Staff
Senior Leadership
Todd A. Herman, PHD
Chief Executive Officer/
President
Gary C. Blankemeyer
Chief Operating / Chief Financial Officer
Hillary Cooper
Director of Advancement & Communications
Michele Leopold
Director of Collections & Exhibitions
Cynthia Moreno
Director of Learning & Engagement
Jennifer Sudul Edwards, PHD
Chief Curator & Curator of Contemporary Art
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 | Human Resources Director
704.337.2017 ebony.house@mintmuseum.org
PAM BEASLEY | Human Resources Coordinator
704.337.2012 pamela.beasley@mintmuseum.org
O'KEIL BACON | Senior Accountant
704.337.2026 okeil.bacon@mintmuseum.org
LOURDES COUTINHO | Accountant
704.337.2053 lourdes.coutinho@mintmuseum.org
STEVE YOUNG | Accounting Manager
704.337.3062 steve.young@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
ADVANCEMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
HILLARY COOPER | Director of Advancement & Communications
704.337.2117 hillary.cooper@mintmuseum.org
CAROLINE PORTILLO | Director of Marketing & Communications
704.337.2009 caroline.portillo@mintmuseum.org
KATIE MILLER | Director of Development
704.337.2121 katie.miller@mintmuseum.org
MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ | Associate Director of Corporate Relations
704.337.2010 michael.rodriguez@mintmuseum.org
THESHA WOODLEY | Associate Director of Visitor Experience and Membership
704.337.2041 thesha.woodley@mintmuseum.org
HEATHER GWALTNEY | Interim Communications Project Manager
704.337.2122 heather.gwaltney@mintmuseum.org
JEN COUSAR | Graphic Designer
704.337.2015 jen.cousar@mintmuseum.org
BENJAMIN ELROD | Graphic Designer
704.337.2018 benjamin.elrod@mintmuseum.org
SAM OLIVER | Digital Media Specialist
704.337.2097 sam.oliver@mintmuseum.org
KITTY HALL | Leadership Giving Manager
704.337.2034 kitty.hall@mintmuseum.org
MARTHA SNELL | Grants & Advancement Coordinator
704.337.2106 martha.snell@mintmuseum.org
LORI ROGERS | Visitor Experience & Membership Coordinator
704.337.2011 lori.rogers@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
SPECIAL EVENTS
MINT MUSEUM SPECIAL EVENTS | Main Number
704.337.2132
TOM MARTIN | Director of Special Events
704.337.2108 tom.martin@mintmuseum.org
GARRY BAILEY | Special Events Coordinator
704.337.2057 garry.bailey@mintmuseum.org
STORE
AMY GRIGG | Manager & Buyer for Retail Operations
704.337.2038 amy.grigg@mintmuseum.org
JUDE LUCIANO | Assistant Store Manager
704.337.2038 jude.luciano@mintmuseum.org
HANNAH SNYDER | Museum Store Instagram Account Manager & Associate
704.337.2061/203 hannah.snyder@mintmuseum.org
ANTONIA ROMEO | Inventory Assistant & Associate
704.337.2061 antonia.romeo@mintmuseum.org
ERIN DARCY | Sales Associate
704.337.2061 erin.darcy@mintmuseum.org
DORINDA JENKINS | Sales Associate
704.337.2061 dorinda.jenkins@mintmuseum.org
LEIGH ANN DIDONATO | Sales Associate
704.337.2061 LeighAnn.DiDonato@mintmuseum.org
DORIS JONES | Sales Associate
704.337.2061 doris.jones@mintmuseum.org
RANDY LECOMPTE | Sales Associate
704.337.2061 randy.lecompte@mintmuseum.org
TONI PENNINGTON | Sales Associate
704.337.2061 toni.pennington@mintmusuem.org
KENNA HOUSE | Sales Associate
704.337.2061 kenna.house@mintmuseum.org
COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS
MICHELE LEOPOLD | Director of Collections & Exhibitions
704.337.2005 michele.leopold@mintmuseum.org
JEFF CRAWFORD | Art Services & Installation Technician
704.337.2104 jeff.crawford@mintmuseum.org
HANNAH CROWELL | Exhibition Designer
704.337.2019 hannah.crowell@mintmuseum.org
MITCH FRANCIS | Art Services & Installation Technician
704.337.2042 mitch.francis@mintmuseum.org
MATTHEW FRIZZELL | Exhibition Graphic Design
704.337.2076 matthew.frizzell@mintmuseum.org
JULIA KRAFT | Assistant Registrar
704.337.2056 julia.kraft@mintmuseum.org
IAN LARSON | Chief of Art Services & Installation
704.337.2086 ian.larson@mintmuseum.org
REBECCA MERRIMAN | Registration Assistant
704.337.2105 rebecca.merriman@mintmuseum.org
REBECCA O’MALLEY | Exhibition Coordinator
704.337.2046 rebecca.omalley@mintmuseum.org
ERIC SPEER | Associate Registrar
704.337.2048 eric.speer@mintmuseum.org
KATHERINE STEINER | Chief Registrar
704.337.2020 katherine.steiner@mintmuseum.org
CURATORIAL
ANNIE CARLANO | Senior Curator of Craft, Design & Fashion
704.337.2002 annie.carlano@mintmuseum.org
REBECCA ELLIOT | Assistant Curator of Craft, Design, & Fashion
704.337.2066 rebecca.elliot@mintmuseum.org
DR. JONATHAN STUHLMAN | Senior Curator of American, Modern, & Contemporary Art
704.337.2003 jonathan.stuhlman@mintmuseum.org
BRIAN GALLAGHER | Curator of Decorative Arts
704.337.2021 brian.gallagher@mintmuseum.org
LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT
CYNTHIA MORENO | 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
ELLEN SHOW | Archivist
704.337.2092 ellen.show@mintmuseum.org
JOEL SMELTZER | Head of School & Gallery Programs
704.337.2033 joel.smeltzer@mintmuseum.org
GENNIFER STANLEY | Assistant Head of School & Gallery Programs
704.337.2067 gennifer.stanley@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
JOYCE WEAVER | Director of Library & Archives
704.337.2023 joyce.weaver@mintmuseum.org
GUEST SERVICES
ANGELA LUBINECKY | Associate
704.337.2000 angela.lubinecky@mintmuseum.org
ANNEMARIE WILLIAMS | Associate
704.337.2000 annemarie.williams@mintmuseum.org
CAROLINE MENSA | Associate
704.337.2000 caroline.mensa@mintmuseum.org
DIANE PERMENTER | Associate
704.337.2000 diane.permenter@mintmuseum.org
ERIC IRVIN | Associate
704.337.2000 eric.irvin@mintmuseum.org
LAURA LYNN ROTH | Associate
704.337.2000 lauralynn.roth@mintmuseum.org
PATRICE FUNDERBURG | Associate
704.337.2000 patrice.funderburg@mintmuseum.org
SUE CARVER | Associate
704.337.2000 sue.carver@mintmuseum.org
VALERIE STEWART | Associate
704.337.2000 valerie.stewart@mintmuseum.org
