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Volunteer Help Wanted

The Michigan Museums Association depends upon our volunteers and museum colleagues for everything we do!

We are currently recruiting volunteers for our 2026 Conference Planning Team and our 2026 Conference On-Site Logistics Team. These teams will support our annual conference which will be held October 19-21st in Oakland County.


The Conference On-Site Logistics Team will help prepare on-site logistics and volunteer in person at the conference in October. We would like a good number of volunteers on this team to attend the conference, but you do not need to attend the conference to assist in the months prior. 

This team will meet via zoom on the third Wednesday of the month at 2pm, July-September. 

Recruitment is open for this team through July 10th. 

To sign up for this volunteer team, please fill out this form. 

2024 Volunteers

Conference On-site Logistics Team

  • Katey Bierman-Clinton, Henry Ford Estate: Fair Lane
  • Alecia Cross, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
  • Regina Gorham, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
  • Shelly Grifka, The Henry Ford
  • Christy Kincaid, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
  • Cindy Parsell
  • Kae Pershon
  • Emily Powell, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
  • Jessica Sundstrom, GVSU Art Galleries
  • Michelle Walk, Mackinac State Historic Parks
  • Stephanie Willoughby, Kalamazoo Valley Museum

Conference Programs Team

  • Katey Bierman-Clinton, Henry Ford Estate: Fair Lane
  • Jill Eastcott, Zekelman Holocaust Center
  • Regina Gorham, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
  • Shelly Grifka, The Henry Ford
  • Suzanne Grimmer, Motown Museum
  • Sarah Humes, Grand Rapids Public Museum
  • Brian Jaeschke, Mackinac State Historic Parks
  • Shannon Pinkster, Historic Charlton Park
  • Ashley Ross, MI Humanities
  • Jessica Sundstrom, GVSU Art Galleries
  • Michelle Walk, Mackinac State Historic Parks
  • Stephanie Willoughby, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
  • Ken Yarsevich, Travel Michigan
  • Joel Zwart, GVSU Art Galleries
Conference Experiences Team
  • Christina Arseneau, Niles History Center
  • Joe Cialdella, University of Michigan
  • Alecia Cross, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
  • Regina Gorham, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
  • Christy Kincaid, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
  • Michael Martin, Air Zoo
  • Emily Powell, Kingman Collections
  • Jessica Sundstrom, GVSU Art Galleries
  • Carrie Weis, Ferris State University
  • Ken Yarsevich, Travel Michigan
Conference Events Team
    • Christy Kincaid, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
    • Holly Lee, Air Zoo
    • Emily Powell, Kingman Collections
    • Stephanie Willoughby, Kalamazoo Valley Museum

    MMA Review

    • Heather Jackson, Flint Institute of Arts
    • Ashely Ross, Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

    Special Projects

    • Sarah Olsen

      2026 Volunteers

      Auction Coordinator

      • Lorraine Austin

      Conference Programs Team

      • Kelly Tebay Zemke, The Henry Ford
      • Shannon Pinkster, Historic Charlton Park
      • Michelle Walk, Mackinac State Historic Parks
      • Jen Peters, Troy Historic Village
      • Catherine Fitzpatrick, Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm
      • Stephanie Lucas, The Henry Ford
      • Christopher Werner, Warren Historical Commission
      • Terry Segal, Detroit Institute of Arts
      • Naomi Hendrickson, Individual
      • Jill Eastcott, Zekelman Holocaust Center
      • Gabriela Lloyd Perez, Zekelman Holocaust Center
      • Paige Workman, Zekelman Holocaust Center
      • Elisha Miles, Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
      • Lyla Catellier, Cranbrook Art Museum
      • Julie Fracker, Cranbrook Art Museum
      • Katie Ledford, Cranbrook Art Museum
      • Ashley Ross, MI Humanities
      • Lawrielle West, KwanzaaMe/African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County

      MMA Weekly

      • Heather Jackson, Flint Institute of Arts
      • Ashely Ross, Guest House

      2025 Volunteers

      Conference Programs Team

      • Louise Beck, The Henry Ford
      • Mallory Bower, City of Detroit
      • Shelly Grifka, The Henry Ford
      • Brian Jaeschke, Mackinac State Historic Parks
      • Shannon Pinkster, Historic Charlton Park
      • Patrick Reynolds, Friends of Historic Meridian
      • Michelle Walk, Mackinac State Historic Parks

      Conference Activities Team

      • Louise Stewart Beck, The Henry Ford
      • Holly Cordill, Friends of Historic Meridian
      • Rachael Drenovsky, Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center
      • Jacob McCormick, Michigan State Capitol
      • Natasha Miller, MSU Museum
      • Lisa Plank, Lowell Area Historical Museum
      • Jillian Reese, Michigan History Center
      • Patrick Reynolds, Friends of Historic Meridian
      • Amanda Seeger, Michigan History Center
      • Tobi Voigt, Michigan History Center
      • Michelle Word, MSU Broad Art Museum
      Conference Events Team
        • Chelsea Denault, Michigan Digital Presentation Network
        • Valerie Marvin, Michigan State Capital
        • May Oyler, Michigan State Capital
        • Abbie Stevens, MSU Museum

        MMA Review/Weekly

        • Heather Jackson, Flint Institute of Arts
        • Ashely Ross, Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

          2023 Volunteers

          Conference Programs Team

          • Joe Cialdella, University of Michigan
          • Georgine Bello, GVSU Art Galleries
          • Jill Eastcott, Zekelman Holocaust Center
          • Shelly Grifka
          • Sarah Humes, Grand Rapids Public Museum
          • Brian Jaeschke, Mackinac State Historic Parks
          • Shannon Pinkster, Historic Charlton Park
          • Kae Pershon, Cultivate
          • Mary Reed, Hair, Head + Heart
          • Ashley Ross, MI Humanities
          • Michelle Walk, Mackinac State Historic Parks
          • Geoff Woodcox, Sloan Museum of Discovery

          Conference Events Team

          • Katie Bancroft, Sloan Museum of Discovery
          • Suzanne Grimmer, Motown Museum
          • Davina Kuh Jakobi, Applewood
          • Adam Johnson, Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry
          • Christy Kincaid, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
          • Stephanie Lucas, The Henry Ford
          • Chelsea Niemi, Dennos Museum Center
          • Ashley Toth-McMillan, Flint Institute of Arts
          • Erica Travis, Sloan Museum of Discovery
          Conference Activities Team
            • Dan Anderson, Flushing Area Historical Society
            • Sarah Dickinson, Sloan*Longway
            • Thomas Henthorn, University of Michigan - Flint
            • Jennifer Giddings-Essenmacher, Flint Institute of Arts
            • Davina Kuh Jakobi, Ruth Mott Foundation at Applewood
            • Ann Loshaw, Ruth Mott Foundation at Applewood
            • Megan McAdow, Marshall Frederick Sculpture Museum
            • Jacquie Richardson, Sloan*Longway
            • Erica Travis, Sloan Museum of Discovery

            Conference Partners Team

            • Cheryl Chidester, Argus Museum
            • Joel Zwart, Grand Valley State University Art Galleries

            Conference Scholarship Team

              • Christina Arseneau, Niles History Center
              • Megan DeJoe, Sloan Museum of Discovery
              • Chad Hitchcock, Sloan Museum of Discovery
              • Michelle Walk, Mackinac State Historic Parks

              MMA Review

              • Heather Jackson, Flint Institute of Arts
              • Ashely Ross, MI Humanities


                The Michigan Museums Association is supported in part by an award from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. 

                Thank you to our Partners!


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