Staff

Director – Mike Simons
michael.simons@ngc.com
Mike Simons joined the NEM staff in January 2005. Mike comes from the National Museum of Health and Medicine where he worked as Registrar. Mike has a BA from Kent State University and a MA from Southern Illinois University. He trained as an archeologist, doing fieldwork and research in India, Micronesia, the Greater Antilles, and the Eastern U.S.

Assistant Director –Alice Donahue
donahue.nem@gmail.com
Alice Donahue received her Masters degree in Public History from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in 2008. Her graduate research focused on clothing and material culture in the colonial era Chesapeake region. Alice comes to the museum from Mount Clare Museum House, where she was curator.

Museum Educator – Samantha Parker
nem.education@gmail.com
Samantha Parker received her BS in History Secondary Education from Salisbury University in 2016. From there she went to graduate school at UMBC and received her MA in Public History.  After graduation, she interned at NEM during the summer of 2019 and accepted the position of Museum Educator shortly thereafter.

Administrator – Julia Tontala
nemuseum.adm@gmail.com
Julia Tontala received her BS in Art & Design with a concentration in Photography and minors in Museum Studies and English from Towson University in 2015. She interned at NEM right after graduation and ended up joining the team again in February 2017 as the Visitor Services Representative before taking on the position of Administrator.

Visitor Services Representative – Amy Halusky
nemvsr@gmail.com
Amy Halusky was employed in the insurance industry for over 15 years, as a senior workers compensation claims adjuster for several jurisdictions. Her additional interests and areas of study include, Art, specifically painting and oil pastels, as well as architectural drawing. These interests led to freelance art, where in many pieces were sold or donated.

Board of Directors

Officers

Mike Birdseye, President
Chad Shapiro, Vice President
Steven Stitzer, Secretary
Ben Roca, Vice Pres., Counsel
Brian Halusky, Vice Pres., Finance & Treasurer

Directors

Ardrena Allen
Mike Birdseye
Brian Halusky
Sherry Harms
Michael Jones
Kirsten Messinger
Ed Mullin
Aubrey Quasney
Ben Roca
Dennis Rothouse
Chad Shapiro
Steve Stitzer