Committees

Directors | Development | Education | Exhibits | Marketing Museum Stores

Directors Committee

Co-chairs Lanny Haldy and Melanie Alexander encourage museum directors to share ideas and network at meetings and presentations hosted by the Directors Committee.

Please contact us if you are interested in learning more about this committee.

Melanie Alexander
Carl & Mary Koehler History Center
319-362-1501
email

Lanny Haldy
Amana Heritage Society
319-622-3567
email

Development Committee

The Development Committee is charged with programming workshops and opportunities that will maximize your potential, so you can lead efforts to better develop audiences and fundraising efforts at your institution.

Kelly Halbert
Des Moines County Historical Society
kellyhalbert@dmchs.org

Sandi Yoder
Iowa Jewish Historical Society
sandi.yoder@mchsi.com

Education Committee

We welcome all member input on education workshop topics and hope you take advantage of the upcoming workshops. Reigstration information will be posted at the "Events" link on this website.

If you have any questions or suggestions as to topics the Education Committee might pursue, please contact us!

Michael Kates
Education Coordinator, Ft. Des Moines Museum & Education Center
515-282-8060
email

Pete Malmberg
Curator, Dallas County Conservation Board
515-465-3577
email

Exhibits and Collections Committee

The Exhibits and Collections Committee strives to offer a variety of workshops throughout the year. We know that many of our member museums are small and mostly operated by volunteers. Our workshops offer opportunities to learn ways to make your museum even better!

Lindsey MacAllister
630-220-0730
email

Angela Stanford
Danish Immigrant Museum, Elkhorn
registrar@danishmuseum.org

Marketing Committee

The Marketing Committee is brand new in 2009 - watch for exciting developments!

Jim Cross
Mitchell County Historical Society
jacytc68@hotmail.com

Museum Stores Committee

The Museum Store Committee hopes to help stores stand out in a competitive marketplace by: improving their missions to act as an extension of their museum; to keep informed with non-profit tax status and regulations and to help position the museum store as an educational resource with proper products, carefully trained staff and targeted marketing efforts.

Kathrine Moermond
Old Capitol Museum
kathrine-moermond@uiowa.edu

Brandi Jones
Amana Heritage Society
e-mail