Museum Staff

Museum Leadership

• Ken Emery (Colonel, ret.): Director, USAF
• Arthur Sullivan: Curator, USAF
• Tony Day: Chief of Restoration, USAF

Foundation Leadership

• Jeffrey E. Brett: President and CEO
• Melissa Spalding: Vice President |  Education and Visitor Experience
• Kate Zidek: Director of Engagement and Fund Development

Operations Team

• David Anderson: Assistant Retail Coordinator / Weekend Manager
• Mike Davenport: Facility Support
• Gwen Davis: Engagement Coordinator
• Makayla Dowd: VR Simulator Operator
• Sarah Gaff: Retail Coordinator
• Dan Hart: Volunteer Coordinator
• Kirt Barnes: Facility Coordinator
• Sheryl Kennedy: Bookkeeping
• Linda Gail Maye: Design Coordinator
• Lacey Meador: Communications Coordinator
• Laura Pressey: Budget & Requirements
• Karen Ross: Events Coordinator
• Ann Turner: VR Simulator Operator

National STEM Academy Team

• Joy Cornelius: Grant Coordinator and Fund Development
• Jenna Watkinson: Heritage Guided Tours and Visitor Experience Coordinator
• Gina Clark: Innovation and Resource Center Director
• Chase Dixon: Technology Coordinator
• Patty Forehand: Exploration Center Director
• Olivia Ross: Outreach Coordinator and STEM Specialist
• Alicia Kern: STEM Specialist and Instructor
• Rebekah Stephens: STEM Specialist and Instructor
• Kim Ruberti: Mission Quest Flight Instructor and Coordinator
• Matthew Reeves: Mission Quest Flight Coach
• Holly Bradley: Mission Quest Flight Coach and STEM Specialist
• Martha Lockhart: National STEM Academy Finance Bookkeeper
• Denise Smith: Education Administration Assistant