Board of Directors

Visitor Studies Association would not be possible without the exceptional support of its Board of Directors

Executive Committee

• President - Kathleen McLean, Independent Exhibitions
• President-elect - Kirsten Ellenbogen, Science Museum of Minnesota
• Vice President, Organizational Development - Daryl Fischer, Musynergy
• Vice President, Outreach -David Anderson, University of British Columbia
• Vice President, Professional Development - Julie I. Johnson, Science Museum of Minnesota
• Treasurer -Beverly Serrell, Serrell & Associates
• Secretary - Rita Deedrick, COSI Columbus
• Past President - Alan Friedman, Museum Development and Science Communication

Board Members

• Nikki Andersen, Transitions Consulting (Chair, Conference Oversight Committee)
• Dorothy Chen-Courtin, Marketing & Management Associates for Non-Profits (Chair, Marketing & PR Resource Group)
• Cecilia Garibay, Garibay Group, Research & Evaluation (Chair, Board Development Committee)
• D.D. Hilke, Discovery Gateway
• Jeff Kennedy, Jeff Kennedy Associates
• Karen Knutson, UPCLOSE
• Judith Larsen, Cincinnati Museum Center
• Mary Ellen Munley, MEM & Associates (Chair, Professional Development Committee)
• Matt Sikora, Detroit Institute of Arts (Chair, Membership Committee)
• Carey Tisdal, Tisdal Consulting
• Robert "Mac" West, Informal Learning Experiences (Chair, Resource Development Committee)