Meet the members of the Nebraska Museums Association Board.
Becky Matticks
President
Stuhr Museum
Grand Island, NE
Phone: 308-385-5316
Email: rmatticks@stuhrmuseum.org
Contact me about: budgeting, strategic planning, museum management in general
April White
Vice President and Assistant Communications Editor
G.W. Frank Museum
Kearney, NE 68849-7110
Phone: 308-865-8284
Email: whiteac@unk.edu
Margo Prentiss
Secretary
Cass County Historical Society
Plattsmouth, NE
Phone: 402-296-4770
Email: ccohsm@windstream.net
Tammy Hendrickson
Treasurer
Custer County Museum
Broken Bow, NE
Phone: 308-872-2203
Email: cchs4@live.com
Karen Keehr
Communications Editor
American Historical Society of Germans From Russia
Lincoln, NE
Phone: 402-474-3363
Email: kkeehr@ahsgr.org
Contact me about: photograph preservation and storage, collections management, digitization/scanning, digital asset management, Nebraska photographers, and PastPerfect.
Lynne M. Ireland
Area 1 Representative
History Nebraska, retired
Lincoln, NE
Email: lynnemireland531@gmail.com
Ben Justman
Area 1 Representative
Sarpy County Museum
Bellevue, NE
Phone: 402-292-1880
Email: director@sarpymuseum.org
Matt Orand
Area 2 Representative
Omaha Children’s Museum
Omaha, NE
Phone: 402-342-6164
Email: morand@ocm.org
Cassi J. Mossburgh
Area 2 Representative
Boys Town Hall of History
Omaha, NE
Phone: 531-355-1187
Email: cassi.mossburgh@boystown.org
Eric Ewing
Area 2 Representative
Great Plains Black History Museum
Omaha, NE
Phone: 402-932-7077
Email: ericewing.gpbhm@gmail.com
Chris Hochstetter
Area 3 Representative
Stuhr Museum
Grand Island, NE
Phone: 308-385-5316 ext. 206
Email: chochstetler@stuhrmuseum.org
Micah Huyser
Area 3 Representative
Nebraska Prairie Museum
Holdrege, NE
Phone: 308-995-5015
Email: Prairie995@gmail.com
Katie Karr
Area 3 Representative
Hastings Museum
Hastings, NE
Phone: 402.461.2399 ext. 2715
Email: kkarr@cityofhastings.org
Erin Hauser
Immediate Past-President
Saunders County Historical Society
Wahoo, NE
Phone: 402-443-3090
Email: saunderscomuseum@hotmail.com
Kelli Bacon
Past President
History Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Phone: 402-540-5847
Email: kelli.bacon@nebraska.gov
Becci Thomas
Immediate Past President
Knight Museum and Sandhills Center
Alliance, NE
Phone: 308-762-2384
Email: museum@cityofalliance.net
Area Representative Job Description
Principal Duties
- Represent all NMA and non-NMA professionals, volunteers, and institutions to the NMA Board of Directors; report constituents concerns, issues, trends, etc.
- Serve as liaison for communicating information from the Board of Directors to professionals, volunteers, and institutions in his/her congressional district.
- Identify needs for training, seminars, etc. and participate in the design and implementation of programs to meet these needs.
- Host one meeting annually for all museum professionals and volunteers in his/her area.
- Serve as the emergency contact person with the NMA for disaster relief help.
- Represent constituents at legislative hearings on issues approved by the NMA Board of Directors.
Supplemental Duties
- Area representatives need to coordinate coverage of their congressional district to provide the most effective service to their constituents.
- Disaster preparedness training.
- Financial assistance for mailings, travel, phone calls, etc.
Past Presidents
Erin Hauser
Saunders County Historical Society
Kelli Bacon
History Nebraska
Becci Thomas
Knight Museum and Sandhills Center
Audrey Kauders
Museum of Nebraska Art, Retired
Kathy Aultz
Douglas County Historical Society
Ken Schroeder
Strategic Air and Space Museum
Sarah M. Polak
Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center
Tom Lynch
Boys Town Hall of History
Deborah Arenz
Museum of Nebraska History
Nebraska State Historical Society
John Schleicher
McGoogan Library of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Lynne Ireland
History Nebraska, Retired
Dr. Hugh Genoways
University of Nebraska State Museum, Retired