Leadership

Executive Leadership

• Norman Burns

  President and CEO

• Jennifer Sommers

  Vice President, Chief Advancement and Communications Officer

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• Ryan Spencer

  Vice President, Chief Programs Officer

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• Kyle Wenger

  Vice President, Chief Financial and Operations Officer

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Extended Leadership Team

• Mark Firestone

  Associate VP of Developing Experiences

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• Tom Niswonger

  Associate VP of Facilities

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• Shelby Slowik

  Associate VP of Human Resources

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• Brandy Whitaker

  Associate VP of Daily Guest Experience

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Directors

• Diana Bilger

  Director of Finance

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• Vincent Black

  Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy

• Marianne Collar

  Director of Camps & Recreation

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• Andrew Collins

  Director of Business Intelligence & Information Systems

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• David Dellacca

  Director of Information Technology

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• Ronda Hamm

  Director of Food, Farm and Energy Experience

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• Emily Hitchcock

  Director of Corporate and Community Relations

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• Kim jones

  Director of Food and Beverage

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• Stephanie Niswonger

  Director of Ag Initiatives

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• Shirley Ray

  Director of Interpretation

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• Ryan Jay Shank

  Director of Historical and Digital Resources

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• Erin Silcox Jacobs

  Director of Donor and Member Relations

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• Emily Sigler

  Director of Foundation Relations

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• Brian Timmerman

  Chair, Conner Prairie Museum | Vice President, Corteva Agriscience

• Naomi Kwang

  Vice Chair, Conner Prairie Museum | Partner with Barnes & Thornburg

• Eric Lucas

  Secretary, Conner Prairie Museum | CEO of MKSK

• Constance Brown

  Treasurer, Conner Prairie Museum | Civic Volunteer

• Steve Hageman

  Immediate Past Chair, Conner Prairie Museum | Chairman of the Board, Hageman Group

• Dr. Majdi Abu-Salih

  Medical Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Community Health Network

• Doug Battaglia

  Tax Partner at PwC

• Ryan Berry

  Vice President of Business Development with Meyer Najem Construction

• Jessica Brand

  Freelance Marketing Director

• Carl Ceresoli

  Chief Technology Officer & CISO, Pacers Sports and Entertainment

• Geordan Coleman

  Vice President, Market Executive for the Indianapolis Market at Bank of America

• Katie Cook

  VP, Livestock Sustainability & U.S. Farm Animal Marketing, Elanco Animal Health

• David Geeslin

  Superintendent, Indiana School for the Deaf

• Christina Hale

  Senior Leadership for the U.S. Small Business Administration

• Ross Hendrickson

  Co-founder and Strategic Advisor, Bloomerang

• Kerry Keffaber, DVM

  CEO of Prairie Systems

• Julia Kozicki

  Partner, Church Church Hittle + Antrim

• William Luke

  Vice President, Midwest Generation, Duke Energy

• Drew Miroff

  Partner at Ice Miller

• Steve Pittman

  President & Founder, Pittman Partners, Inc.

• Bailey Rayford

  CEO, Kendal Logan Logistics

• Chris Rojas

  CEO, Gallery Company, Inc.

• Spring Rouhana

  CFO, IntelinAir

• Greg Schahet

  President & CFO of Schahet Hotels, LLC

• Selina Stoller

  Business Development Executive for Concord Servicing

• Jon Stolz

  Managing Vice President of Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LLC

• Susan Trautman

  Business Development, Cargo Services, Inc.

• Megan Wiles

  Executive Director of Riverview Health Foundation

• Whitney E. Wolf

  Owner of Wolf & Co. Exposition Solutions

• Kevin Schmidt

  Chair, Conner Prairie Foundation | Vice President/Investments, Stifel

• William G. Batt

  Retired Banker, First of America Bank

• Brooke May

  Managing Partner at Evans May Wealth

• Rita McCluskey

  CFP, Senior VP of McCluskey Group, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

• Jay Ricker

  Treasurer, Conner Prairie Foundation | Chairman, Ricker Holdings

• Rich Thrapp

  Retired Partner, Ice Miller