Making History Network

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The Making History Network is the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum’s national network of volunteers. Currently organized across two categories, State Committees and State Ambassadors, members share passion for the museum and are committed to supporting its long-term success. Volunteers inspire philanthropic support, strengthen the museum’s presence regionally, and create connections with volunteer leaders nationally.

Members host and support events that showcase the museum in their communities and advance the museum’s fundraising priorities. The Network also supports national outreach on behalf of the museum’s Communications and Digital Strategy teams by providing the framework for nationwide community and volunteer engagement.

Co-Chairs

Jane Abraham 
Tory Burch

 

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State Committees

Michigan

Michigan

Jane Abraham, Co-Chair
Andrea DeVos Abraham
JoAnn Abraham
Jill Alper
Nermien Nona Antone
Terry Barclay
Wendy Batiste-Johnson
Fay Beydoun
JoAnn Chávez
Gretchen Gonzales Davidson
Dr. Sonia Hassan Duggan
Jennifer Fischer
Jennifer Granger, Co-Chair
Michelle Ilitch, MPH
Tricia Keith
Leah Bagdon McCallum
Hon. LaTrice McClendon
Telva McGruder
Anne Mervenne
Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz
Colleen Ochoa Peters, Co-Chair
Vivian Pickard, Co-Chair
Nedda N. Shayota
Ilya Smith
Amy Spitznagel
Carol Walters
Kylee Mitchell Wells

National Capital Region

National Capital Region

Stacia Andrews
Kellie Boyle
Mimi Burke
Susan Cushing
Susan Feaster
Cindy Green, Co-Chair
Kristin Lee Hoffman
Komal Kaul, Co-Chair
Sally Kline
Lindsay Stuckey
Marlena Walters

Western New York

Western New York

Michele Agosto, Ed D
Sheila L. Brown
Cynthia Ciminelli
Breauna Crumpler
Brigid Doherty
Phylicia Natalie Dove
Claudine Ewing
Jane F. Griffin
Jillian Hanesworth
Bethanne Hollis
Alice Jacobs, Co-Chair
Candace S. Johnson, PhD
Alma M. Carrillo Lopez
Ekua Mends-Aidoo
Barbara A. Seals Nevergold, PhD
Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, Co-Chair
Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker 
Odie Brant Porter
Catherine M. Roberts
Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney
Misha J. Russo
Katie Schneider
Nandita Sharma
Jennifer Tuttle
Lillie Wiley-Upshaw

Wyoming

Wyoming

Diana Enzi
Allison Nyholm
Ruth Ann Petroff
Kristin Walker

State Ambassadors

California

California

Lian Gill, PhD
Catherine Larsen

Colorado

Colorado

Debra A. Canales

Kentucky 

Kentucky

Bridget Bush
Lisa Fiedler Fryman

Minnesota

Minnesota

Ashley Petzold
Jessica Weinberg

Tennessee

Tennessee

Ed Magee