OUMA Staff:
Elizabeth Peterson
Museum Director
404-364-8559
epeterson1@oglethorpe.edu
John Daniel Tilford
Curator of Collections
404-364-8552
jtilford@oglethorpe.edu
OUMA Advisory Board 2020-2021:
René Alvarez (2020)
Director of Academic Success and Advising,
Oglethorpe University
ralvarez@oglethorpe.edu
D. Peter Drotman, M.D., M.P.H. (2011)
Editor-in-Chief, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
pdrotman@cdc.gov
Robert Gaynes, M.D. (2016)
Distinguished Physician and Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
rgaynes@emory.edu
Karen Head, Ph.D., Chair of the Art Advisory Board (2016)
Executive Director, The Naugle Communication Center
Associate Chair & Associate Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
Editor, Atlanta Review
Immediate Past Editor, Southern Discourse in the Center: A Journal of Multiliteracy and Innovation
The Georgia Institute of Technology
khead@gatech.edu
Morris M. Herzberg, CFP® (2010)
Financial Consultant, Certified Financial Planner CFP, J.D,
Wells Fargo Advisors
morris.herzberg@wfadvisors.com
Dennis Kelly (2020)
Retired, inaugural Dean of the Q. William Hammack School of Business,
Oglethorpe University, Former Interim Director of Smithsonian Enterprises; Director Emeritus of
the National Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute; Former President and CEO of Zoo Atlanta; Former executive with the Coca-Cola company
denniskelly@mindspring.com
Ellen Kier Stein (2020)
Civic Leader in Atlanta and Sandy Springs
Former Residential Real Estate Broker, 1994-2016
ellen.k.stein@gmail.com
Jay Lutz, Ph.D. (2010)
Professor of French, Frances I. Eeraerts ’76, Professor of Foreign Language
Oglethorpe University
jlutz@Oglethorpe.edu
Aixa M. Pascual (2020)
Managing Director of Advocacy, Civic Outreach & Cultural Engagement
Latin American Association, Brookhaven
APascual@thelaa.org
Karen Schmeichel, Ph.D., Secretary of the Art Advisory Board (2011)
Professor of Biology (Division Chair)
Oglethorpe University
kschmeichel@Oglethorpe.edu
William Shropshire, Ph.D.* (2011)
Emeritus Professor of Economics
Oglethorpe University
woshrop@gmail.com
LeKeith Taylor (2020)
Senior Vice President, Innocation & Impact (Porter Novelli)
Founder, The Artful Journey Project; Former Chief Marketing and Brand Officer
for the Gathering Spot
collab@tayloredbylekeith.com
Sheila Tschinkel, Treasurer of the Art Advisory Board (2013)
Visiting Scholar, Economics Department
Emory University
stschinkel@gmail.com
Hugh F. Williams Jr. (2020)
Retired, Senior Foreign Service for the US Department of State
Former Diplomat in Residence, Florida A&M, Morehouse and Spelman
hmmtwilliams@aol.com
Ex Officio:
Elizabeth Peterson, Director of OUMA, Adjunct Professor (Museum Studies; Art & Culture), Compass Academic Advisor
epeterson1@oglethorpe.edu
Glenn Sharfman, Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of History
gsharfman@oglethorpe.edu
John Daniel Tilford, Curator of Collections of OUMA, Adjunct Professor (Curatorial Practice)
jtilford@oglethorpe.edu
OU Student Representatives:
Taylor Roberts ’21 (2018)
President, OU Student Government Association (SGA)
troberts@oglethorpe.edu
Hayleigh Stonham ’22 (2020)
Inter-Club Council Representative of the OU History Club
hstonham@oglethorpe.edu
OUMA Student Diversity Subcommittee for 2020-2021:
Nryee Dowdy ’21
Lidia Labrada ’23
Clara Grimaldo ’21
Ashrakat Hassan ’24
Taylor Roberts ’21
Hayleigh Stonham ’22
David Swillum ’21
*Member of the Oglethorpe University Board of Trustees