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:
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 at 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 at 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, Innovation & 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
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:
David Swillum ‘21
Nyree Dowdy ‘21
Taylor Roberts ‘21
Clara Grimaldo ‘21
Hayleigh Stonham ‘22
Lidia Labrada ‘23
Theo Williams ‘23
Ashrakat Hassan ‘24
*Member of the Oglethorpe University Board of Trustees