Professional Network Council 

The Professional Network Council of the Alliance is composed of committee chairs who represent specialized areas of the museum profession.

Chair: Casey Steadman, chief operating officer, Atlanta History Center, Ga. (Leadership & Management Network)

Vice Chair: Jack Ludden, assistant director/ head of web & new media, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, Calif. (Media & Technology Committee)

Council Secretary: Ellen E. Endslow, director of collections, Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, Pa. (CURCOM)

Immediate Past Council Chair: Amy Ritter Cowen, executive vice president, marketing and guest experience, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago (PRAM)

• Christie Reich, director of research and evaluation, Museum of Science, Boston (CARE)

• Phyllis Hecht, director, museum studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C. (COMPT)

• Suzette Sherman, director of external affairs & member relations, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. (DAM)

• Tonya Matthews, vice president of museums, Cincinnati Museum Center (DIVCOM)

• Nathan N. Richie, director, Golden History Museums, Colo. (EDCOM)

• Douglas Simpson, senior exhibit designer, Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Mass. (NAME)

• Phillip Bahar, chief of operations and administration, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (PRAM)

• Jane C. MacKnight, senior registrar, Cincinnati Museum Center (RC-AAM)

• Margaret (Peggie) Stromberg, executive director, Elgin Public Museum of Natural History and Anthropology, Ill. (SMAC-AAM)

• Steven R. Keller, security consultant, Architect's Security Group, Inc., Ormond Beach, Fla. (MASC)