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Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art

800 East Palmetto Street
Lakeland, Florida 33801-5529

Director’s Office

Featured

Dr. H. Alexander Rich

Executive Director & Chief Curator
ext. 1515
arich
@agbmuseum.org

Diane Baires

Chief of Staff
ext. 5984
dbaires
@agbmuseum.org

Curatorial

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Laura Putnam

Manager of Exhibitions & Adult Programs
ext. 5991
lputnam
@agbmuseum.org

Heather Culligan

Museum Registrar and Collections Manager
ext. 5988
hculligan
@agbmuseum.org

Membership, Communication, and Finance

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Alex Santiago

Head of Membership and Creative Direction
ext. 5992
asantiago
@agbmuseum.org

Marilyn Wilson

Finance Manager
ext. 5981
mwilson
@agbmuseum.org

Education

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Ellen Chastain

Head of Education
ext. 5979
echastain
@agbmuseum.org

Megan Carpenter

Education Coordinator
ext. 5423
mcarpenter
@agbmuseum.org

Events and Rentals

Featured

Palemeschia "Pal" Rivers Powell

Senior Director of Museum Events and College Special Projects
ext. 2627
ppowell
@agbmuseum.org

Joy Williams & Leslie Norman

Mayfaire Coordinators
ext. 5975
mayfairebytheLake
@agbmuseum.org

Retail and Visitor Experience

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Megan Dye

Manager of Retail & Visitor Experience
ext. 5973
mdye
@agbmuseum.org

Danielle Elliott

Digital Marketing Manager of
Retail & Visitor Experience
ext. 5972
delliott
@agbmuseum.org

Judy Gates

Retail & Visitor Experience Associate
ext. 5999
jgates
@agbmuseum.org

Rachel Oldham

Retail & Visitor Experience Associate
ext. 5972
roldham
@agbmuseum.org

Operations

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Joe Campbell

Operations Manager
ext. 5986
jcampbell
@agbmuseum.org

Peter Cafarelli

Operations Assistant
pcafarelli
@agbmuseum.org

Gregory Mills

Audio and Visual Technician, Museum Specialist
ext. 5995
gmills
@agbmuseum.org

Safety Team

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Bill Carew

Florida Southern College Safety Officer and Head of Security
bcarew
@agbmuseum.org