Meet the Team

The Eiteljorg Museum Staff Directory

Kathryn Haigh

President & Chief Executive Officer

Kathryn Haigh is President and CEO of the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis, IN. Prior to joining the Eiteljorg in May 2023, she spent nearly two decades in multiple leadership roles at the Indianapolis Museum of Art/Newfields starting as Chief Registrar in 2007 and advancing to Chief Operating Officer in 2017. From 2021-2023, she also balanced the duties of Interim Museum Director. Before Newfields, she was Chief Registrar of the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Katie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and frequently speaks to a range of audiences about art history, acquisition and conservation, museum management, and ethics in the arts. She is affiliated with a number of museum associations and has served on local arts commissions and councils.

She lives in downtown Indianapolis with her partner, Brad, and cat, Trixie. She has two adult children and one bonus son.

Executive Staff

Eiteljorg Staff

Meet the Board

Executive Staff

Sunny Reed

Chief Financial & Administrative Officer

317.275.1314 | Email Sunny

Jamie Simek

Vice President for Advancement

317.275.1365 | Email Jamie

Alisa Nordholt-Dean

Vice President of Public Programs & Beeler Family Director of Education

317.275.1319 | Email Alisa

Laura Fry

Vice President for Curatorial Affairs & Collections

317.275.1322 | Email Laura

Laura Dodson

Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

317.275.1313 | Email Laura

Eiteljorg Staff

President’s Office

Kathryn Haigh

President & Chief Executive Officer

Laura Dodson

Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

317.275.1313 | Email Laura

Finance, Administration

Sunny Reed

Chief Financial & Administrative Officer

317.275.1314 I Email Sunny

Inga Harrington

Director of Human Resources

317.275.1335 I Email Inga

Julia Osburn

Senior Accountant

317.275.1328 | Email Julia

Mary Downey

Accounting Coordinator

317.275.1334 | Email Mary

Jeanette Cleveland

Manager of Retail Sales & Operations

317.275.1349 | Email Jeanette

Isabelle Davis

Rentals & Events Coordinator

317.275.1864 | Email Isabelle

Matt Askren

Manager of Guest Services

317.275.1355 | Email Matt

Guest Service Associates

317.275.1330 | Email Them

Ginny Miecznikowski

Guest Services Coordinator

317.636.9378 | Email Ginny

Museum Store Associates

317.275.1505 | Email Them

Holly Hill-Brooks

Director of Rentals & Events

317.275.1329 | Email Holly

Advancement

Jamie Simek

Vice President for Advancement

317.275.1365 | Email Jamie

Kevin Andrews

Director of Development

317.275.1360 | Email Kevin

Melanie Lachowicz

Corporate Relations Manager

317.275.1333 | Email Melanie

Andrew Brown

Membership Coordinator

317.275.1371 | Email Andrew

Kay Hinds

Development Coordinator

317.275.1341 | Email Kay

Leah Ollie

Grants Coordinator

317.275.1316 | Email Leah

Katie Warthan

Director of Marketing & Communications

317.275.1317 | Email Katie

Bryan Corbin

Public Relations Manager

317.275.1315 | Email Bryan

Tabby Fitzgerald

Digital Marketing Coordinator

317.275.1388 | Email Tabby

Curatorial, Collections, and Exhibitions

Laura Fry

Vice President for Curatorial Affairs & Collections

317.275.1322 | Email Laura

Dorene Red Cloud, Oglala Lakota

Curator of Native American Art

317.275.1352 | Email Dorene

Monica Jo Raphael, Anishinaabe/Sicangu Lakota

Hoback Curator of Great Lakes Native Art, Cultures & Community Engagement

317.275.1342 | Email Monica

Steve Sipe

Director of Exhibition & Graphic Design

317.275.1331 | Email Steve

Kal Demaree

Curatorial Assistant

317.275.1361 | Email Kal

Allison Evans

Director of Collections

317.275.1358 | Email Allison

Rebekah Ryan

Collections Manager

317.275.1357 | Email Rebekah

April Knauber

Exhibition Manager

317.275.1359 | Email April

Ben Woolford

Preparator

317.275.1392 | Email Ben

Public Programs and Education

Alisa Nordholt-Dean

Vice President of Public Programs & Beeler Family Director of Education

317.275.1319 | Email Alisa

Eric Hinkle

Education Services Coordinator & Group Tours

317.275.1350 | Email Eric

Jen Anker

Library & Education Coordinator

317.275.1344 | Email Jen

Madison Hincks

Public Programs Manager

317.275.1377 | Email Madison

Conner Richberg, Mohawk, Turtle Clan

Festivals Manager

317.275.1369 | Email Conner

Rebecca Robinson

Volunteer & Community Engagement Coordinator

317.275.1325 | Email Rebecca

Tatyana Gray

Public Programs Coordinator

317.275.1348 | Email Tatyana

IT

Tom Coble

Director of Technology

317.275.1354 | Email Tom

Paul Jones

IT & Audio Video Specialist PT

317.275.1354 | Email Paul

Facilities

Billy Brown

Director of Facilities

317.275.1372 | Email Billy

Ezekiel Hall

Grounds and Facilities Technician

Email Ezekiel

Benny Grider

Lead Housekeeper

Email Benny

House Keeping Associates

Housekeepers

Email Them

Meet the Eiteljorg Board Members

The Eiteljorg board members and staff are all dedicated to the mission and vision of the Eiteljorg Museum. We’d like to thank the members of our nonprofit board of directors for their commitment of time and providing their experience and leadership to make sure the Eiteljorg’s future is bright.

Board of Directors

Michael Aguirre*

Felica Ahasteen-Bryant, Dine

Sue Back*, Treasurer

Leslie A. Bozeman, Ph.D.

Neal A. Brackett*

Marquisha Bridgeman

Steve Cagle

Ben Cox

Angie Darlington

Burke Eiteljorg

Roger Eiteljorg*

Richard D. Feldman, MD

Chris Gahl

Fredrick J. Green

Gloria L. Griesinger

Rich Hailey

Jon Haug

Cynthia C. Hoye*, 1st Vice Chair

Sandy Hurt

Bryn Jackson

Benny Ko

Carla Leppert

Kelly M. Masoncup

Ginger Merkel*, Secretary

Eduardo Nieto

Patrick O’Donovan

Amanda J. Rail

Steve Reising

José Samperio*

Allison Taylor

John W. Timothy, Jr., M.D.*, Muscogee Creek, 2nd Vice Chair

Cathy Turner

Tonya Vachirasomboon*

Don Woodley*, Ojibwe, Chair

* = Members of Executive Committee

Community Board of Advisors

Sean R. Anker

Josh Christie

Ashley Cowger

Anusuya Das, PhD, JD

L.G. Edwards

Bowman Elder

Ryan C. Fuhrmann

Stan C. Hurt

Lowell Kane

Dianna Lott

Travis Lovett, Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama

Eduardo S. Luna

Kyle Moore

Ruth Morales

Heather Reilly Murphy

Dominique Norton

Carina Olaru

Erin Dunnagan Oliver, Miami Nation of Indiana

Patte Owings

Michael Quinn

Bonnie A. Reilly

Joan SerVaas

Robert H. Shortle

Diane Thompson

Nathaniel Vezolles

Kobi M. Wright

Emeritus Directors

Pat Anker

Robert R. Baxter**

Phyllis Cockerill

Gayle Cox

** = Founding Directors

Joyce Gellenbeck

Karen Glaser

Betsey Harvey

Tom Hoback

Chris Katterjohn

William K. McGowan, Jr.**

Steve Radcliffe

Robert Salyers

A.H. “Hutch” Schumaker, II

Tim Wright

Native American Advisory Council

Brenda Child, Ph.D., Chair, Red Lake Nation Ojibwe

Emma Hansen, Pawnee Nation

Erin Dunnagan Oliver, Liaison, Miami Nation of Indiana

Scott Shoemaker, Ph.D., Miami Tribe of Oklahoma

Gloria Lomahaftewa, Hopi Tribe

Jason Wesaw, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi

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