
B.B.A., University of Cincinnati
After more than 25 years in Financial and General Management Gary joined the Mint Museum the end of June 2015. Prior to joining the Mint, in his first endeavor in the non-profit world, Gary was Senior Vice President, Finance for Child Care Resources from January 2010 through June 2015. Prior to Child Care Resources, he held various senior general management and financial management positions over 23 years at Bosch Rexroth Corporation, a German based global manufacturing company.
ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE
EBONY HOUSE-BRADSHAW | Director of Human Resources
704.337.2017 ebony.house@mintmuseum.org
STEVE YOUNG | Director of Accounting
704.337.3062 steve.young@mintmuseum.org
LOURDES COUTINHO | Accountant
704.337.2053 lourdes.coutinho@mintmuseum.org
WHITNEY PUCKETT | Director of Facilities
704.337.2064 whitney.puckett@mintmuseum.org
LISANNE JACOBSON SMITH | Randolph Facilities Manager
704.337.2062 lisanne.smith@mintmuseum.org
COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS
MICHELE LEOPOLD | Sr. Director of Collections & Exhibitions
704.337.2005 michele.leopold@mintmuseum.org
KATHERINE STEINER | Chief Registrar
704.337.2020 katherine.steiner@mintmuseum.org
IAN LARSON | Chief of Art Services & Installation
704.337.2086 ian.larson@mintmuseum.org
REBECCA O’MALLEY | Exhibition Coordinator
704.337.2046 rebecca.omalley@mintmuseum.org
JEFF CRAWFORD | Art Services & Installation Technician
704.337.2104 jeff.crawford@mintmuseum.org
MITCH FRANCIS | Art Services & Installation Technician
704.337.2042 mitch.francis@mintmuseum.org
HAILEY BRYER | Exhibition Graphic Designer
704.337.2076 hailey.bryer@mintmuseum.org
JULIA KRAFT | Assistant Registrar
704.337.2056 julia.kraft@mintmuseum.org
REBECCA MERRIMAN | Visual Resources Coordinator
704.337.2105 rebecca.merriman@mintmuseum.org
ERIC SPEER | Associate Registrar
704.337.2048 eric.speer@mintmuseum.org
ADVANCEMENT
HILLARY COOPER | Chief Advancement Officer
704.337.2117 hillary.cooper@mintmuseum.org
THESHA WOODLEY | Associate Director of Visitor Experience and Membership
704.337.2041 thesha.woodley@mintmuseum.org
KITTY HALL | Leadership Giving Manager
704.337.2034 kitty.hall@mintmuseum.org
MARTHA SNELL | Grants Manager
704.337.2106 martha.snell@mintmuseum.org
SHENILLA SMITH | Visitor Experience Coordinator
704.337.2000 shenilla.smith@mintmuseum.org
LAUREN HARTNAGEL | Advancement Events Coordinator
704.337.2112 lauren.hartnagel@mintmuseum.org
CURATORIAL
DR. JENNIFER SUDUL-EDWARDS | Chief Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art
(704) 337-2000 jen.edwards@mintmuseum.org
ANNIE CARLANO | Senior Curator of Craft, Design & Fashion
704.337.2002 annie.carlano@mintmuseum.org
DR. JONATHAN STUHLMAN | Senior Curator of American Art
704.337.2003 jonathan.stuhlman@mintmuseum.org
BRIAN GALLAGHER | Senior Curator of Decorative Arts
704.337.2021 brian.gallagher@mintmuseum.org
REBECCA ELLIOT | Assistant Curator of Craft, Design, & Fashion
704.337.2066 rebecca.elliot@mintmuseum.org
JOYCE WEAVER | Director of Library & Archives
704.337.2023 joyce.weaver@mintmuseum.org
ELLEN SHOW | Archivist
704.337.2092 ellen.show@mintmuseum.org
LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT
CYNTHIA MORENO | Sr. Director of Learning & Engagement
704.337.2032 cynthia.moreno@mintmuseum.org
RUBIE BRITT-HEIGHT | Director of Community Relations
704.337.2091 rubie.brittheight@mintmuseum.org
KURMA MURRAIN | Community Programs Coordinator
704.337.2123 kurma.murrain@mintmuseum.org
ALEXANDRA OLIVARES | Audience Research & Evaluation Specialist
704.337.2107 alexandra.olivares@mintmuseum.org
JOEL SMELTZER | Head of School & Gallery Programs
704.337.2033 joel.smeltzer@mintmuseum.org
JULIE OLSON ANNA | Tour Program Coordinator
704.337.2043 julie.olsonanna@mintmuseum.org
LESLIE STRAUSS | Head of Family & Studio Programs
704.337.2050 leslie.strauss@mintmuseum.org
ZOE WHITESIDE | Assistant Head of Family & Studio Programs
704.337.2087 zoe.whiteside@mintmuseum.org
MAGGIE BURGAN | Public Programs Coordinator
704.337.2093 maggie.burgan@mintmuseum.org
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
CAROLINE PORTILLO | Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications
704.337.2009 caroline.portillo@mintmuseum.org
MICHELE HUGGINS | Communications & Media Relations Project Manager
704.337.2122 michele.huggins@mintmuseum.org
STEPHANIE LEPORE | Graphic Designer
SPECIAL EVENTS
MINT MUSEUM SPECIAL EVENTS | Main Number
704.337.2132
LAURA HALE | Director of Special Events
704.337.2057 laura.hale@mintmuseum.org
SOFIA BATRES-JOSIFOVSKI | Special Event Manager for Mint Museum Uptown
704.337.2108 sofia.batres-josifovski@mintmuseum.org
STORE
AMY GRIGG | Director of Retail Operations
704.337.2038 amy.grigg@mintmuseum.org
SPENCER BADOUR | Assistant Store Manager
HANNAH SNYDER | Museum Store Social Media Strategist and E-Commerce Coordinator
704.337.2061/203 hannah.snyder@mintmuseum.org
LEIGH ANN DIDONATO | Sales Associate
704.337.2061 LeighAnn.DiDonato@mintmuseum.org
RANDY LECOMPTE | Sales Associate and Visual Merchandising Lead
704.337.2061 randy.lecompte@mintmuseum.org
SELENA MCGONNELL | Sales Associate
704.337.2061 selena.mcgonnell@mintmuseum.org
JASMINE WALLACE | Sales Associate
704.337.2061 jasmine.wallace@mintmuseum.org
JULIA WINFIELD | Sales Associate
704.337.2061 julia.winfield@mintmuseum.org
GUEST SERVICES
ANGELA LUBINECKY | Associate
704.337.2000 angela.lubinecky@mintmuseum.org
CAROLINE MENSA | Associate
704.337.2000 caroline.mensa@mintmuseum.org
DIANE PERMENTER | Associate
704.337.2000 diane.permenter@mintmuseum.org
LAURA LYNN ROTH | Associate
704.337.2000 lauralynn.roth@mintmuseum.org
SUE CARVER | Associate
704.337.2000 sue.carver@mintmuseum.org
VALERIE STEWART | Associate
704.337.2000 valerie.stewart@mintmuseum.org
DIANE LOWRY | Associate
704.337.2061 diane.lowry@mintmuseum.org
JUSTIN WILLIAMS | Associate
704.337.2061 justin.williams@mintmuseum.org
