Museum Staff

On this page, we feature the members of our team who are primarily involved in external communications and essential operations.

Please note that this is not a complete list of all our staff, as we have a larger team dedicated to supporting our mission behind the scenes.

Museum Leadership

To reach Museum Leadership, please email: information@museumofaviation.org

• Ken Emery (Colonel, ret.): Director, USAF
• Arthur Sullivan: Curator, USAF
• Erin Tapp: Collections Manager, USAF

Foundation Leadership

To reach Foundation Leadership, please email: information@museumofaviation.org

• Daniel Rhoades: President and CEO
• Melissa Spalding: Vice President of Operations & Education

National STEM Academy Team

• Melissa Raburn: Deputy Director, National STEM Academy
  mraburn@museumofaviation.org

• Kim Ruberti: Flight & Innovation Instructor

kruberti@museumofaviation.org

Operations Team

• • David Anderson: Weekend Manager/Facility Specialist
    david.anderson@museumofaviation.org
  • Gwen Davis: Fund Development Coordinator
    gdavis@museumofaviation.org
  • Denise Smith: Fund Development Coordinator
    dsmith@museumofaviation.org
  • Sarah Gaff: Retail Coordinator
    giftshop@museumofaviation.org
  • Dan Hart: Volunteer Coordinator
    dan.hart@museumofaviation.org
  • Lacey Meador: Marketing & Communications Coordinator
    lmeador@museumofaviation.org
  • Karen Ross: Services Director
    kross@museumofaviation.org
  • Melissa Cox: Partnerships Coordinator
    mcox@museumofaviation.org
  • Taylor Mixon: Hall of Fame Coordinator
    tmixon@museumofaviation.org
  • Andrew Biscoe: Lead Tour Guide
  • heritagetours@museumofaviation.org