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NAAM STAFF
Carver C. Gayton, Ph. D.
Director

Barbara Earl Thomas
Curator of Programs

Brian J. Carter
Education Director

Barbara Lavert
Office Manager

Kendra Dawn Jeffrey
Membership/Development Assistant

Committee Members

A group of visible community leaders assisting in the capital campaign fundraising effort for the Museum.

Eve Alvord • Board Member, Cornish
Jennifer Curtis • General Counsel, Fluor Hanford
Paul Chiles • President, Chiles & Co.; Board Chair, ULMS
Jeff Coopersmith • President, Coopersmith Health Law Group
Pam Eakes • President/Founder, Mothers Against Violence in America
Bob Flowers • Retired Senior VP, WAMU
Mimi Gates • Executive Director, Seattle Art Museum
Janie Hendrix • CEO, Experience Hendrix
Leslie Jones • Retired Executive, Qwest
Ruby Love • Director, Gates Foundation Challenge, United Way
Elisabeth Squires • Past President, PONCHO
Lenny Wilkens • Entrepreneur, NBA Hall of Famer

A group of key community contacts who perform major community outreach activity related to Museum program, education & exhibit designs. Committee members will play a major role in the planning of the Summer 2007 grand opening.

Phyllis Beaumonte • Retired Educator/Member of The Black Heritage Society
Minnie Collins • Faculty, Seattle Central Community College
Susan Davis • Community Leader/Financial Services, Symetra
Paul Debarros • Writer & Music Critic, The Seattle Times
Rachel Lodge • Artist & Communications Consultant
Pam McClusky • Curator, Seattle Art Museum
Nate Moxley • Community Activist, Environmental Action Coalition
Esther Mumford • Writer & Historian
Rico Quirindongo • Designer, Donald King Architects
Quintard Taylor, Jr. • Professor of History, University of Washington
Carletta Wilson • Librarian In The Arts, Writer & Painter
Committee Advisor: Barbara Johns, Independent Curator

A group of community leaders with event and planning experience who host, plan and support Museum fundraising events.

Joan Robinson-Berry • Director Technical Workforce Excellence, The Boeing Company
Adrienne Caver-Hall • Conference Coordinator, 2006 National Recreation and Parks conference
Ernie Dunston • Convener, Breakfast Group
Donella Goudeau • Client Services Associate, Morgan Stanley
Susan Davis • Assistant Vice President, Sales Center, Symetra Financia
Elaine Williams • Events Manager, The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle