Meet the Staff

  • Elizabeth von Hassell

    Executive Director
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    540-687-6542 x30

  • Caroline Buswell

    Marketing & Communications Manager
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    540-687-6542 x13

  • Porter Gaier

    Shirley Z. Johnson Digitization Intern
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  • Lauren Kraut

    Sr. Collections Manager and Registrar
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  • Reid O’Connor

    Director of Development
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  • Gabriela Payne

    Visitor Services Associate
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  • Claudia Pfeiffer

    George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Deputy Director & Head Curator
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  • Emily Reeb

    Clarice & Robert H. Smith Education Coordinator
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  • Gary Stout

    Facilities & Grounds Manager
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  • Colleen Yarger, Ph.D.

    George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Curator of Library Collections
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    540-687-6542 x18

  • MiRan Powell

    Visitor Services Associate
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