The Smithsonian’s Material Culture Forum consists of approximately twenty-five professionals from all across the Institution. A conscious effort is made to include representatives from all Smithsonian units and offices involved in material culture studies. If you are interested in joining the MCF Steering Committee, please contact current co-chairs for more information.
Steering Committee List
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Michelle Delaney, MCF co-chair
National Museum of the American Indian
delaneym@si.edu -
Jennifer Zazo-Brown, MCF co-chair
National Museum of African American History and Culture
zazo-brownj@si.edu -
Sharon Shepard, MCF treasurer
Archives of American Art
ShepardS@si.edu -
Robyn Asleson
National Portrait Gallery
AslesonR@si.edu -
Alison Bazylinski
National Postal Museum
BazylinskiA@si.edu -
Betty Belanus
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
BelanusB@si.edu -
Tad Bennicoff
Smithsonian Archives
BennicoffT@si.edu -
Kelly Crawford
Smithsonian Gardens
crawfordk@si.edu -
Cara Fama
National Museum of the American Indian
FamaC@si.edu -
Joanne Flores
Office of the Under Secretary for Museums and Research
floresjo@si.edu -
Cynthia Hoover, MCF founder
National Museum of American History, emerita
hooverca@si.edu -
Heather Jaran
Smithsonian Associates
JaranH@si.edu -
Claire Jerry
National Museum of American History
JerryC@si.edu -
Todd Kinser
Smithsonian Exhibitions
KinserTA@si.edu -
Jennifer Levasseur
National Air and Space Museum
LevasseurJ@si.edu -
Mary Linn
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
LinnM@si.edu -
Philippa Rappoport
Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access
Rappoph@si.edu -
Vilma Ortiz-Sanchez
National Museum of the American Indian
Ortiz-SanchezV@si.edu -
Beth Py-Lieberman
Smithsonian Enterprises
Py-liebermanb@si.edu -
Amanda Sciandra
National Museum of Natural History
SciandraA@si.edu -
Elayne Silversmith
National Museum of the American Indian
SilversmithE@si.edu -
Susan Smith
National Postal Museum
SmithSu@si.edu -
Bill Tompkins
National Collections Program
TompkinsW@si.edu