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3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Museum Departments

Office of the Director

  • Christopher Woods, Ph.D., Williams Director
  • Melissa P. Smith, CFA, Deputy Director of Operations
  • Stephen J. Tinney, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Chief Curator, Head of Collections and Research
  • Robert Thurlow, Special Projects Manager
  • Karen Klaverkamp, Executive Assistant to the Williams Director
  • Anessa Howell-Danford, Development and Operations Coordinator
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215.898.4050

Distinguished Consulting Scholars
  • Maxwell L. Anderson, Ph.D.
  • Richard Hodges, Ph.D.
  • H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang, Ph.D.
  • Timothy Potts, Ph.D.
  • Dan Rahimi

Office of the Deputy Director and Chief Curator

  • Stephen J. Tinney, Ph.D. Deputy Director, Chief Curator, Head of Collections and Research
  • Jessica Milby, Manager of Digital Records, Archives, and Publications
  • Robert Thurlow, Special Projects Manager

Academic Engagement

  • Anne Tiballi, Ph.D. Mellon Director of Academic Engagement
  • Madison Auten, Academic Coordinator
  • Kelsea Gustavson, Teen & Undergraduate Engagement Coordinator
  • Sarah Linn, Ph.D. Research Liason
  • Stephanie Mach, Academic Coordinator
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Building Operations

  • Brian Houghton, Chief Building Engineer
  • Edgardo Esteves, Chief Custodial Supervisor
  • Kevin Calvert, Facilities Supervisor
  • Monica Mean, Financial and Administrative Coordinator
  • Robert Lawler, Jr., Building Services Assistant

Business Office

  • Kris Forrest, Director of Finance
  • Jasmine Benns, Grants and Financial Coordinator
  • Jackie Hart, Payroll Coordinator
  • Matthew MacGregor, Administrative Assistant
  • Rebecca Reynolds, Business Administrator
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Computing & Information Systems

  • Shawn Hyla, IT Project Leader
  • Rajeev Thomas, IT Network Administrator
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Conservation

  • Lynn Grant, Head Conservator
  • Julia Lawson, Elin Danien Conservator
  • Jessica Betz Abel, Project Conservator
  • Tessa de Alarcon, Project Conservator
  • Debra Breslin, Project Conservator
  • Jessica Byler, Project Conservator
  • Julia Commander, Sachs Egyptian Collections Conservator
  • Molly Gleeson, Schwartz Egyptian Collections Conservator
  • Alexis North, Project Conservator
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Development

  • Amanda Mitchell-Boyask, Executive Director of Advancement
  • Therese Marmion, Director of Major Gifts
  • Kristen Lauerman, Associate Director, Major Gifts
  • Rosemary Perez, Associate Director, Foundation & Corporate Relations
  • Zhenia Bemko, Major Gifts Coordinator
  • Emily Holtzheimer, Assistant Director, Special Events & Strategic Initiatives
  • M. Patricia Clifford, Development Diversity Liaison
  • Anessa Howell-Danford, Development & Operations Coordinator
  • Darragh Nolan, Membership & Gifts Coordinator
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Digital Records, Archives, and Publications

  • Jessica Milby, Manager of Digital Records, Archives, and Publications
  • Daniela Bono, Collections Database Administrator
  • Jessica Carmine, Collections Assistant
  • Daniel LoMastro, Collections Assistant
  • Francine Sarin, Head Photographer
  • Jennifer Chiappardi, Assistant Photographer

Kowalski Digital Media Center

  • Michael Condiff, Associate Director of Digital Media
  • Phoebe Bostwick, Digital Media Developer
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Archives

  • Alessandro Pezzati, Senior Archivist
  • Kate Pourshariati, Film Archivist/Cataloger
  • Evan Peugh, Assistant Archivist
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Publications

  • Page Selinsky, Ph.D. Director of Publications
  • Ardeth Anderson, Museum Illustrator
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Exhibitions

  • Jessica Bicknell, Head of Exhibitions
  • Lauren Cooper, Interpretive Planner
  • Josh Lessard, Exhibition Architect and Designer
  • Amma Dorman, Project Manager
  • Laura Hicklin, Graphic Designer
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Facility Rentals

  • Atiya German, Director of Facility Rentals
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Gift Shop

  • Scott Lloyd, Gift Shop Manager
  • Dan Ellerbroek, Gift Shop Sales Clerk
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Housekeeping

  • James Coppedge, Custodian
  • Yolanda Connelly, Custodian
  • Timothy Crawford, Custodian
  • James Drumm, Custodian
  • Ayele Habtemichael, Custodian
  • Cherita Holden, Custodian
  • Bruce Mason, Custodian
  • David McBride, Custodian
  • John Notte, Custodian
  • Adane Sima, Custodian
  • Linda Wood, Custodian

Learning and Public Engagement

  • Ellen M. Owens, Merle-Smith Director of Learning and Public Engagement
  • Allison Krisch, Public Engagement Manager and Summer Camp Director
  • Allyson Mitchell, Outreach Programs Manager
  • Amanda Grady, Group Sales Manager
  • Elizabeth McFadden Campbell, Unpacking the Past Educator
  • Elizabeth Potens, School Visit Coordinator, Homeschool Specialist
  • Emily Hirshorn, Associate Director for School Programs
  • Gabriel Vanlandingham-Dunn, School Visit Coordinator
  • Kelsea Gustavson, Teen & Undergraduate Engagement Coordinator
  • Kevin Schott, Associate Director for Interpretive Programs
  • Rebecca Ulm, Unpacking the Past Educator
  • Rorujorona Ferrell, Global Education Manager
  • Sarah Folger, Unpacking the Past Educator
  • Tena Thomason, Associate Director of Public Engagement
  • Zoë Rayn Evans, Collaborative Programs Manager
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For K-12: 215.746.6774
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For College/Adults: 215.746.8183
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Marketing & Communications

  • Jo Tiongson-Perez, Director, Marketing & Communications
  • Jill DiSanto, Public Relations Director
  • Christina Jones, Art Director
  • Kristen Hopf, Digital Marketing Manager
  • Remy Perez, Graphic Designer
  • Julianna Whalen, Marketing and Communications Associate
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Preparations

  • Benjamin Neiditz, Head of Production
  • Michael Barker, Preparator and Multimedia Technician
  • Zach Fay, Lead Fabricator
  • Brian Zimerle, Lead Mountmaker
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Registrar's Office

  • Anne Brancati, Senior Registrar
  • Robert Thurlow, Special Projects Manager
  • Chrisso Boulis, Registrar, Records
  • Allison McLaughlin, Associate Registrar
  • Elizabeth Caroscio, Assistant Registrar
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Visitor Services

  • Edward Reidell, Director of Visitor Services
  • Cynthia Whybark, Visitor Services Manager
  • Carson Aguilar, Visitor Services Representative
  • Allison Fitzpatrick, Visitor Services Representative
  • Jae Lee, Visitor Services Representative
  • Joseph Szumowski, Visitor Services Representative
  • Finn Wolfram, Visitor Services Representative
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Curatorial Sections and Museum Centers

Chief Curator

  • Stephen J. Tinney, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Chief Curator, Head of Collections and Research

African Section

  • Dwaune Latimer, Friendly Keeper of Collections
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Consulting Scholars
  • Lee V. Cassanelli, Ph.D.
  • Kathy Curnow, Ph.D.
  • Monique Scott, Ph.D.

American Section

  • Clark L. Erickson, Ph.D. Curator-in-Charge
  • Richard M. Leventhal, Ph.D. Curator
  • Simon Martin, Ph.D. Associate Curator and Keeper of Collections
  • Lucy Fowler Williams, Ph.D. Associate Curator and Sabloff Keeper of Collections
  • Megan Kassabaum, Ph.D. Weingarten Assistant Curator
  • William Wierzbowski, Keeper of Collections
  • Stacey Espenlaub, Kamensky NAGPRA Project Coordinator
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Consulting Scholars
  • Ricardo Antonio Agurcia Fasquelle, Ph.D.
  • Casey Barrier, Ph.D.
  • Austin J. Bell
  • Ellen Bell, Ph.D.
  • Judith E. Berman, Ph.D.
  • Lawrence S. Coben, Ph.D.
  • Nancy M. Farriss, Ph.D.
  • Pamela Geller, Ph.D.
  • Russell Dean Greaves, Ph.D.
  • Pamela Jardine, Ph.D.
  • Hattula Moholy-Nagy, Ph.D.
  • Katherine M. Moore, Ph.D.
  • Marilyn Norcini, Ph.D.
  • Ann H. Peters, Ph.D.
  • Timothy B. Powell, Ph.D.
  • Frauke Sachse, Ph.D.
  • Loa P. Traxler, Ph.D.
  • Dorothy K. Washburn, Ph.D.
  • John Weeks, Ph.D.

Asian Section

  • Lynn Meskell, Ph.D. Curator
  • Kathleen Morrison, Ph.D. Curator
  • Nancy Steinhardt, Ph.D. Curator
  • Adam Smith, Ph.D. Assistant Curator
  • Stephen Lang, Lyons Keeper of Collections
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Consulting Scholars
  • Marcus Bingenheimer, Ph.D.
  • Virginia Bower
  • Roberto Ciarla, Ph.D.
  • Julie N. Davis, Ph.D.
  • David W. Fraser, M.D.
  • John M. Fritz, Ph.D.
  • Derek Gillman
  • Praveena Gullapalli, Ph.D.
  • Elizabeth Hamilton, Ph.D.
  • Victor H. Mair, Ph.D.
  • Justin McDaniel, Ph.D.
  • Bryan Miller, Ph.D.
  • Vincent C. Pigott, Ph.D.
  • Fiorella Rispoli, Ph.D.
  • Angela Y. Sheng, Ph.D.
  • Christopher P. Thornton, Ph.D.
  • Andrew D. Weiss
  • Joyce White, Ph.D.
  • Xiuqin Zhou, Ph.D.

Babylonian Section

  • Stephen J. Tinney, Ph.D. Associate Curator-in-Charge
  • Grant Frame, Ph.D. Associate Curator
  • Philip Jones, Ph.D. Associate Curator and Keeper of Collections
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Consulting Scholars
  • Ann Kessler Guinan
  • Nancy W. Leinwand, Ph.D.
  • Jamie Novotny, Ph.D.
  • Karen Sonik, Ph.D.
  • Ilona Zsolnay, Ph.D.

Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM)

  • Thomas F. Tartaron, Ph.D., CAAM Executive Director
  • Marie-Claude Boileau, Ph.D., Director and Teaching Specialist for Ceramics
  • Moritz Jansen, Teaching Specialist for Archaeometallurgy
  • Kate Moore, Ph.D., Mainwaring Teaching Specialist for Archaeozoology
  • Chantel White, Ph.D., Teaching Specialist for Archaeobotany
  • Jason Herrmann, Ph.D., Kowalski Family Teaching Specialist for Digital Archaeology
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Faculty Steering Committee
  • Clark Erickson, Ph.D., Anthropology
  • Frank Matero, Historic Preservation, Architectural Conservation Lab
  • Holly Pittman, Ph.D., Art History
  • C. Brian Rose, Ph.D., Classical Studies
  • Lauren Ristvet, Ph.D., Anthropology
  • Adam Smith, Ph.D., East Asian Languages & Civilizations
  • Thomas Tartaron, Ph.D., Classical Studies
  • Josef Wegner, Ph.D., Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
  • Richard Zettler, Ph.D., Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Consulting Scholars
  • Peter Cobb, Ph.D.

Egyptian Section

  • David P. Silverman, Ph.D. Curator-in-Charge
  • Jennifer Houser Wegner, Ph.D. Associate Curator
  • Josef W. Wegner, Ph.D. Curator
  • Kevin M. Cahail, Ph.D., Off-Site Collections Manager
  • Stephen Phillips, Ph.D. Curatorial Research Coordinator
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Consulting Scholars
  • Jane Hill, Ph.D.
  • Joshua Roberson, Ph.D.

European Archaeology Section

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Consulting Scholars
  • Carolyn Corinne Barshay-Szmidt, Ph.D.
  • Philip G. Chase, Ph.D.
  • James R. Mathieu, Ph.D.
  • Deborah Olszewski, Ph.D.
  • Dennis Michael Sandgathe, Ph.D.

Historical Archaeology Section

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    Consulting Scholars
    • Joel T. Fry
    • Jed Levin
    • Teagan Schweitzer, Ph.D.
    • Richard Veit, Ph.D.

    Mediterranean Section

    • C. Brian Rose, Ph.D. Ferry Curator-in-Charge
    • Ann Blair Brownlee, Ph.D. Associate Curator
    • Gareth Darbyshire, Ph.D. Research Associate, Gordion Archivist
    • Lynn Makowsky, DeVries Keeper of Collections
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    Consulting Scholars
    • Ann H. Ashmead, Ph.D.
    • Philip P. Betancourt, Ph.D.
    • Alexis Q. Castor, Ph.D.
    • Elizabeth Barringer Fentress, Ph.D.
    • Susan Ferrence, Ph.D.
    • Michael D. Frachetti, Ph.D.
    • Andrew L. Goldman, Ph.D.
    • Campbell Grey, Ph.D.
    • Ayse Gursan-Salzmann, Ph.D.
    • Lothar Haselberger, Ph.D.
    • Sebastian Heath, Ph.D.
    • Ellen Herscher, Ph.D.
    • Jane Hickman, Ph.D.
    • Zoe Kontes, Ph.D.
    • Kostis Kourelis, Ph.D.
    • Ann L. Kuttner, Ph.D.
    • Margaret L. Laird, Ph.D.
    • Justin Leidwanger, Ph.D.
    • Richard F. Liebhart, Ph.D.
    • Camilla MacKay, Ph.D.
    • Frank G. Matero
    • Jerolyn Morrison, Ph.D.
    • Joseph Nigro
    • Maria N. Pareja, Ph.D.
    • Lynne A. Schepartz, Ph.D.
    • Elizabeth Simpson, Ph.D.
    • Joanna S. Smith, Ph.D.
    • Robert F. Sutton, Jr., Ph.D.
    • Thomas Tartaron, Ph.D.
    • Compton James Tucker, Ph.D.
    • Jean Turfa, Ph.D.
    • Mary Voigt, Ph.D.
    • Gregory P. Warden, Ph.D.
    • Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D.
    • Asil Yaman, Ph.D.

    Near East Section

    • Richard L. Zettler, Ph.D. Associate Curator-in-Charge
    • Lynn Meskell, Ph.D. Curator
    • Holly Pittman, Ph.D. Curator
    • Brian J. Spooner, D.Phil. Curator
    • Lauren Ristvet, Ph.D. Dyson Associate Curator
    • Katherine Blanchard, Fowler/Van Santvoord Keeper of Collections
    • William B. Hafford, Ph.D. Dyson Research Associate
    • Jennifer Swerida, Ph.D. Post-doctoral Fellow
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    Consulting Scholars
    • Emerson Aver, Ph.D.
    • Janice Barrabee, Ph.D.
    • Eliot Braun, Ph.D.
    • Megan Cifarelli, Ph.D.
    • Michael Danti, Ph.D.
    • Theodore Davidson, Ph.D.
    • Richard S. Ellis, Ph.D.
    • Victoria Fleck
    • Michael W. Gregg, Ph.D.
    • William B. Hafford, Ph.D.
    • Gretchen H. Hall, Ph.D.
    • Andreas Michael Hauptmann, Ph.D.
    • Fredrik T. Hiebert, Ph.D.
    • Sabine Klein, Ph.D.
    • Michelle I. Marcus, Ph.D.
    • Patrick McGovern, Ph.D.
    • Naomi Miller, Ph.D.
    • James Muhly, Ph.D.
    • Sam Nash, Ph.D.
    • Robert G. Ousterhout, Ph.D.
    • Brian L. Peasnall, Ph.D.
    • Aubrey Baadsgaard Poffenberger, Ph.D.
    • Yelena Z. Rakic, Ph.D.
    • Mitchell S. Rothman, Ph.D.
    • Bruce Routledge, Ph.D.
    • Karen Rubinson, Ph.D.
    • Marinus Anthony van der Sluijs
    • Jill Weber, Ph.D.
    • Irene J. Winter, Ph.D.
    • Paul Zimmerman, Ph.D.

    Oceanian Section

    Consulting Scholars
    • Adria Katz
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    Penn Cultural Heritage Center

    • Richard M. Leventhal, Ph.D. Executive Director
    • Brian I. Daniels, Ph.D Director of Research & Programs
    • Grace Golden, Administrative Assistant
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    Consulting Scholars
    • Suzanne Abel
    • Ricardo Antonio Agurcia Fasquelle, Ph.D.
    • Shaker al-Shbib
    • Mariano J. Aznar, Ph.D.
    • Mariam Bachich
    • Joanne Baron, Ph.D.
    • Jamie E. Forde, Ph.D.
    • Peter G. Gould, Ph.D.
    • Elizabeth Greene, Ph.D.
    • Katharyn Hanson, Ph.D.
    • Ben Jeffs
    • Morag Kersel, Ph.D.
    • Louise Krasniewicz, Ph.D.
    • Sarah Kurnick, Ph.D.
    • Justin Leidwanger, Ph.D.
    • Christina Luke, Ph.D.
    • Ali Othman, Ph.D.
    • Sasha Renninger
    • James D. Sarmento
    • Corine Wegener
    • Susan Wolfinbarger, Ph.D.

    Physical Anthropology Section

    • Janet M. Monge, Ph.D. Associate Curator-in-Charge and Keeper of Collections
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    Consulting Scholars
    • Meredith Bastian, Ph.D.
    • Jacqueline Bowman, Ph.D.
    • Kevin Boyd, M.S., D.D.S.
    • Francesca Candilio, Ph.D.
    • Silvana Condemi Barash, Ph.D.
    • Samantha Cox, Ph.D.
    • Anna Dhody, M.F.S.
    • Marianna Evans, D.M.D.
    • Michelle M. Glantz, Ph.D.
    • Jane Kauer, Ph.D.
    • Morrie E. Kricun, M.D.
    • Robert W. Mann, Ph.D.
    • John S. Michael, AICP
    • Nancy Minugh-Purvis, Ph.D.
    • Herbert Poepoe
    • Davorka Radovčić, Ph.D.
    • Emily Renschler, Ph.D.
    • L. Christie Rockwell, Ph.D.
    • Lynne A. Schepartz, Ph.D.
    • P. Thomas Schoenemann, Ph.D.
    • Page Selinsky, Ph.D.
    • Anne-Marie Tillier, Ph.D.
    • Michael Weisberg, Ph.D.
    • Richard S. Wilson, Jr., D.M.D.
    • Michael A. Yudell, Ph.D., M.P.H.
    • Michael Zimmerman, M.D., Ph.D.