Executive Staff
Michelle Banks, Director of Development
Andrew Flannery, Administrator
Melissa Kennedy, Director of Interpretation
Joanne Matsusaka, Director of Communications
Polly Olsen (Yakama), Director of Diversity, Equity,
Access, Inclusion & Decolonization / Tribal Liaison
Nicole Robert, Director of Visitor Experience
Curators
Holly Barker, Curator for Oceanic and Asian Culture
Katie Bunn-Marcuse, Curator of Northwest Native Art
Sara Gonzalez, Curator of Archaeology
Sven Haakanson, Curator of Native American Anthropology
Peter Lape, Curator of Archaeology
Adam Leaché, Curator of Genetic Resources & Herpetology
Gregory Wilson Mantilla, Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology
and Associate Director for Research & Collections
Alejandro Rico-Guevara, Curator of Ornithology
Sharlene Santana, Curator of Mammals
Christian Sidor, Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology
Caroline Strömberg, Curator of Paleobotany
Luke Tornabene, Curator of Fishes
Burke Museum Association Officers
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Hunter Jeffers
President
Community Volunteer
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Ellen Look
Vice President
Community Volunteer
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Kisha Xiomara Palmer
Vice President
Inclusive Leadership Development Consultant and Coach
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Tiffany Clark
Treasurer
Education Consultant
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Heather Coldwell
Secretary
Davis Wright Tremaine
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Elise Hebb
Past President
Community Volunteer
Fundraising Board
Burke Museum Association
The Burke Museum Association actively supports the museum by raising funds for programming and growth, strengthening ties to our diverse communities and fostering recognition of the Burke as a museum leader.
The BMA is a separate 501(c)(3). For more information about the BMA, email [email protected].
Burke Museum Association
Brittany Bakken
Kiana Lodge, Suquamish Tribe
Geri Ann Baptista
Microsoft
Mike Bruemmer
NetApp
Lester Brown
Pine Street Group
Dwane Chappelle
Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning
Tiffany Clark
Education Consultant
Heather Coldwell
Davis Wright Tremaine
Anne Delaney
Columbia Pacific Wealth Management
Ellen Ferguson
Community Volunteer
Cezanne Garcia
Community Volunteer
Indira Gillingham
Salesforce
Lauren Guzauskas
Hunter Jeffers
Community Volunteer
Leslie Kincaid-Lawrence
Convoy, Inc.
Janine Ledford
Makah Cultural and Research Center, Makah Tribe
Ellen Look
Community Volunteer
Kristin Luttinen
Community Volunteer
Joe McKinstry
Joseph McKinstry Construction Company
Conor Myhrvold
Kisha Xiomara Palmer
The Institute for Inclusive Leadership
Darcy Paschino
Kristina Sumner
Kirsten Turner
Community Volunteer
Brian Vautour
Amazon Web Services
Ex-Officio
State of Washington
The Hon. Jay R. Inslee
Governor, State of Washington
University of Washington
Ana Mari Cauce
President, University of Washington
David Zeeck
Chair, Board of Regents, University of Washington
Dianne Harris
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Washington
Burke Museum Association Advisory Council
Greg Blume
George W. Counts
Jan Creighton
Mary Dunnam
Sheila Edwards Lange
Leonard Forsman
Alicechandra Fritz
Mike Garvey
Elise Hebb
Chris Hurley
Sydnie Heberling
John Howell
Ron Irving
Ed Marcuse
Eleanor Nolan
John Pohl
John Price
Brent Reys
Brian Screnar
Jennifer Schubert
Spencer G. Smith
Susie Stoller
David Towne
William Urschel
Steve Whiston
Rebecca Wilson
Melissa Yeager
Erin Younger
Advisory Board
Native American Advisory Board
The Native American Advisory Board provides essential advice and direction as to the Burke Museum’s efforts in a number of important areas including, but not limited to, exhibits, collections, community outreach, repatriation, education, research, and collaborative relations with tribal and museum programs. Its membership focuses on Native American colleagues in the Northwest who are museum specialists, natural resource specialists, artists, experienced traditional knowledge keepers, or cultural heritage specialists.
The NAAB is led by an Executive Committee who are elected by Tribal governments to guide the board. For more information,
contact Polly Olsen (Yakama), Tribal Liaison, at [email protected].
Executive Committee
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Warren KingGeorge
Muckleshoot
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Josephine Jefferson
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
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Yellowash Washines
Yakama
Annette "Nettsie" Bullchild
Nisqually
Native American Advisory Board
Jacqueline Cook
Colville
Arlene Wheeler
Lower Elwha Klallam
Lena Tso
Lummi Nation
Janine Ledford
Makah
Warren KingGeorge
Muckleshoot
Annette "Nettsie" Bullchild
Nisqually Indian Tribe
Brandon Reynon
Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Connie McCloud
Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Josephine Jefferson
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Bobbie Conner
Umatilla (alternate)
Teara Farrow Ferman
Umatilla
Adam Osbekoff
Unangan (Aleut) (Employed at Snoqualmie Indian Tribe)
Davis "Yellowash" Washines
Yakama Nation
Dr. Miranda Belarde-Lewis
Zuni/Tlingit
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Our Work
At the Burke, we bring together people, objects, and the stories that make them meaningful.