ICOM-US Board of Directors

ICOM-US is governed by a Board of Directors elected by the committee membership.

To enable ICOM-US to achieve its mission, goals, and strategic plans, ICOM-US requires best practice in governance and the highest standards of ethical behavior from its elected and ex-officio representatives in adherence to ICOM's statutes, regulations, and ethical provisions.

The ICOM-US Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest, Whistleblower Policy, and Director Expectations applies to all ICOM-US board members, elected and ex officio, during their terms of office, and beyond, in terms of confidentiality.

Officers

Kate Quinn

Chair 2026–2029

Kate Quinn

Vice President for Museums
Senator John Heinz History Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Elizabeth Duggal

Vice Chair

Elizabeth Duggal

Former COO
Guggenheim Museum
Washington, DC

Douglass W. McDonald

Treasurer

Douglass W. McDonald

Retired CEO
The Alamo, Cincinnati Museum Center & National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Cincinnati, OH

Arthur Affleck

Immediate Past Chair

Arthur Affleck

Executive Director
Association of Children's Museums
Arlington, VA

 

Board of Directors

Scott Cooper, Ph.D.

Scott Cooper, Ph.D.

President and CEO
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Daniel Hammer

Daniel Hammer

President and CEO
Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans, LA

Joe D. Horse Capture

Joe D. Horse Capture

Vice President of Native Collections, Chief Curator
Autry Museum of the American West
Los Angeles, CA

Healoha Johnston

Healoha Johnston

Director of Cultural Resources and Curator
Hawaii and Pacific Arts and Culture at the Bishop Museum

Lisa Kim

Lisa Kim

Gallery Director
Ford Foundation
New York, NY

Leslee Michelsen, Ph.D.

Leslee Michelsen, Ph.D.

Director of International Expositions
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC

Patsy Phillips

Patsy Phillips

Director
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA)
Santa Fe, NM

Bonnie W. Styles

Bonnie W. Styles

Executive Director
Association of Science Museum Directors
Springfield, IL

 

Members Ex-Officio

Brandie Macdonald

Chair, COMCOL

Brandie Macdonald

Executive Director
Indiana University Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
Bloomington, IN

Heidi McKinnon

Chair, ICME

Heidi McKinnon

Principal and Founder
Curators Without Borders
Santa Fe, NM

Diana Pardue

Chair, DRMC

Diana Pardue

Director, Museum Services Division
Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island National Immigration Museum
New York, NY

Kenny Libben

Chair, ICR

Kenny Libben

Curator
Cleo Redd Fisher Museum
Loudonville, OH

Glenn Perkins

Chair, CAMOC

Glenn Perkins

Curator of Community History
Greensboro History Museum
Greensboro, NC

Shoshana Resnikoff

Chair, ICOM Design

Shoshana Resnikoff

Demmer Curator of 20th and 21st Century Design
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee, WI

Jonathan Ward

Chair, ICOM Documentation

Jonathan Ward

Senior Editor & Global Lead
J. Paul Getty Trust
Los Angeles, CA

 

 

Technical Advisors to the Board

W. Richard West, Jr.

W. Richard West, Jr.

President & CEO Emeritus, Autry National Center of the American West
Founding Director & Director Emereti, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
Los Angeles, CA