Contact

Mailing Address:
One South High
Akron, Ohio 44308

Shipments and Deliveries Address:
30 South Broadway
Akron, OH 44308

Main Phone: 330.376.9185
Fax: 330.376.1180

Executive

Job Title Phone Email
Dr. Mitchell Kahan Director Emeritus 330.376.9186 x210 cAlexander@AkronArtMuseum.org
Cristina Alexander Assistant to the Director 330.376.9186 x210 cAlexander@AkronArtMuseum.org

Curatorial Affairs

Janice Driesbach Chief Curator 330.376.9186 x219 jDriesbach@AkronArtMuseum.org
Ellen Rudolph Senior Curator 330.376.9186 x217 eRudolph@AkronArtMuseum.org
Arnold Tunstall Collections Manager 330.376.9186 x228 aTunstall@AkronArtMuseum.org
Joseph Walton Chief Preparator 330.376.9186 x224 jWalton@AkronArtMuseum.org
Chris Ross Assistant Preparator 330.376.9186 x239 cRoss@AkronArtMuseum.org
Ellie Ward Library & Archives Manager 330.376.9186 x221 eWard@AkronArtMuseum.org
Elizabeth Carney Curatorial Assistant 330.376.9186 x241 eCarney@AkronArtMuseum.org

Education

Alison Caplan Director of Education 330.376.9186 x230 aCaplan@AkronArtMuseum.org
Gina Thomas McGee Associate Educator 330.376.9186 x247 gThomas@AkronArtMuseum.org
Maria Iafelice Education Assistant 330.376.9186 x231 mIafelice@AkronArtMuseum.org

Development

Jon T. Trainor Director of Development 330.376.9186 x211 jTrainor@AkronArtMuseum.org
Jennifer Shipman Membership Manager 330.376.9186 x222 jShipman@AkronArtMuseum.org
Sheri Stallsmith Special Events Manager 330.376.9186 x212 sStallsmith@AkronArtMuseum.org
Gabe Schray Membership Assistant 330.376.9186 x225 gSchray@AkronArtMuseum.org

Marketing Communications

Elizabeth M. Wilson Director of Marketing Communication 330.376.9186 x213 bWilson@AkronArtMuseum.org
Bridgette Beard Klein Communications Assistant 330.376.9186 x214 bBeard@AkronArtMuseum.org
Laura Firestone Museum Store Manager/Buyer 330.376.9186 x280 lFirestone@AkronArtMuseum.org
Beth Govern Visitor Services Coordinator 330.376.9186 x268 bGovern@AkronArtMuseum.org

Administration

Gail E. Wild Chief Operating Officer 330.376.9186 x215 gWild@AkronArtMuseum.org
Sherry R. Streb Controller 330.376.9186 x226 sStreb@AkronArtMuseum.org
Kathy Musser Bookkeeper 330.376.9186 x216 kMusser@AkronArtMuseum.org
Dawn Burse Business Office Assistant 330.376.9186 x235 dBurse@AkronArtMuseum.org
Michael Murphy Building Services Manager 330.376.9186 x232 mMurphy@AkronArtMuseum.org
Jeff Wright Security Manager 330.376.9186 x237 jWright@AkronArtMuseum.org
Glenn Jambor Security Team Leader 330.376.9186 x333 gJambor@AkronArtMuseum.org

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  • How was it acquired?

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