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The William R. and Clarice V. Spurlock Museum at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Staff Members
Position and Duties Name Phone Number
Administration
Director Wayne T. Pitard (217) 244-0510
Assistant to the Director
  • Business and Facilities Manager
Dee Robbins (217) 244-0510
Program Coordinator
  • Financial Management
  • Payroll and Human Resources
  • General Museum Questions
Karen Flesher (217) 265-6110
Special Events and Volunteer Coordinator
  • Museum Facilities Rental
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Spurlock Museum Guild
Brian Cudiamat (217) 333-0889
Education
Director of Education
  • Section Administration and Educational Collaborations
  • Exhibit Interpretation (labels, interactive media, programs)
  • Museum Studies: Learning in Museums (MUSE 330)
Tandy Lacy (217) 244-3900
Assistant Director of Education
  • Teaching Collection Loans
  • Museum-presented Events (not rentals)
Kim Sheahan (217) 244-3355
Education Coordinator
  • Publications: Spurlock Museum Magazine, Newsletter
  • Temporary Exhibits
Beth Watkins (217) 265-5485
Education Program Coordinator Brook Taylor (217) 265-0474
Zahn Learning Center Coordinator
  • Around the World Wednesdays program
Julia Robinson (217) 265-0474
Registration
Registrar
  • Native Americans Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
  • Requests to Access and Use of Museum Photographs and Recordings
  • Requests for Access to Collections
Jennifer White (217) 244-3353
Assistant Registrar - Collections
  • Oversees Registration Students and Volunteers
  • Requests for Information about Collections
Cheri Vitez (217) 265-0473
Assistant Registrar - Acquisitions
  • Acquisitions
  • Loans
Amy Heggemeyer (217) 265-0472
Information Technology
Director of Information Technology
  • Website questions and comments
  • Multimedia
Jack Thomas (217) 265-0475
Collections
Collections Manager
  • Collections/Object Preservation
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Exhibit Design/Mounting
  • Packing and Shipping
  • Museum Studies: Collections Management (MUSE420)
Christa Deacy-Quinn (217) 244-5944
Assistant Collections Manager
  • Traveling Exhibits
  • Temporary Exhibits
  • Packing and Shipping
John Holton (217) 333-4907
Collections Coordinator
  • Exhibit Shop Manager
Melissa Sotelo (217) 333-4907
Security
Head of Security Harold Bush (217) 265-0479